When is the rural drinking ceremony?

This is also a holiday custom of the Han nationality. Originated from the collective activities of ancient clan society, it is believed that ancient villagers get together from time to time and hold a banquet ceremony before the shooting ceremony. In the Zhou Dynasty, the official was the host of the township drinking ceremony, the sage was the guest, followed by the introduction and then the public. The ceremony strictly distinguishes between the old and the young, and there are rules for ascending and descending. See Confucian classics such as Yili. At that time, this kind of meeting also had the significance of recommending talents to the royal family, and was usually held on the auspicious day of the first month. After the Han Dynasty, the county went to the school to salute, and the emperor went to Biyong. After the implementation of the imperial examination system, state and county officials were the main ones, and Gong's farewell dinner also had a drinking ceremony in the countryside. In the Ming dynasty, the capital and the counties below let the people take hundreds of households as a group, with provincial leaders or grain owners as the main ones. When you sit down, you are divided into three classes according to good and evil, and you are not allowed to be confused, which is one of the means to implement feudal moral education. "Book of Rites. Shooting righteousness: "drinkers in the countryside, so the order of aging is also." Tang Pu Songling's Drinking: "On July 13th, the sixth year of Kaiyuan, the rural drinking ceremony was first awarded to the world, so that shepherds could do it every year since December ..... each prepared his own etiquette, made a ceremony and gave a little encouragement to show the custom." "Letter from Yuan Jianlei. Etiquette Drinking in the Country: "In the second year of Han Yongping, the county traveled to the countryside, drank at school, worshipped sages such as Duke Zhou and Confucius, and sacrificed dogs." "Draft of Qing history. "Book of Rites VIII": "At the beginning of Yongzheng Yuan Dynasty, it was said that the rural drinking ceremony respected the old and made contributions, and the system was very ancient. It is normal for the ceremony to be held in Tianfu. "