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-== '''笄礼''' ==
+=== '''笄礼''' ===
 与男子冠礼相对应，笄礼是古代女子的成人礼，俗称“上头礼”，与冠礼同时期兴起。受笄即在行笄礼时改变幼年的发式，将头发绾成一个髻，然后用一块黑布将发髻包住，随即以簪插定发髻。主行笄礼者为女性家长，由约请的女宾为少女加笄，表示少女成年可以结婚（徐小盼，2023，9）。贵族女子受笄后，一般要在公宫过宗室接受成人教育，授以“妇德、妇容、妇功、妇言”等，作为媳妇必须具备的待人接物及侍奉舅姑的品德礼貌与女红劳作等技巧本领。

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 Before the formal ceremony, the host first displays the robes, headgears and sacrificial offerings for the Capping Ceremony, and then lays out the ceremonial mats north of the eastern steps in the ancestral temple——where the chief guest would confers the caps on the initiate. This precedes the core ritual: the threefold capping, in which the chief guest successively bestows three caps upon the initiate: first a black cloth cap, then a leather cap, and finally a ceremonial cap. The initiate also changes three sets of matching robes. After each capping, the chief guest presents distinct blessings, symbolizing the initiate's progression toward adulthood. The increasing nobility of the robe in the stage of each capping is intended to enable the initiate to appreciate the journey to maturity.
 ==== '''The chief guest libates the initiate; Bestowing a courtesy name'''====
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 在正礼之前，主人需要先将加冠所用的冠服、头饰以及祭品等摆出来，并在祖庙阼阶偏北布设好加冠的席位，主宾要在此为冠者加冠。之后便进入冠礼的中心环节：由正宾向冠者进行三次加冠，依次为缁布冠、皮弁、爵弁，冠者也要更换三种不同的服饰与之相配，每次加冠后正宾都会赠予冠者不同的祝词，三次加冠的服饰越来越尊贵，意在让冠者体会成人的过程。
 ==== '''宾醴冠者、取字''' ====

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 Before the formal ceremony, the host first displays the robes, headgears and sacrificial offerings for the Capping Ceremony, and then lays out the ceremonial mats north of the eastern steps in the ancestral temple——where the chief guest would confers the caps on the initiate. This precedes the core ritual: the threefold capping, in which the chief guest successively bestows three caps upon the initiate: first a black cloth cap, then a leather cap, and finally a ceremonial cap. The initiate also changes three sets of matching robes. After each capping, the chief guest presents distinct blessings, symbolizing the initiate's progression toward adulthood. The increasing nobility of the robe in the stage of each capping is intended to enable the initiate to appreciate the journey to maturity.
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 在正礼之前，主人需要先将加冠所用的冠服、头饰以及祭品等摆出来，并在祖庙阼阶偏北布设好加冠的席位，主宾要在此为冠者加冠。之后便进入冠礼的中心环节：由正宾向冠者进行三次加冠，依次为缁布冠、皮弁、爵弁，冠者也要更换三种不同的服饰与之相配，每次加冠后正宾都会赠予冠者不同的祝词，三次加冠的服饰越来越尊贵，意在让冠者体会成人的过程。
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 Before the formal ceremony, the host first displays the robes, headgears and sacrificial offerings for the Capping Ceremony, and then lays out the ceremonial mats north of the eastern steps in the ancestral temple——where the chief guest would confers the caps on the initiate. This precedes the core ritual: the threefold capping, in which the chief guest successively bestows three caps upon the initiate: first a black cloth cap, then a leather cap, and finally a ceremonial cap. The initiate also changes three sets of matching robes. After each capping, the chief guest presents distinct blessings, symbolizing the initiate's progression toward adulthood. The increasing nobility of the robe in the stage of each capping is intended to enable the initiate to appreciate the journey to maturity.
