QUESTION:
The Chinese bride's hairdressing wedding ritual was originally supposed to represent and look like what?

a) A feudal look
b) An unwrapped gift
c) A dragon
d) A phoenix
e) A waterfall

ANSWERS:
a) Not really.

b) Not quite. If you like unwrapping gifts, wait for Christmas.

c) Naw, a dragon is the masculine figure in legend.

d) Correct. The Phoenix is always associated with females. The red ancient head-dresses were made to look like a fire-bird Phoenix to bring out the female energy and help the "union". Many still believe that Chinese people are the descendants of a Dragon baba and a Phoenix mama.

e) Nope, only in the shower.