When is the traditional worship of Confucius?

It lasts from September 26th to October 1th every year.

The activities of offering sacrifices to Confucius can be traced back to 478 BC. In the year after Confucius' death, Lu Aigong turned his old residence into a memorial hall for Confucius, making it the first Confucius temple in the world.

Liu Bang, the emperor gaozu of the Han Dynasty, crossed Lu and offered sacrifices to Confucius with "Tai Prison", which was the first time for emperors to offer sacrifices to Confucius. After Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty ousted a hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, Confucius temples were built in various places, and there was a grand occasion of Confucius temples in Zhixian County, which gradually evolved into a ritual temple dedicated to Confucius by the feudal court.

Since Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty named Confucius "King of Wenxuan" in 739 AD, the activities of offering sacrifices to Confucius have been upgraded. After the Song Dynasty, the sacrificial system soared, reaching the imperial standard in the Ming Dynasty, and reaching its peak in the Qing Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong alone visited Qufu eight times to pay homage to Confucius.

Since the 17th century, China's neighboring countries, such as Viet Nam, North Korea and Japan, have also built many Confucian temples. Since the 18th century, with the spread of Confucius' thoughts and the emigration of Chinese, many Confucius temples have appeared in other countries in Europe, America and Asia. In its heyday, there were more than 3, Confucian temples in the world, including more than 2, Confucian temples with rites, making it the largest number of Confucian temples in the world.

Extended information:

Confucius (September 28, 551 BC-April 11, 479 BC), whose surname was Kong, whose name was Qiu, and whose name was Zhong Ni, was born in the late Spring and Autumn Period in the country of Lu (now Qufu, Shandong), and his ancestral home was in Liyi, Song (now Xiayi, Henan), an ancient thinker and educator in China. ?

Confucius initiated the private lecture style and advocated benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith. According to legend, Confucius once asked Lao Zi for courtesy, and there were 3, disciples, including 72 sages. He led some disciples around the world for thirteen years, and revised the six classics of Poetry, Book, Rite, Music, Book of Changes and Spring and Autumn Annals in his later years.

after the death of Confucius, his disciples and their descendants recorded the words, deeds, quotations and thoughts of Confucius and his disciples and compiled them into the Confucian classic The Analects. ?

in ancient times, Confucius was revered as "the saint of heaven" and "the muduo of heaven", and he was one of the most knowledgeable scholars in the society at that time. He was revered by later rulers as Confucius' sage, the most holy, the most holy teacher, the great sage, the most holy teacher, Wang's mentor and a teacher for generations. His thoughts have a far-reaching influence on China and the world, and his people are listed as the first of the "Top Ten Cultural Celebrities in the World".

With the expansion of Confucius' influence, the "Confucius Sacrifice Ceremony" once became a "grand sacrifice" at the same level as the ancestor worship of China.

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