 ==== '''The chief guest libates the initiate; Bestowing a courtesy name'''====
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 在正礼之前，主人需要先将加冠所用的冠服、头饰以及祭品等摆出来，并在祖庙阼阶偏北布设好加冠的席位，主宾要在此为冠者加冠。之后便进入冠礼的中心环节：由正宾向冠者进行三次加冠，依次为缁布冠、皮弁、爵弁，冠者也要更换三种不同的服饰与之相配，每次加冠后正宾都会赠予冠者不同的祝词，三次加冠的服饰越来越尊贵，意在让冠者体会成人的过程。
 ==== '''宾醴冠者、取字''' ====

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 == '''Traditional Coming-of-Age Ceremonies: Capping Ceremony(Guanli) and Hair-Pinning Ceremony(Jili)''' ==
-Traditional coming-of-age ceremony is a rite performed when youths reach adulthood, serving as a cornerstone of ancient adult education.Through this ceremony, society educates and admonishes young people, signifying their departure from parental protection and their new responsibilities. In China, the primary ceremonies are the Capping Ceremony(Guanli) for males and the Hair-Pinning Ceremony(Jili) for females. Though distinct, both share similar rituals and procedures.
+Traditional coming-of-age ceremony is a ritual performed when youths reach adulthood, serving as a cornerstone of ancient adult education.Through this ceremony, traditional society educates and admonishes young people, signifying their departure from parental protection and their new responsibilities. In China, the primary traditional coming-of-age ceremonies are the Capping Ceremony(Guanli) for males and the Hair-Pinning Ceremony(Jili) for females. Though distinct, both have similar rituals and procedures.
 === '''Capping Ceremony''' ===
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-Capping Ceremony is the coming-of-age ceremony for aristocratic males. As recorded in ''Liji(Book of Rites)'', ''Qu Li Shang'':" At the age of twenty, a man undergoes the Capping Ceremony called 'ruoguan'（弱冠）, signifying that he has reaches adulthood but his body is still not fully robust." At 20, a father or elder brother would crown the youth with a cap in the ancestral temple before esteemed guests, symbolizing his entry into adulthood. Historically evolving from "male coming-of-age ritual"(Chengdingli成丁礼）), Capping Ceremony emerges during the Zhou Dynasty. Throughout the Han Dynasty, it emphasizes adult education, while the Ming Dynasty imbues it with political significance. After the Ming Dynasty, Capping Ceremony declines and eventually merges with wedding ceremonies by the early Republican era(Zhang Jianying 2024,13-14). The traditional Capping Ceremony mainly includes the following procedures:
+Capping Ceremony is the coming-of-age ceremony for aristocratic males. As recorded in ''Liji(Book of Rites)'', ''Qu Li Shang'':" At the age of twenty, a man undergoes the Capping Ceremony called 'ruoguan'（弱冠）, signifying that he has reached adulthood but his body is still not fully robust." At 20, his father or elder brothers would crown the youth with a cap in the ancestral temple before esteemed guests, symbolizing his entry into adulthood. Historically evolving from "male coming-of-age ritual"(Chengdingli成丁礼）), Capping Ceremony emerges during the Zhou Dynasty. Between the Zhou Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, it emphasizes its educational function for adults, while the Ming Dynasty imbues it with political significance. After the Ming Dynasty, Capping Ceremony declines and eventually merges with wedding ceremonies by the early Republican era(Zhang Jianying 2024,13-14). The traditional Capping Ceremony mainly includes the following procedures:
 ==== '''Divining an auspicious date; Notifying and instructing guests; Divining the chief guest''' ====
-Several dyas before the Capping Ceremony, an auspicious date is determined through divination(using yarrow stalks or turtle shells) to express good wishes for the initiate. If the divined date is auspicious, it is adopted; if inauspicious, the divination is repeated until a favorable date is found. This process is known as "divining the auspicious date". The host then notifies the guests of the chosen date several dyas in advance and invites them to attend. After the invitees politely declines the first invitation as a formality, they accept the host's reinvitation. This ritual exchange is called "notifying and instructing the guests". Three days prior to the ceremony, a divination is performed to select the chief guest who would confer the caps on the initiate. The procedure mirrors that of divining the auspicious date, known as "divining the chief guest".
+Several days before the Capping Ceremony, an auspicious date is determined through divination(using yarrow stalks or turtle shells) to express good wishes for the initiate. If the divined date is auspicious, it is adopted; if inauspicious, the divination is repeated until a favorable date is found. This process is known as "divining an auspicious date". The host then notifies the guests of the chosen date several days in advance and invites them to attend. After the invitees politely decline the first invitation as a formality, they accept the host's reinvitation. This process is called "notifying and instructing guests". Three days prior to the ceremony, a divination is performed to select the chief guest who would confer the caps on the initiate. The procedure mirrors that of divining an auspicious date, known as "divining the chief guest".
