Ancestral Remembrance Service Protocol

Master of Ceremony calls “xiàng duì
bān” (“Turn to face each other”) and
all participants must solemnly stand
upright and face the team of ceremonial
attendants responsible for
welcoming the ancestral spirits. As
the team returns from outside the
entrance, the Master of Ceremony
will watch their progress and call at
an appropriate time “yī jū gōng” (“First
bow”), “zài jū gōng” (“Second bow”),
“sān jū gōng” (“Third bow”), and each
time after it is repeated by the ceremonial
attendants, all participants
bow together. After the team has returned
the lantern, the incense burner,
the parasol and the fan, the Lead
Musician will call “yuè zhǐ” (“End the
music”), and the Master of Ceremony
will call “zhū wèi qǐng zuò” (“Please
be seated”).
(13)Presentation of the food offerings
The Master of Ceremony calls “jìn
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