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Culture Insider: Huazhao Festival

Updated: 2021-03-16 17:38 ( Chinaculture.org )

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A woman carries a basket of flowers during the Huazhao Festival ceremony in Fuzhou, Fujian province on March 14, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]

Inserting flowers in hair

Women inserted flowers in their hair to complement their beauty. This custom prevailed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), when peonies were employed as the major material. Afterwards, people used common flowers to correspond with the atmosphere of the Huazhao Festival.

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