Ancestral Remembrance Service Protocol

cipal to turn around while calling “qǐng
zhǔ jì guān xíng zhōng xiàn lǐ, yì shén
wèi qián” (“May the Principal present
the Final Principal Presentation before
the memorial tablets”). After he
resumes his position, the Master of
Ceremony calls “xiàn jué” (“Present
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 to the left side. For the
subsequent three bows, the Master of
Ceremony will call “yī jū gōng” (“First
bow”), “zài jū gōng” (“Second bow”)
and “sān jū gōng” (“Third bow”). After
the bows, the Second Ceremonial
Attendant calls “qǐng zhǔ jì guān fù
wèi” (“May the Principal return to his
position”) and the Principal will follow
the Lead and Second Ceremonial
Attendants to return to his position
from his left. As before, the Lead and
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