 ==== '''Displaying robes and vessels; Laying out mats; Threefold capping''' ====
-Before the formal ceremony, the host first displays the robes, headgears and sacrificial offerings for the Capping Ceremony, then lays out the ceremonial mats north of the eastern steps in the ancestral temple——where the chief guest would confer the caps on the initiate. This precedes the core ritual: the threefold capping, in which the chief guest successively bestows three caps upon the initiate: first a black cloth cap, then a leather cap, and finally a ceremonial cap. The initiate also changes into three sets of matching robes. After each capping, the chief guest presents distinct blessings, symbolizing the initiate's progression toward adulthood. The escalating nobility of the robe in each capping stage is intended to make the initiate appreciate the journey to maturity.
+Before the formal ceremony, the host first displays the robes, headgears and sacrificial offerings for the Capping Ceremony, and then lays out the ceremonial mats north of the eastern steps in the ancestral temple——where the chief guest would confers the caps on the initiate. This precedes the core ritual: the threefold capping, in which the chief guest successively bestows three caps upon the initiate: first a black cloth cap, then a leather cap, and finally a ceremonial cap. The initiate also changes three sets of matching robes. After each capping, the chief guest presents distinct blessings, symbolizing the initiate's progression toward adulthood. The increasing nobility of the robe in the stage of each capping is intended to enable the initiate to appreciate the journey to maturity.
 ==== '''The chief guest libates the initiate; Bestowing a courtesy name'''====
-After the Capping Ceremony concludes, the chief guest libates the initiate with ritual wine and offers congratulations, expressing expectations and blessings for the adult. The initiate then pays respect to his mother, bowing to express gratitude for her nurture. Following the libation, the chief guest bestows a countesy name upon the initiate. This sobriquet is typically used for peers addressing one another or juniors addressing elders, serving as a formal marker of respect.
+As the Capping Ceremony concludes, the chief guest libates the initiate with ritual wine and offers congratulations as an expression of expectations and blessings for the adult. The initiate then bows to his mother to express his gratitude for her nurture. Following the libation, the chief guest bestows a countesy name upon the initiate. This sobriquet is typically used for peers addressing one another or juniors addressing elders, serving as a marker of respect.
 ==== '''Performing the ritual of salutation; Escorting the guests''' ====
-Upon the conclusion of the formal Capping Ceremony, the initiate officially steps into adulthood. At this point, the newly capped adult performs the ritual of salutation to the guests, first paying respects to family members, then proceeding to meet the monarch, ministers, officials and local shcolars and gentry. This sequence of salutations——beginning with family and extending to the court and local community——symbolizes the initiate's transition from familial to social responsibility, marking the gradual assumption of adult roles. Finally, the host offers wine to the guests, presents gifts as tokens of gratitude, and escorts them to the gate of the ancestral temple, thus concluding the ritual（Zhang Qiuyan 2018，16-17）.
+Upon the conclusion of the Capping Ceremony, the initiate officially steps into adulthood. At this point, the initiate performs the ritual of salutation to the guests. He first pays respects to family members, then to the monarch, ministers, officials and local scholars and gentry. This sequence of salutations——beginning with family and extending to the court and local community——symbolizes the initiate's transition from familial to social responsibility, and marks the gradual assumption of adult roles. Finally, the host offers wine to the guests, presents gifts as tokens of gratitude, and escorts them to the gate of the ancestral temple, thus concluding the ritual（Zhang Qiuyan 2018，16-17）.
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-Corresponding to the men's Capping Ceremony, the Hair-Pinning Ceremony is the coming-of-age ceremony for ancient Chinese women, commonly known as "topknot ceremony", emerging alongside the Capping Ceremony. "Receiving the hairpin" involves changing the juvenile haiestyle during the ceremony: the hair is coiled into a bun, wrapped with a black kerchief, and then fixed with a hairpin. The ceremony is presided over by the female head of the family, while an invited female guest places the hairpin on the maiden, signifying her adulthood and eligibility for marriage(Xu Xiaopan 2023,9). After the ceremony, noblewomen typically receive adult education in the royal palace or clan ancestral hall, instruct in the "four female virtues": fude(moral conduct), furong(deportment), fugong(domestic skills), and fuyan(eloquence). These encompass the ethics for interacting with others, the manners for serving in-laws, and practical skills like needlework——essential for a wife in traditional society.
