As we all know, the Book of Filial Piety is a Confucian book about filial piety, and it is rarely heard that there are female filial piety. Speaking of which, this book has a history.

In the Tang Dynasty, Zheng, the wife of Hou Miao (Hou is a compound surname, Miao is a famous name), liked to read the historical stories of the sages, and every time she saw the righteous deeds done by her predecessors, she would sigh endlessly, so she always wanted to make up some touching stories, so that these beautiful deeds could become models for future generations.

Zheng's niece married a princess. Zheng is worried that his niece grew up in a boudoir and is not familiar with poetry etiquette; So Zheng collected historical justice and compiled a book to discuss the meaning of filial piety and the etiquette that all kinds of women should abide by, which is called "female filial piety".

The Book of Filial Piety for Women imitates the form and language of the Book of Filial Piety, and simulates the question and answer between Cao Dajia (Ban Zhao) and other women in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is a classic work written by women to convey educational views.

The Book of Filial Piety for Women is divided into 18 chapters: opening ceremony, empresses, wives, bangjun, Shu Ren, uncles and aunts, three talents, filial piety, wisdom, discipline, morality, five punishments, wide communication, wide publicity, exhortation, prenatal education, mother instrument and evil. The content described in each chapter is concise and to the point.

The book says that when a woman marries her in-laws, she should treat her father-in-law like a father. Love your mother-in-law as much as your mother. Women are filial to their parents at home, and they should treat their in-laws with the same filial piety after marriage; A woman's kindness to her sisters can also touch her husband's sister-in-law. As a housekeeper, we should make our family and friends happy and harmonious.

Sacrificial activities in ancient times were an important duty of women. It is mentioned in the book that we should engage in sacrificial activities with a respectful attitude, behave in accordance with the ceremony, and dress, words and deeds without loss. Therefore, a woman with filial piety must be polite and have a sense of justice, which can avoid family disasters and maintain harmony between families.

The Book of Filial Piety for Women covers a wide range, including how to do prenatal education well. When a woman is pregnant, although the fetus is in the womb, she can still perceive the good and evil of the outside world through her mother's words and deeds.

The ancients attached great importance to prenatal education: after pregnancy, women did not lie on their side, did not sit on their side, stood on their feet, and did not eat food with bad taste. Don't eat if it's cut wrong, don't sit on the mat if it's paved wrong, don't look at bad colors with your eyes, don't listen to decadent voices with your ears, and don't take evil utensils in your hands. Read the Bible at night and talk about rites and music during the day. Through such prenatal education, the children born are good-looking, with extraordinary intelligence and virtue.

After the Filial Piety was compiled, Zheng wrote another chapter and presented it to the emperor. Zheng Yan is concise, the nature of heaven and earth lies in rigidity and softness, and the way for husband and wife to get along lies in courtesy and righteousness. Benevolence, courtesy, wisdom and faith are what the ancients often said. The first of the five permanent members is filial piety. People who are benevolent and filial can touch the world and shake ghosts and gods. The spirit of filial piety is everywhere.

The truth in the Book of Filial Piety is of great benefit to people, so many families attach great importance to it and collect it as a model for educating their daughters and spread it all over the world. @*

Fact: Women's Filial Piety Scriptures, Notes of Eight Virtues. Four episodes. Book of Rites, Volume 5.