“抱剑辞高堂,将投霍将军。”(李白《送张秀才从军》),这里的高堂就是指父母,意思是拿着剑辞别父母,要去投奔霍去病将军建功立业。旧时举行结婚典礼时,新郎新娘也要举行拜堂仪式,即所谓三拜:一拜天地,二拜高堂,三夫妻对拜,这里的高堂就是指男方的父母。为什么父母会称为高堂,要弄清这个问题,首先要弄清“堂”这个字的含义。 “(Li Bai” send Zhang Xiucai from the army “), where high church refers to parents, meaning holding a sword to say goodbye to parents, going to defend the generals to build a successful career. The wedding ceremony held at the old time, the bride and groom also held a church ceremony, the so-called three worship: a worship heaven and earth, two worship hall, three couples worship, where the church is the man’s parents. Why parents will be called high church, to clarify this issue, we must first understand ”Church " the meaning of the word.