In China's funeral and sacrificial activities, people have designed many taboos and regulations in order to achieve the effect and purpose of the sacrifice. These taboos and rules cannot be violated, otherwise it is believed that it will offend the ancestral spirits, and the ancestral spirits will bring disaster to the performers. Is the 14th day of the fourth lunar month in 2018 suitable for offering sacrifices? The fourth month of the lunar calendar marks the beginning of summer, when everything is green and lush, creating a thriving scene. The Fortune Teller website will help you understand the days in April of the lunar calendar in 2018!Is the 14th day of the fourth lunar month in 2018 suitable for offering sacrifices?Lunar calendar April 14, 2018 (lunar calendar)May 28, 2018, Monday, Gemini (Gregorian calendar) 【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】 Pray for blessings, get married, receive wealth, open business, build stoves, start drilling, repair graves, accept betrothal gifts, sign contracts, receive livestock, take office, offer sacrifices, seek heirs, govern the country, break ground [Taoism in the old almanac today] Put up beams and erect pillars, plant, dig canals, release water, build houses, build bridges, build embankments, install beds, open warehouses, acupuncture, seek medical treatment, break ground, perform funerals, bury, move to new homes, install incense and meridians. By checking the almanac, we find that the "what is suitable today" of the day includes "sacrifice" matters, so the 14th day of the fourth lunar month in 2018 is a good day for sacrifice; What are the sacrificial rituals?The sacrifice is divided into nine ceremonies, namely welcoming the gods, laying down jade and silk, entering the group, the first offering, the second offering, the final offering, removing the writing, sending off the gods, and burying the dead. Different pieces of music are played for each ceremony (Appendix). Dance the civil and military "Ba Yi" dance (a dance performed exclusively for the emperor in ancient times consisting of 64 people). In the seventh year of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty, Ditan Temple was allocated 480 students in civil, military, musical and dancing fields and 90 students as deacons. This shows how huge the music and dance troupe was at that time.For each ceremony, the emperor had to kneel three times and kowtow nine times to the main seat, the supporting seats, and the subordinate seats respectively. From welcoming the gods to seeing off the gods, he had to kneel more than 70 times and kowtow more than 200 times, and the process took two hours. Such a large amount of activity was a huge burden for the emperor, so when the emperor was old and frail, he usually did not pay homage in person, but sent princes or princes to perform the ceremony on his behalf. The discipline requirements at the memorial service are extremely strict. The emperor often issued edicts that accompanying officials must be pious and disciplined, not be late or leave early, not cough or spit, not walk around or make noise, not allow idle people to peek, and not disrupt order. Otherwise, no matter who it is, they will be severely punished. After the sacrifice, according to the regulations, meat must be distributed to relevant officials, which is called "Ban Zao". Before the sacrifice, the Taichang Temple was responsible for registering the sacrifices and issuing the meat certificates to various government offices. After the sacrifice, each government office went to the sacrifice site to collect yesterday's order. |
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