Ancestral Remembrance Service Protocol

the drum and bell each sound once,
the orchestra starts playing to commence
the Reception. The lantern
leads, followed by the incense burner,
the fan and the parasol, each leaving
a space of three to five steps in between.
Walk along both sides of the
walkway and out of the side doors.
Outside the entrance, assemble together
in one horizontal line and facing
outwards, bow three times. Then
turn to face the inside and stand
together in pairs. Walk through the
main entrance following the centre of
the walkway, to resume positions and
restore the lantern, the incense burner,
the parasol and the fan to their
original places simultaneously.
(12)Ceremony of Three Bows
During the Reception, the Master of
Ceremony calls “quán tǐ sù lì” (“Please
be upstanding”). As the fan and the
parasol pass by the Principal, the
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