What are the seven aspects of ancient Chinese etiquette?

1. Arching etiquette

(1) Action: gather the hands in front of the chest and close them from the front to the back in the shape of an arch. Push forward without bowing. Depending on the distance, it can be high, not below the chest.

(2) Scope of application: daily meeting ceremony, farewell ceremony.

2. Greeting Ceremony

(1) Action: Clasp hands in front of the chest, lighter than clasping fists, heavier than arching hands. Slight bowing or no bowing.

(2) Scope of application: used for daily salute, to honor the elders, classmates and friends to each other.

2, a worship ceremony

(1) action: spread arms, to the chest in front of the close, close the hands. Male left hand in front, female right hand in front. Bow (30 degrees). Arms move with the waist, head does not move.

(2) Scope of application: for the first meeting, honoring the elders, performing family rituals. Only one is performed.

3. Two Bows

(1) Action: Spread arms, come to the front of the face, gather hands. Bow (45 degrees). Arms move with the waist, head does not move.

(2) Scope of application: Used to perform a great salute to the elders. Generally, one is performed, called "Bow". The maximum of two is called "worship again".

4, bowing ceremony

(1) action: first sit down, straight body, buttocks do not leave the calf, that is, do not kneel. The first worship, the second. The salutation is performed by bowing with both hands in front of the forehead and then falling down. Bow your hands to the ground in front of you, leaning your body forward and your arms forward. When performing the third salutation, the hands go down and apart, palms up. Bow your head and place the backs of your hands on the ground in front of your body, with your forehead lightly touching the ground.

The third liturgical act may also be performed without separating the hands, with the forehead lightly tapping the palms. These three liturgical actions are becoming more and more respected. Today one can make another pilgrimage and kowtow, or only kowtow can be performed. Standing on the line are the "re-worship of the forehead and hand salute" and the "forehead and hand salute".

(2) Scope of application: only used for special ceremonies, such as honoring the heavens and worshipping the ancestors, honoring the ancestors on a specific occasion, worshipping parents and grandparents on a specific occasion, and worshipping the husband and wife on the day of the wedding, etc. You can't just do it. You can't just do it. It's blasphemy. It is blasphemy.

5, hand-holding ceremony

(1) action: hands stretched out flat and out, the late generation palms down, the elders palms up, the elders hold the hands of the late generation. The elder can sit and hold the hand of the younger generation.

(2) Scope of application: family etiquette. Husband and wife etiquette at marriage.

Expanded:

Ancient men salute notes:

1, it should be noted that the general but where the fist salute, must be the right hand clenched fist, the left hand clasped outside the right hand, and does not distinguish between men and women. Kneeling and bowing ceremony is divided into nine worship, bowing is the most important, Dun head second. The so-called great rites are only nine prostrations and no more.

2, hands clasped (note that only this is two hands clasped) left hand clasped the right hand, flat salute, this is the "Wu Bian" for the Zhou Dynasty military rituals, and later for the exclusive use of the martial arts.

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