Ritual of Sacrifice

The rite of sacrifice means to pay homage to a god or an ancestor, to show one's respect and to ask for blessings, that is, to make offerings to a god or ancestor. There are nine rituals, namely, welcoming the god, laying jade and silk, entering the altar, offering the first offering, offering the second offering, offering the last offering, removing the food, sending off the god, and looking out over the prairie, etc. Different music is played for each ritual, and eight rows of dancers are danced in both the civil and the martial arts.

The discipline of the sacrificial site is extremely strict. The emperor often purpose: accompanied by the officials, must be pious and solemn, not allowed to be late, not allowed to cough and spit, not allowed to walk and clamor, not allowed to idle peeping, not allowed to disrupt the order. Otherwise, no matter who, all severely punished. According to historical records: the Qing dynasty Jiaqing 24 years May 24, for the repair of the Emperor Qianlong Emperor's shrine in the room, and sent into the Prince on behalf of the rituals. Due to the Prince Cheng to the saints with the end of the dedication ceremony, the Prince messed up the order of the first east after the west, and was dismissed from his post and retired to the house Qiu closed-door meditation, and punished by deducting half of the salary for 10 years, according to the King of the County salary. This example shows the seriousness of the king's ceremonial rituals.

After the end of the sacrifice, according to the provisions of the system to the relevant officials to give food and meat, called the grant. Before the sacrifice, by the temple is responsible for registering, and sent to the blessing list, (take meat certificate) to the Yamen. After the sacrifice, the Yamen with yesterday's single to the sacrifice to collect.