What do the "Five Rites" mentioned in "The Rites of Zhou" refer to?

The ancient Five Rites are the general term for Han etiquette.

Sacrifice is regarded as auspicious rituals, funerals are regarded as unlucky rituals, military affairs are regarded as military rituals, guests are regarded as guest rituals, and weddings are regarded as honorable rituals. They are collectively called the Five Rites.

That is, auspicious etiquette, unlucky etiquette, military etiquette, guest etiquette, and honorable etiquette.

Contents of the Five Rites: 1. Auspicious Rites: The Auspicious Rites are the crown of the Five Rites, and are mainly sacrificial ceremonies for gods, earth gods, humans and ghosts.

Main contents: (1) Offer sacrifices to gods: Haotian God; Offer sacrifices to the sun, moon and stars; Offer sacrifices to Sizhong, Siming and Rain Master.

(2) Sacrificing to the earth: offering sacrifices to Sheji, the Five Emperors, and the Five Mountains;

(3) Sacrifice to humans and ghosts: to offer sacrifices to ancestors and kings; to offer sacrifices to ancestors and ancestors;

2. Jiali: Jiali is an etiquette that harmonizes interpersonal relationships, communication, and relationships.

The main contents of Jia Li are: food and drink etiquette; wedding and crown etiquette; guest shooting etiquette; feasting on swallows; ingratiation etiquette; and congratulatory etiquette.

3. Bin Li: Bin Li is the gift for receiving guests.

4. Military salute: Military salute is the etiquette for division and brigade drills and expeditions.

5. The evil ceremony: The evil ceremony is a ceremony of sympathy, condolences and sorrow.

The content of the evil rituals includes: mourning the death with funeral rituals; mourning the bad news with desolate rituals; mourning disasters with condolence rituals; mourning the defeat with condolence rituals; mourning the rebellion with condolence rituals.