How to give the dead before the spirit of twelve worship

The twelve rites of worship to the dead are as follows:

One, the first to enter the bowing, kneeling four kowtow, get up and bowing, walk straight (if the path is long, you can bow when walking) to the altar before bowing.

Two, take the three incense sticks on the altar and pass them from the left side to the right side, bow and kneel straight down to receive the wine. (Receiving wine is high to receive low pass, meaning to pay homage to the soul)

Three, three cups of wine passed, four kowtow, get up to bow, back to the entrance to the place, bow, bow, kneeling down to cry and worship three times, four kowtow, get up to bow.

Four, after the ceremony. Retreat when the host family will also give you kowtow to thank you, if the host accompanied by your elders as the main guests, this time but also back to kowtow to show respect. Although the etiquette is cumbersome, as long as you know the rules or operation, remember to walk will be bowing, kowtowing position and the number of good on the line.

Expanded information:

Bai Li is a word, pinyin bài lǐ, meaning a gift given to a person for the performance of a ceremony of thanksgiving or homage, or for worship. Baili is the most traditional Chinese etiquette, the ancients would perform baili on important occasions, the traditional Han Chinese baili is different from the Qing Dynasty kneeling, and the traditional baili is not the same as the Qing Dynasty kneeling.

Throughout the Ming Dynasty, officials repeatedly outlawed kneeling and advocated traditional worship. The method of worship in the Ming Dynasty is described in detail in the work of the Ming Dynasty, "Children's Rites": "Where the method of worship. One bow, less retreat. Another bow. Bow down. Press the ground with both hands. Kneel the left foot first. Bend the right foot. Bend your head to the ground. Rise. Start with the right foot. Press your hands together on your knees. Next, take the left foot. Still make a bow and then pay homage. The rituals are to be detailed and slow in order to be respectful. Can not be rushed."

By the Qing Dynasty, China had once again fallen under foreign rule, and the ritual of kneeling was once again prevalent, leading to many people now being unclear about the difference between kneeling in the Qing Dynasty and traditional Han Chinese worship.

Ming Dynasty worship: bowing - prostration - with hands on the ground - bending the right and left legs ---- kowtow ----- up the right leg ---- both hands together press the right knee ---- up the left leg ------ flat body.

Qing Dynasty kneeling ceremony: bowing ---- kneeling ---- bending down ---- with hands on the ground ---- kowtowing ---- rising left leg ---- both hands together pressing left knee --- rising right leg ------ flat body.

From the remains of some kneeling rites of many folk nowadays, we can still see the style left over from the rites of the Qing Dynasty.

Kneeling is the ritual of the Qing government to enslave the people, we should abandon the kneeling ritual and advocate the traditional Han worship.

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