The management process of coronation ceremony: ritual process

The coronation ceremony is divided into two major ceremonies, the first is the pre-ceremony and the second is the formal ceremony.

Pre-ceremony refers to the preparation in accordance with the procedures stipulated in etiquette before the formal coronation. The main links are as follows:

Sunday: Determine the coronation date by divination.

Summon guests: among the guests attending the ceremony, divination decided that one person would be the guest of honor.

Appointed date: Appoint a specific time for the coronation ceremony.

No guests: invite guests and all guests who praise the crown.

Wash: shower before the ceremony and special dressing for the coronation.

The second trip is a ceremony, which is the ceremonial procedure on the day of coronation. The complete order has ten items:

Chen Fu: Ceremonies, sacrifices and corresponding costumes are displayed in the early morning.

Welcome guests into the temple: the parents of the crowned guests welcome guests into the temple.

Three crowns: the first crown means that the crown has the ability to eat and wear; Second, the leather crown, also known as the Wu crown, means that there are basic martial arts on the crown; The top three officials, also known as Wen Guan, mean that the top scholar basically has the ability to know the book and reach the ceremony; The ceremony of adding three crowns is intended to encourage the champions to make continuous progress from humble to respectful, which means "adding three crowns to respect others and expressing their aspirations!"

Coronation guest: The guest salutes the coronation with wine.

Coroner meets mother: Coroner formally meets the mother determined by etiquette, not necessarily the biological mother.

Guest-given ideogram: The official name of ordinary address is called "ideogram" to distinguish it from the name given by parents. After the coronation, the "first name" was changed to "first name", and only parents and monarchs could call them by their real names. The ceremony is to respect the parents' name as the champion. It means "crown word, respect its name!" This program has been rare in the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States and even the Qin and Han Dynasties, the world was in turmoil. This cumbersome procedure of "one person, two people" has largely disappeared or been replaced by flexible forms, and most people exist in this world under their real names. For example, Su Qin inherited Zhou Li because he was from Luoyang, and he was crowned with the word "Ji Zi", which is very rare. At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it became more and more popular for gentry and nobles to respect Confucianism, and the ancient ceremony of taking characters outside their real names resumed, which became a common practice for a while. This is another story.

Meet the family: The coronation formally meets all the family members, young and old, as an adult.

Meeting the elders: The coronation person formally meets the elders or monarchs in the village when he is an adult.

Bi Bin: The host gave a banquet to entertain the guests attending the ceremony.