Nine worship ceremony sequence

The ancient forms of worship are kowtowing, nodding, short-selling, vibration, auspiciousness, fierceness, strangeness, praise and worship. This is a unique bow ceremony in ancient China to show high respect for each other. "Nine worships": "First, kowtow, second, nod, third, empty, fourth, vibration, fifth, auspicious worship, sixth, fierce worship, seventh, strange worship, eighth, praise worship and ninth, Subai."

This is the prescribed etiquette used by social members of different ranks and identities on different occasions. In ancient social customs, bowing when meeting is the basic etiquette with the longest use and the widest use.

Bowing ceremony was widely used until 19 1 1 revolution abolished this custom. This is because the ancients used to sit on the floor with their legs crossed and their hips on their heels. Kneeling on both knees means kneeling, and kneeling and bowing means kneeling.

When saluting, the giver kneels on his knees, presses his left hand on his right hand, puts his hands on his knees and keeps them together, then slowly stretches his head to the ground in front of his hands, bends down until his head touches the ground and stays for a while, with slow movements. It is a great gift to show respect when meeting.

For example, "Shangshu Shundian" records: "Yu worships and kowtows." Zheng Xuan noted that this etiquette recorded in Zhou Li said: "You should kowtow and bow down to the ground." Jia sparse: "Keep your head on the ground for a long time, ... worship is the most important. I worship you. "In ancient times, ministers, sons, fathers, students, teachers, heaven and earth and ancestors all used this form of worship.