How to salute the 24 th funeral in Xuzhou

"Twenty-four Worship" Route of Baishi in Peixian County

Peng Ling is usually arranged in the north-south direction. The coffin was placed in the main hall of Peng Ling, built inside or outside the house. A wreath was placed in front of the coffin for the portrait of the deceased on the table to show condolences.

When saluting, according to the paper burning situation of male and female guests, the male and female dutiful sons in the coffin shed cried with the guests. When worshipping, people kneeling in the shed kowtow to the guests, and every time the guests burn paper, people kneeling in the shed also kowtow.

After hearing the words "XX guests burn paper", the worshippers walked slowly to the front of Peng Ling. The 24-day worship process is solemn and solemn, and the process is steady and careful.

The worshippers stand in turn, and the leader stands in the middle. If there is someone older than yourself behind you, you should bow behind you to show your respect before you formally salute (if there is no one older than the leader, this procedure can be omitted). At this point, the ritual worship procedure officially began, and the suona sounded low and tactfully. The worshiper stood in the middle, with his back straight, his arms naturally drooping, his palms inward and his eyes forward. After bowing in the middle position, he put his hands on his left knee, knelt on his right knee first, then knelt on his left knee, with his back straight, his arms naturally drooping and his palms inward. At this time, it is the same as the movements of worshippers and worshippers. Then, knock a head here and then return to kneeling position, pause for a moment and then knock a second head and then return to kneeling position; Pause for a moment, then knock on the third head, and then return to the appearance when kneeling; Stop leading the worshippers to get up and kneel with them. When worshippers get up, they first raise their left knee, put their hands on it, and then stand up slowly with their right knee. According to route ①, it is slow to move forward to the center position for three steps, and you can pause step by step. When stopping, put your feet together and stand upright to avoid stepping and stopping.

Go to the center position, lead the worshippers to make a second bow, then kneel down and knock the fourth, fifth and sixth heads, that is, knock the third head in the center position. The process is the same as the central program, and the movement and rhythm should be guaranteed.

According to route ②, get up and walk three steps to the position of kneeling stool to burn incense. The movements and rhythms of walking are the same as those of walking from middle to middle. Worshippers kneel on the kneeling stool, lean forward to the uploading place, bow with their hands and make fists, and will consciously order wine to show their remorse after uploading. At this time, the worshipper will bow slightly and nod, indicating that this is the seventh head of knocking.

After the worshipper's knees are put down from the kneeling stool, they remain facing the altar. After stopping, their left foot takes a step to the west side of the kneeling stool, then takes their left foot as the support point, takes back their right foot and turns back one step to the right. At this time, the worshippers stood in the southwest of the altar, facing the southeast. After stopping according to route ③, take three steps to the center position like the previous walking movements and rhythms, and stop for a while. Go straight for three steps to the southeast according to route ④, then face the southeast, take the left leg as the support point, turn left, then straighten up, naturally hang down your arms and face the altar, and then start the worship in the southeast. The worship action in the southeast position is the same as that in the upright position. After bowing, kneel down and kowtow to the eighth, ninth and tenth heads, and kowtow with the worshippers when kowtowing. According to the route ⑤, get up according to the previous steps, walk slowly to the middle, make a word "kneel", knock on the first 1 1, 12, 13, get up according to the route ⑤, and then bow down and nod, which is the first 14. After burning incense, the worshippers put down their knees from the kneeling stool and kept standing facing the altar. After stopping, take a step to the east of the kneeling stool with your right foot, then take your left foot back with your right foot as the support point, and turn left after one step. At this time, the worshippers stood in the southeast of the altar, facing the southwest. First, walk slowly along the route ⑦ to the middle position, and then walk three steps along the route ⑧ to the southwest position. Face southwest, take the right leg as the support point, turn right, then straighten up, let your arms droop naturally, face the altar, and then start worship in the southwest direction. Just like the previous bow, bow here, then kneel down and kowtow to the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth heads, and kowtow with the worshippers when kowtowing. After bowing to the southwest, get up according to the previous steps, walk slowly to the center along the No.9 road, make a "kneeling" action, knock on the first 18, 19, 20 heads, get up along the 10 road and burn incense, then bow down and nod, which is the second1head.

After burning incense, the worshippers put down their knees from the kneeling stool and kept standing facing the altar. After stopping, according to the previous action, directly take the right foot as the support point, take back the left foot and turn left and right. At this time, worshippers stood in front of the altar, facing south. Follow the previous action and follow the route? Walk slowly to the middle, pause and follow the route? Take three steps to the middle position, turn left, and then go back to where you started to worship. Bow down and kowtow to the 22nd, 23rd and 24th heads according to movements and rhythms. After that, make a gesture with the worshippers, then stand up together and "bow". After going to Peng Ling, he squatted down and cried a few times, and the great man would make a gesture of thanks, indicating the end of the "Twenty-four Worship" worship ceremony.