Ancestral Remembrance Service Protocol

and stoop to take the lantern
and the incense burner. The inside
hand is in front of the other,
which remains close to the waist,
holding the dragon staff with the
dragon head kept at shoulder
level. When the drum sounds for
the third time, both left and right
sides turnaround and stand upright.
When the drum sounds for
the fourth time, step out with the
left foot, follow the sounds of the
bell and the drum to process out
from the outer side of the stands,
along both sides of the walkway.
After the Reception, move along
the centre of the walkway on the
way back, and resume positions
from the inner side of the stands.
(iii) Sendoff for the ancestral spirits:
similar to the Reception, with the
hand gestures, entry onto and
exit from the walkway being re-
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