When is the annual sacrifice to Confucius?

The ceremony of offering sacrifices to Confucius generally lasts from September 26th to June 10+00 every year.

Sacrifice to Confucius is a grand ceremony held by the Chinese nation in the Confucius Temple in order to respect and cherish the memory of Confucius, the most holy teacher. This is a miracle in the history of world sacrifice and human culture festival. Confucius sacrificial ceremony is a large-scale temple fair music and dance activity in Qufu City, Shandong Province. Also known as "Ding Festival Music and Dance" or "Dacheng Music and Dance". It is a comprehensive art performance form that integrates music, songs, dances and ceremonies. Every year, on August 27th of the lunar calendar, Confucius was born. The ceremony of offering sacrifices to Confucius generally lasts from September 26th to June 65438+ 10/0. Since the public sacrifice to Confucius in Qufu in 2004, it is the 20th15th12nd time.

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The activities of offering sacrifices to Confucius can be traced back to 478 BC. The year after the death of Confucius, Lu Aigong turned the former residence of Confucius into a memorial hall dedicated to Confucius, and the former residence of Confucius became the first Confucius temple in the world.

Liu Bang, the emperor gaozu of Han Dynasty, crossed Lu and offered sacrifices to Confucius with "Tai Prison", which was the first time that the emperor offered sacrifices to Confucius. After Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty ousted hundreds of schools and respected Confucianism alone, Confucius temples were built in various places, and the grand occasion of Confucius temples appeared in the magistrate's county, which gradually evolved into a ritual temple dedicated to Confucius by the feudal court.