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①Sacrifice to heaven. The heaven-sacrifice that began in the Zhou Dynasty is also called the Suburban Sacrifice. It is held on the southern outskirts of the capital on the day of the winter solstice. The ancients first paid attention to the worship of entities, and the worship of heaven was also reflected in the worship of the moon and the worship of the stars. All these concrete worships, after reaching a certain amount, were abstracted into the worship of heaven. People in the Zhou Dynasty worshiped heaven, which developed from the worship of "emperors" in the Yin Dynasty. The supreme ruler was the emperor, and the power of the king was granted by God. Sacrifice to heaven served the supreme ruler. Therefore, the popularity of worshiping heaven did not end until the Qing Dynasty.
②Sacrifice to the ground. The summer solstice is the day of worshiping the earth, and the etiquette is roughly the same as that of worshiping the sky. In the Han Dynasty, the God of Earth was called Earth Mother, saying that she was the goddess who blessed mankind and was also called the God of Society. The earliest sacrifice to the ground was a blood sacrifice. After the Han Dynasty, the belief in Feng Shui that it was inappropriate to break ground became prevalent. The etiquette of offering sacrifices to the land also includes offering sacrifices to mountains and rivers, to the gods of earth, to the gods of grain, to the gods of crops, etc.
③Sacrifice in the ancestral temple. The ancestral temple system is the product of ancestor worship. The ancestral temple is the residence built by people for the souls of the dead in the mortal world. The emperor's ancestral temple system is seven temples for the emperor, five temples for the princes, three temples for the officials, and one temple for the scholars. Common people are not allowed to build temples. The location of the ancestral temple was that the emperor and the princes were located on the left side of the door, while the officials slept on the left and right sides of the temple. For common people, there are ancestral shrines next to the kitchen hall in their dormitories. During the sacrifice, divination is also required to select the corpse. The corpse is usually played by the grandchildren. The main deity in the temple is a wooden rectangular parallelepiped, which is placed only for sacrifices. The sacrifices cannot be called by their names. Nine prayers are performed during the sacrifice: "Ji Shou", "Dun Shou", "Empty Shou", "Zhen Shou", "Ji Shou", "Obsession", "Qi Shou", "Praise Pray" and "Supreme Pray". Sacrifices in ancestral temples also include sacrifices to previous emperors. According to the "Book of Rites·Quli", all ancestors who have made meritorious services to the people, such as Emperor Ku, Yao, Shun, Yu, Huangdi, King Wen, and King Wu, must be worshiped. Since the Han Dynasty, cemeteries and temples have been built to worship ancestors. Taizu of the Ming Dynasty initiated the establishment of temples for all emperors in Kyoto. During the Jiajing period, a temple for emperors of all dynasties was built in Fuchengmen, Beijing, to worship the thirty-six emperors of the past.
④ Sacrifice to the ancestors. After the Han and Wei dynasties, Zhou Gong was regarded as the first sage and Confucius was the first teacher; in the Tang Dynasty, Confucius was regarded as the first sage and Yan Hui was the first teacher. After the Tang and Song dynasties, the "Shidian" ceremony (a ritual of recommending food and drink, with music but no corpse) has been used as a scholarly ceremony and as a ceremony for worshiping Confucius. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, memorial ceremonies were held twice a year in the spring and autumn, and temples of Confucius and Yan were also set up in various counties and schools. In the Ming Dynasty, Confucius was called "the most holy teacher". In the Qing Dynasty, there was a Confucius Temple in Shengjing (Shenyang, Liaoning Province). After Beijing was established as the capital, a Confucian Temple was established with the Imperial Academy of the Capital as the Imperial Academy. Confucius called him "the most holy master of literature and propaganda in Dacheng". Qufu's temple system, sacrificial vessels, musical instruments and etiquette are based on Beijing Taixue. The rural drinking ceremony is the product of offering sacrifices to ancestors and saints.
⑤Meeting ceremony. When subordinates pay respects to their superiors, they should bow to each other. Officials should bow to each other. Dukes, marquises, and consorts should bow twice when they meet each other. The subordinates who live in the west bow first, and the superiors who live in the east respond. When common people meet each other, they salute according to their elders and younger ones. Do four bows when you are outside, and bow when you are near.
⑥Military salute. Including conquest, taxation, hunting, construction, etc.
Ancient Life Etiquette
"The Way of Etiquette: Customs and Etiquette in Ancient China"