Ancestral Remembrance Service Protocol
Ancestral Remembrance Service Protocol
Ancestral Remembrance Service Protocol
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zhuàn” (“Remove the food offerings”),<br />
and the Lead Musician follows with<br />
“yuè zòu xián hé zhī qǔ” (“Play a harmonious<br />
tune”). The orchestra starts<br />
playing after the bell is struck once.<br />
On hearing the music, the various<br />
ceremonial attendants will remove<br />
the food offerings and then resume<br />
their positions. The Lead Musician<br />
then calls “yuè zhǐ” (“End the music”).<br />
(22)Sendoff for the ancestral spirits<br />
After the drum has been struck three<br />
times, the Master of Ceremony will<br />
call “sòng shén” (“Sendoff the ancestral<br />
spirits”), and the Lead Musician<br />
follows with “yuè zòu xián hé zhī qǔ”<br />
(“Play a harmonious tune”). When<br />
the drum and the bell are each struck<br />
once, the orchestra starts playing.<br />
The Master of Ceremony calls “quán<br />
tǐ sù lì” (“Please be upstanding”). As<br />
the fan and the parasol pass by the<br />
Principal, the Master of Ceremony<br />
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