The coldest season of the year is here again, and it's time to rely on an alarm clock to get out of bed. In ancient times, there were no alarm clocks, and high-tech products such as watches and mobile phones did not exist, so how did the ancients wake up on time in the early morning?
In fact, it is similar to the rural areas where electricity was not yet fully popularized in the seventies and eighties of the last century. In ancient times, the way people got up mainly depended on their personal life patterns, surrounding environment, and social factors
First of all, the sun was the most commonly used "alarm clock" in ancient times. In the era when there were no electric lights, people's work and rest times were closely related to natural light. The rising sun illuminates the earth, and the first rays of sunlight in the morning shine through the windows of the room, often waking up the sleeping people. The ancients would plan their routines according to the time of the rising sun, so as to adjust their rhythm of life. Of course, due to the revolution and rotation of the earth, people may wake up later in the winter than in the summer because the sunrise time will be different.
Some special sounds and Xi were also used to help the ancients get out of bed. For example, in ancient cities would have beenBeat the changeThis profession tells people the time by playing the watch. And in some remote rural areas, it is common to use the sound of some animals as an alarm clock to get up, and the rooster crow is a good example to help them get up on time," he saidSmell the chickens and dance"It's about judging time by the rooster's crow. At the same time, some temples and palaces also regularly ring bells and drums in the early morning to signal the change of time. To a certain extent, these sounds also played the role of an ancient "alarm clock".
In ancient times, people's lives were relatively boring, and it was dark after the sun went down, unlike now when there were electric lights, and lighting oil lamps cost money, so there were basically no entertainment activities, and they went to bed earlier after dark, and they would wake up early the next day after ensuring sufficient sleep, and since thenXi is formedI will wake up on time every day.
In addition, the family'sWake each other upIt was also an important way for people to get up in ancient times. We all have the experience of being woken up by our parents when we were young, and children in ancient times were usually woken up by their parents, and siblings would also wake each other up, which is also equivalent to the function of a modern alarm clock to some extent.
And abroad, it is even more produced".It's called the early man"This profession. During the Second Industrial Revolution, British workers needed to get up early, but there were no alarm clocks and watchmen, so there was a "call early", which was actually very similar to our watchmen. Every morning, a bamboo pole with a wire tied to the top would be hammered on the glass of the workers' homes, making all kinds of noise to wake them up.
Therefore, although there was no alarm clock in ancient times, the ancients still had many ways to get up on time in the morning. However, in ancient agrarian societies, people did not have a strict working time system, and waking up early and late should not have serious consequences.