+Corresponding to the men's Capping Ceremony, the Hair-Pinning Ceremony is the coming-of-age ceremony for ancient Chinese women, commonly known as "topknot ceremony", emerging alongside the Capping Ceremony. "Receiving the hairpin" involves changing the juvenile haiestyle during the ceremony: the hair is coiled into a bun, wrapped with a black kerchief, and then fixed with a hairpin. The ceremony is presided over by the matriarch of the female, while an invited female guest places the hairpin on the maiden, signifying her adulthood and eligibility for marriage(Xu Xiaopan 2023,9). After the ceremony, noblewomen typically receive adult education in the royal palace or clan ancestral temple, which includes "four female virtues": fude(moral conduct), furong(deportment), fugong(domestic skills), and fuyan(eloquence). These encompass the ethics for interacting with others, the manners for serving in-laws, and practical skills like needlework——essential for a wife in traditional society.
-Following the Hair-Pinning Ceremony, young women are deemed eligible for marriage and assume responsibilities as newly adult members of the family, initiating their roles as wives and later mothers in their husband's households(Zhang Cainian 2022,3). Under the ancient Chinese patriarchal tradition, the Hair-Pinning Ceremony is typically conducted shortly before marriage. However, if a woman remains unbetrothed, she would still undergo the ritual at age twenty to mark her entry into adulthood. This practice highlights the greater flexibility in the timing of the Hair-Pinning Ceremony compared to the fixed age of twenty for the Capping Ceremony for males. Its procedures parallels that of the Capping Ceremony, including threefold hair-pinning, paying respects to elders, and bestowing blessings. The core threefold hair-pinning mirrors its male counterpart but with distinct specifics: instead of successive caps, the maiden receives hairpins of increasing elegance——a wooden pin, a jade pin, and finally a ceremonial pin——symbolizing her transition from girlhood to womanhood.
+Following the Hair-Pinning Ceremony, young women are deemed eligible for marriage, assume responsibilities as newly adults for their families, and initiate their roles as wives and later mothers in their husband's households(Zhang Cainian 2022,3). Under the ancient Chinese patriarchal tradition, the Hair-Pinning Ceremony is typically conducted shortly before marriage. However, if a woman remains unbetrothed, she would still undergo the ritual at the age of twenty to mark her entry into adulthood. This practice highlights the greater flexibility in the timing of the Hair-Pinning Ceremony compared with the Capping Ceremony for males. Its procedures parallels that of the Capping Ceremony, including threefold hair-pinning, paying respects to elders, and bestowing blessings. The core threefold hair-pinning mirrors its counterpart but with distinct specifics: instead of successive caps, the maiden receives hairpins of increasing elegance——a wooden pin, a jade pin, and finally a ceremonial pin——symbolizing her transition from girlhood to womanhood.
 [[File:Hair-Pinning Ceremony.jpg]]
 == '''Modern Coming-of-Age Ceremony''' ==
-The modern 18-year-old coming-of-age ceremony originates in the 1990s. This innovative activity is quickly promoted by the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China and gradually developed into the "Coming-of-Age Ceremony" across all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities in China. On December 18,1993, the first 18-year-old coimg-of-age ceremony was solemnly held in front of the People's Heroes Memorial Tower on the Bund in Shanghai. For more than three decades, this activity——centered on patriotic education and aimed at fostering adolescents' sense of social and moral responsibility upon reaching adulthood——has generated a strong social response. Take schools' coming-of-age ceremony as an example(Zhang Jianying 2024,19-20）:
+The modern 18-year-old coming-of-age ceremony originates in the 1990s. This innovative activity is quickly promoted by the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China and gradually develop into the "Coming-of-Age Ceremony" across all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities in China. On December 18,1993, the first 18-year-old coimg-of-age ceremony was solemnly held in front of the People's Heroes Memorial Tower on the Bund in Shanghai. For more than three decades, this activity——centered on patriotic education and aimed at fostering adolescents' sense of social and moral responsibility upon reaching adulthood——has generated a strong social response. Take schools' coming-of-age ceremony as an example(Zhang Jianying 2024,19-20）:
 === '''Passing through the door of adulthood, the door of talent, and the door of success''' ===

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−	I hereby declare that I use AI tools during the process of writing this paper,in particular Doubao. However, it does not participate in the writing of the paper's structure or content in any way.	+	I hereby declare that I use AI tools during the process of writing this paper,in particular Doubao. However, I guarantee that it does not participate in the writing of the paper's structure or content in any way.

