"Poetry and rituals, accompanied by childhood. Warm and elegant, courtesy and courtesy. Follow the rules, and hold an ancient capping ceremony. The etiquette is ready, the family and country can be bore." On the morning of the 25th, Zoucheng Meng Temple, the actor from the Zou Lu Rites and Music Orchestra dressed in Chinese clothes, performed an original " Capping Ceremony " for everyone. 

Whether it is western culture or eastern culture, rituals are an important part of it. The crown ceremony is the adult ceremony of the ancient Chinese Han male (female), which is the starting point of Chinese etiquette and an important humanistic heritage of the Han nationality. Fu Hong, who is deputy head of the Zou Lu Rites and Music Orchestra, told the reporter that according to the "Observance", when the ancient man was twenty years old, his father or brother would preside over the ceremony in the ancestral temple. The pilgrims mainly had masters, guests, praisers, deacons and others. Among them, the master is the father of the crown, and the guest is served by the highly respected male teacher who will complete the crown of the capping ceremony. After the ceremony, the ancient man will be converted from juvenile to adult.

At the scene, the guest was first baptized, then the ancient man was crowned and presented to the guests. "When the ceremony is held, the guest of honor must wear three times for the crown ceremony, each time with different meanings." Fu Hong told reporters that after the initial addition, the crowned replaced the deep clothes, belts, and shoes that matched the crown towel. Simple and elegant, there is no lack of subtle exquisiteness; after the crown is added, the crown towel is taken off, the Confucian towel is added, and the shirt is replaced by simple, but not extravagant. After the crown is added, the Confucian towel is taken, and the turban is added. The public service shirt, elegant and steady, symbolizes that the crowned has the qualifications and rights to participate in the ancestral temple sacrifice. After three times of crown, the crowned bowed. Firstly, boe to parent, expressed the heartfelt thanks to parents. Secondly, boe to honor guests, expressing respect for the teachers and seniors. 

Mi Huaizhi, director of the Zou City Intangible Cultural Heritage Heritage Center and head of the Zou Lu Rites and Music Orchestra, told reporters that this process is the adult approach that Confucianism requires. It means taking the initiative to assume social responsibility and begin to enjoy the rights and assume responsibilities from family and society, which subtly restrict the value orientation and behavior patterns of modern people, so then cultivate the feelings of family, knowledge, sincerity, self-cultivation, family harmony, governance, and pacifying the land, The state is more famous for its courtesy because of a long history of etiquette.

Source: Qilu Evening News

Time: 2019.9.26