The first item of the ceremony was to greet the gods, and fireworks rose from the firewood stove, expressing the meaning of respecting heaven on the ground to the sky. Bow down to the throne of Haotian God, and then burn incense and bow down in front of the ancestors' coordinates. After returning to worship, he bowed to the gods three times and nine times. After welcoming God, lay jade silk, that is, present jade silk to God and ancestors.

When saluting, TaiChangQing guided the emperor to wash his hands, then went to the shrine for three times to worship, and the deacon presented jade and silk to the emperor. The emperor went to the tablets of gods and ancestors, saluted with etiquette, bowed and worshipped, and then returned to the throne. The third step is to go to the altar. After Naizan entered the stage, he went to the main seat, coordinated with the driving officer, and then the emperor was reset. Next, the first gift.

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In fact, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth is to realize the spiritual realm of communication between man and god and sympathy from top to bottom in the ultimate sense of psychological thinking, and to realize the belief desire of harmonious coexistence between man and god. Sacrificial activities, tribute and incense burning, bow down and salute, solemn and meticulous. Sacrificial ceremonies and sacrifices have certain norms. The old custom is to prepare sacrifices to pay tribute to God or ancestors, express reverence and pray for blessings.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Sacrifice to Heaven

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