Ancestral Remembrance Service Protocol

urner, the parasol and the fan to
their respective stands.
(23)Ceremony of Three Bows
When the team responsible for the
Sendoff for the ancestral spirits walks
to the centre, the Master of Ceremony
will call at the appropriate times “yī
jū gōng” (“First bow”), “zài jū gōng”
(“Second bow”) and “sān jū gōng”
(“Third bow”), and all participants will
bow together each time. After the
team walks out of the entrance and
finishes bowing, the Lead Musician
calls “yuè zhǐ” (“End the music”). The
Master of Ceremony will call “zhū wèi
qǐng zuò” (“Please be seated”) and
the Lead and Second Ceremonial Attendants
quietly inform the Principal
and Assistant Officers to turn back
and resume their positions.
(24)Carrying the Ancestral Remembrance
Service Reading and the silk to the
incineration area
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