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 == '''AI Statement''' ==
-I hereby declare that I use AI tools during the completion of this course paper,in particular Doubao.
+I hereby declare that I use AI tools during the process of writing this paper,in particular Doubao. However, it does not participate in the writing of the paper's structure or content in any way.
 At the beginning of the writing process, I consult resources from Baidu, Google Scholar, and CNKI to familiarize myself with the topic and build a basic framework in my mind—such as the fundamental rituals of the Capping Ceremony and Hair-Pinning Ceremony. Additionally, through my research, I discover that there are significant differences between traditional and modern coming-of-age ceremonies. Therefore, the first draft of my paper primarily focus on comparing traditional and contemporary practices. Later, in response to my teacher’s requirements, I conduct further research and add two sections on coming-of-age ceremony in ancient Japan and in modern Japan.In the later stages of writing, I use AI tools to support and improve my essays.
-Throughout the early stages of writing, I maintain a rigorous academic attitude. From topic selection to structural design, I rely on my own independent thinking. When dealing with culturally specific terms, I conduct extensive research using multiple browsers and academic websites to ensure the most accurate translations.  Therefore, teacher, you can still grade the paper based on the essay.
+I have prompted the chatbot Doubao with the following prompt:“Can you help identify mistranslations, omissions, grammatical errors, or logical inconsistencies in the English version of this paper?”I found the following problems with the outcome: the paper includes many culturally specific terms—for example, terms used in the process of Capping Ceremony, such as"divining an auspicious date, notifying and instructing the guest, divining the chief guest, displaying robes and vessels, laying out mats, threefold capping, the chief guest libates the initiate, bestowing a courtesy name, performing the ritual of salutation, and escorting the guests. The translation of these terms still has some shortcomings and needs further revision and polishing. I have adjusted the output by the following measures (revising prompt as:"Can you explain the accurate meanings of these terms with reference to Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial, James Legge’s translations, or other relevant sources, and provide standard English translations?") I then carefully revise and polish the English version to improve the overall quality of the translation.
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 == '''AI声明''' ==
-本人声明在完成此课程论文的过程中有使用AI,尤其是豆包。
+本人声明在完成此课程论文的过程中有使用AI：豆包，但其绝没有参与该论文框架与内容的撰写。
 在论文写作初期，我先通过百度、谷歌学术以及中国知网查找资料了解成人礼仪式，在脑中构建基本框架。例如，冠礼和笄礼的基本仪式。此外，我查阅资料还发现，传统成人礼与现代成人礼的基本仪式存在较大的差异。于是，论文初稿起初只要是围绕传统成人礼和当代成人礼展开叙述。到后来，根据老师的要求，我又查阅资料在文中增加了古代日本的成人礼和现代日本的成人礼这两部分。到论文写作后期，我使用了AI工具帮助我查漏补缺。
-该论文中出现了很多文化专有词汇，例如冠礼流程中出现的“筮日、戒宾、筮宾、陈服器、布席、三加、宾醴冠者、取字、行拜见礼、送宾”，在不清楚这些词汇具体含义的情况下，我向豆包提出了以下提示：“能不能告诉我以上这些词汇的真正含义？”我发现结果存在以下问题：我对这些术语的理解不够深刻，很多术语的翻译不够到位。我通过以下措施调整了输出内容（将提示修改为：“能不能结合以上术语的真正含义，查阅《仪礼》、理雅各等相关资料，给出以上术语的标准英文翻译？”），重新完善了文化专有词汇的翻译：我对原有术语的翻译进行了修正，让这些术语的翻译更加准确可读。
 我始终保持着严谨的科学态度，从选题到论文基本框架的建构都是基于我自己独立的想法和思考，对于文化专有词汇，我也都会通过各种浏览器和网站查找其最正确的翻译。因此，老师您仍可以基于文章本身打分。