Ancestral Remembrance Service Protocol

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2. Things to note (1) Direction: By reference to the position of the Principal Officer (“Principal”), the ceremonial attendants to his right are known as the “East Ceremonial Attendants,” “Right Ceremonial Attendants” or the “Lead Ceremonial Attendant.” The ceremonial attendants on the Principal’s left are known as the “West Ceremonial Attendants,” “Left Ceremonial Attendants” or the “Second Ceremonial Attendant.” (2) Procession (i) Both arms are naturally lowered, with the left arm on the outside, the right arm on the inside, the webs between thumb and forefinger of both hands interlocked and positioned in front just below the navel. Stay relaxed. (ii) When walking, ascending or descending steps, and crossing over the threshold of the entrance, 4
start from the left foot. One should turn ninety degrees when turning corners. (3) Positioning (i) Once in position, one should check that relevant items are in order and keep the candles of the lantern lit. (ii) For Opening the entrance, the relevant ceremonial attendants should arrive at the entrance by taking their positions at its side. Open and close the main entrance on hearing “qǐ fēi” (“Open the entrance”) and “hé fēi” (“Close the entrance”), respectively. (4) Notes on sound volume adjustment (i) Leave three to five seconds between each recitation of the ceremonial protocol. (ii) Each syllable should be clearly audible and the tone should be one or two degrees higher than 5
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ing one step per beat. The musician
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mence, an important ritual is about
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vegetarian cake), and represents ac
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D. Usage of Ceremonial items When a
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When and where Ceremonial items inv
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F. Layout of ceremonial items on th
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Peaceful and 寧和 Harmonious 之
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Bright and Harmonious Tune Performa
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Harmonious Tune (Third Rendition) P
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Drum Orchestra 72
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Assistant Officers take their posit
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Opening the entrance Reception for
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Presentation of the Incense Ceremon
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Reading the Ancestral Remembrance S
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Removal of the food offerings Sendo
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Observing the incineration Closing
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Memorial tablets arranged in one ro
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Lantern, Incense Burner Parasol 88
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