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300 years ago, there was a special habit among Japanese samurai that is difficult to accept today

With the development of society, the people have also begun to accept some new things, in the era of more inclusive, once considered shameless, difficult to say, ulterior motives have gradually been understood, this article is about the social hot topic of gay love.

300 years ago, there was a special habit among Japanese samurai that is difficult to accept today

The term homosexuality is a term coined by a Hungarian physician in 1896, but long before that, there have been many cases of homosexuality in history, and in 378 BC, ancient Greece created a very special army called the "Holy Army".

These soldiers are all from the nobility, and the selection criteria are that two people must have a lover relationship, be able to accept the same sex and have strong fighting power, and the Greeks believe that an army composed of love is unstoppable and indestructible, because a person will never lose face in front of his lover, and he will sacrifice his life for his lover when fighting.

300 years ago, there was a special habit among Japanese samurai that is difficult to accept today

With the spread of the "Holy Army", some legions have also followed suit, but in the twentieth century in Japan, a special culture has been born, for the "many ways", the way of the bush, the way of the bush, in the bushido, the first thing to talk about is loyalty, shame, faithfulness, reputation, but the extension of the way is a deeper loyalty, that is, "love".

300 years ago, there was a special habit among Japanese samurai that is difficult to accept today

With the outbreak of war, the status of the samurai became more prominent, and the pursuit of daily life was also popular among the samurai, and the "gay" who was once only aristocratic fashion was regarded as a "yakuza" trend, and the male style among the samurai began to gradually spread.

In the 16th century, due to the continuous years of war, in order to further strengthen the unity within the male group and form an unbreakable relationship of etiquette and righteousness, it was strictly forbidden to recruit maiko, and the samurai could only put it on the "male color" after losing this last bit of fun.

300 years ago, there was a special habit among Japanese samurai that is difficult to accept today

Although the war era gave rise to the "many ways", in the late Edo period, the male color trend was still prevalent, because the samurai had a certain social status, and in the law, they were strictly stipulated not to marry commoner women, but in the late Edo period, the samurai economy began to decline, and it was not easy for them to marry wives in the same class, and all the samurai formed an "alliance brother and brother".

The "loyalty" of Bushido is to the monarch, the "loyalty" of the various ways is to the "allied brothers", it is difficult to complete the "loyalty" of the various ways, and in the Japanese Bushido "Ye Yin" warns: When you meet a person who is moved, you must observe it for at least five years before you can express your admiration to him. Once the two are in love with each other, they must be like a martyr and swear to die not to be a second "brother".

300 years ago, there was a special habit among Japanese samurai that is difficult to accept today

Although the current society is more enlightened, it is still difficult to accept, but it cannot be denied because of differences, and history is a mirror, whether it is the "holy army" or the "many ways" are changing with the times.

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