What is the ancient name for the rite of passage to school?

Enrollment etiquette in ancient times is called the ritual.

1, the ritual of entry into the pan

China's ancient ceremony for students to enter school for the first time is known as "the ritual of entry into the pan", since the Han Dynasty, it has become one of the four rites of life.

2, the right clothes and crown

"Records of the Rites" recorded: "The beginning of the rites and righteousness, in the right appearance, Qi color, smooth speech." The first lesson of the ancient school is "correct clothing". On the day of admission, the new students stood in line, and the teacher helped the students to arrange their clothes and crowns in order. Then, the students who are "neatly dressed" can gather in front of the school.

After standing for a few moments, they entered the school under the guidance of a teacher. As the old saying goes, "First correct the clothes and crown, then understand the reason", the clothes and crown is not only to cover the shyness and warmth, but also can reflect the human spirit and character cultivation, the ancients attach importance to "correct the clothes and crown", but also to educate the students to be knowledgeable and sensible, to inherit the excellent character of the sages, and to correct the handling of affairs and The first is to make sure that you have the right attitude towards your studies.

3, worship ceremony

Entering the school will be the second step "worship ceremony". Students should first bow to the supreme master Confucius, kneeling, nine kowtow, and then Mr., three kowtow. After paying homage to the teacher, the student presents the teacher with a pre-prepared "six rites of mourning".

The six gifts of tuition are six gifts with special meanings - ten strips of beef jerky (in gratitude for the education given by the teacher), celery (in appreciation for diligence and good learning), lotus seeds (in appreciation for painstaking teaching), red jujubes (jujubes sound the same as "morning") and a pair of red jujubes (jujubes sound the same as "morning"). "(meaning early high school), cinnamon (meaning perfect merit), red beans (meaning good luck). After the gifts, the ceremony to pay homage to the teacher is over.

4, clean hands and clean heart

After the ceremony, the students should be required by Mr. "clean hands and clean heart". "As the name suggests, students are asked to wash their hands in a basin of water, front and back once, and then dry them. The idea is to purify the mind by cleaning the hands, removing impurities and keeping the essence, so that they can concentrate on their studies without distractions in the future.

5, the opening ceremony

The last step is the opening ceremony, which has the procedures of opening wisdom with vermilion sand, striking the drum to open the wisdom, and tracing the red pen to open the pen. Vermilion sand to open wisdom is by the gentleman with vermilion sand in the students' eyebrows on a red mole, "mole" and "wisdom" resonance, meaning that from now on to open the wisdom of the eyes, bright heart, can be a little bit of understanding.

The importance of the rite of passage

1, carrying the expectations of the teacher and the traditional teaching discipline

The completion of the rite of passage marks the official start of the ancient students' study career, with a strong sense of ceremony, carrying the expectations of the teacher and the traditional teaching discipline. Now there are also some educational institutions try to hold a "rite of passage", whether or not it can truly restore the process is not the most important thing, the important thing is to be able to let such a ceremony to the student's path of study to leave a worthy of remembering to follow and believe.

2, is the epitome of traditional culture

Chinese studies covers poetry, calligraphy, rituals, music and many other elements, is the epitome of the profound traditional culture. Through the guidance of the "rite of passage", children entering the campus can understand how the ancients think, learn, and live in the world, cultivate their good feelings about traditional culture, enhance students' cultural self-confidence, and help them to "fasten the first button into the elementary school! "