Ancestral Remembrance Service Protocol

the Right Ceremonial Attendant will
offer the bronze wine vessel to the
Principal. The Principal will hold for
the presentation of the bronze wine
vessel. After the presentation of the
bronze wine vessel, it is given to the
Left Ceremonial Attendant to place
before the memorial tablets in a central
position. The Master of Ceremony
then calls “yī jū gōng” (“First bow”),
“zài jū gōng” (“Second bow”) and
“sān jū gōng” (“Third bow”). After the
bows, the Lead and Second Ceremonial
Attendants call “qǐng zhǔ jì guān
yì xiāng àn qián” (“May the Principal
move before the incense table”),
while leading the Principal there from
his right side. The Lead Musician calls
“yuè zhǐ” (“End the music”).
(16)Reading the Ancestral Remembrance
Service Reading
The Master of Ceremony calls “gōng
dú jì zǔ wén” (“Reading of the An-
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