Traditional culture "teacher-worship ceremony" enters the classroom

September 28th is Confucius' birthday. In ancient China, there was a "teacher-worship ceremony" to show the dignity of teachers and encourage teachers and students to learn. In order to make people feel the unique charm of China's traditional culture and university way surrounded by a sense of history, the fifth ceremony of respecting teachers, sponsored by the management committee of UIC All-round Education Interest Society, was held in T1-1KLOC-0/on the evening of September 27th. With the ringing of bells and drums, UIC students experience the spirit of China traditional culture and strive to grow into knowledgeable and knowledgeable people.

Before the ceremony officially began, an elegant orchestral music "Papaya" made the teachers and students at the scene blend into a solemn and quaint atmosphere. At the end of the song, the master of ceremonies issued three orders: "The drum is strict at the beginning-the drum is strict again-the drum is strict three times-",and the drummer knocked nine times, eighteen times and thirty-six times respectively. When the last drum beat falls, the prelude to respecting teachers begins.

The officiating guests invited at the ceremony included Professor Ng Ching-fai, President, Professor Brian Clarke, Director of the Department of Culture and Creativity, Dr Charles Lowe, Vice President of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor Lei Bo, Vice President of the Department of Science and Technology, Professor Guo Haipeng, Director of the Office of Holistic Education, and Dr Katharina Yu, Director of the Department of International Development.

After the teacher was seated from the East, the student representatives came to the stage from the West to show their respect for the superior position of the Middle East in China's traditional culture. After standing, the teacher got up and dressed the students. The ancients said, "Dress well first, then be sensible." There is also a saying in the Book of Rites that "the beginning of etiquette lies in correct attitude", and correct attitude can help you listen to teaching.

When offering tea, the junior students first offer tea to the senior students, and then the senior students offer tea to the teacher, indicating that the teacher is respected from generation to generation. Students respect first, and teachers take three sips of tea. First, the taste of tea is sweet and long, symbolizing the fun of learning the sea; The second is to express students' wishes and hope to cultivate one's morality and govern the country. The third is to show the dignity of the teacher, set an example, preach and teach.

Senior students offer tea to their teachers.

Next, the senior students led all the students to read the excerpts from "The University" in chorus: "The way of a university is to be well-known, be close to the people, and stop at perfection ...". The solemn and loud sound of reading echoed in the auditorium, conveying the students' respect for teachers and Taoism.

In the session of "Students Listening to Training", President Wu Qinghui came to the stage and gave an encouraging speech. President Wu said: "As a liberal arts education university, it places special emphasis on caring for teachers and students, but it is not one-way. Teachers should care about students, and students should also care about teachers. Respecting teachers reflects students' concern for teachers. "

A chime sounded, and the teachers and students retired in turn according to the drums, and the ceremony was over.

In the performance session after the ceremony, the China Shooting Society took the stage to show Zhang Chi's majestic China shooting ceremony, and the TAC Folk Orchestra's "Your Legend" drum and Zheng ensemble was also very infectious, which made the audience feel the charm of traditional art.

TAC folk music plays your legend.

There are also senior students who have attended the ceremony of respecting teachers before. This time, they are group parents who accompany freshmen to attend the ceremony of respecting teachers.

Zhu Huiqi, a freshman majoring in applied economics, first came into contact with the activity of respecting teachers. She said that UIC, as an international school, was surprised that it could integrate traditional culture so well.

Lu Yi, a junior majoring in English language and literature, is one of the senior students who took the stage as the main guest to pay tribute to the teacher. She also attended the ceremony last year, but this time she had a different feeling. "UIC is an international school. There are many foreign teachers on campus. We are usually very close to our teachers, and we can even call them by their English names. But by respecting the teacher, we feel the sacredness of the teacher and respect for the teacher arises spontaneously. "

Dr. Yu, Director of the Department of International Development, was one of the officiating guests at the ceremony. Dr. Yu said that she was honored to be the officiating guest and accept the awards from teachers. "Today's ceremony is wonderful, and Confucian tradition is an important part of China culture. I can feel that the students are very proud of it. I also read the University when I was studying Chinese, but today I have a new understanding and experience of the University. "

Q: What is the small bag in this classmate's hand?

This is a gift from the teacher. It contains longan, celery and onion. Longan symbolizes enlightenment, celery symbolizes diligence, and onion symbolizes intelligence. Have you increased your knowledge?

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