Therefore, if the man's indoctrination is not done well, and the government is not properly done, the heavens will condemn and voice the eclipse; If the woman's obedience is not done well, and the woman's affairs are not handled properly, the heavens will condemn and a lunar eclipse will occur. Therefore, during the solar eclipse, the Son of Heaven wore white clothes to express self-reflection, and urged the six officials to improve their work and completely correct the mistakes in political affairs; When the lunar eclipse occurs, the queen wears white clothes to express self-reflection, and also urges the six houses to improve their work and completely get rid of the mistake of speaking out on women's issues.

Therefore, the Son of Heaven and the Queen are like the sun and the moon, yin and yang, and they complement each other and then come into being. Because the Son of Heaven is in charge of the male religion, it belongs to the father's generation; Because the queen is in charge of the female shun, it belongs to the mother's generation. Therefore, the Son of Heaven and the Queen are like fathers and mothers. Therefore, when the Son of Heaven dies, the princes and ministers will serve him, which is the same as serving the father; When the queen dies, she has to serve her with the same reason as the queen dies for her mother.

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The ancient marriage etiquette - the six rites, refers to the six etiquettes in the process from the proposal to the completion of the marriage, that is, the acceptance, the name, the naji, the recruitment, the invitation, and the welcome. This marriage procedure has been established in the Zhou Dynasty, and most of the subsequent generations have followed the Zhou ceremony, but the name and content have changed.

Nacai is the first of the six rites. If the man wants to marry the woman, he asks the matchmaker to propose to the woman, and after getting the promise, he asks the matchmaker to formally accept the gift of choice to the woman's family. The gift of the Gunacei rite was made only with geese. Natsai is the beginning of the whole marriage process. In later generations, the ceremony was basically weekly, and there were new rules for gifts.

Asking for a name is the second of the six rites, that is, the man sends a matchmaker to the woman's house to ask for the woman's name and birthday. After retrieving the Geng sticker, Bu Ji is eight characters.

Najib is the third of the six rituals, and it is a ceremony in which the man informs the woman of the auspicious sign of the marriage after asking for his name and putting together the eight characters, and gives a gift to indicate that he wants to get engaged. In ancient times, Najib also had to perform a memorial ceremony.

Nazheng is the fourth of the six rites, that is, the south sends a dowry to the woman. The man can only pay the levy after Najib gets the woman's permission to marry, and the only etiquette that does not use geese is the only etiquette of the six rites that does not use geese. The gifts of the past dynasties have their own customizations, and the folk mostly use jewelry, fine silk and other items for women, and then evolved into financial gifts.

The invitation period is the fifth of the six rites, and it is the time when the man's family sends someone to the woman's house to inform the date of marriage. The invitation ceremony is the same in all dynasties, that is, the man sends an envoy to the woman's house to ask for the date, give gifts, and then make a speech, explaining the marriage date, the female father accepts, and finally the messenger returns to return to life.

Greeting is the sixth of the six rites, and it is the etiquette for the groom to personally welcome the bride home. The pro-greeting ceremony began in the Zhou Dynasty and has been followed by successive dynasties, and the pro-greeting ceremony has various forms. A wedding banquet, also known as a wedding wine, is a grand feast held during the wedding to thank the guests.

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(45) Township drinking ceremony

The meaning of the township drinking ceremony is as follows: the host goes out of the village school to welcome the guests, and bows to the guests again; After the host and the guest entered the door, they bowed to each other three times before coming to the front of the hall; Before ascending, the host and the guest humbled each other three times, and then the master was promoted, and the bin was also promoted. It's all about showing respect and humility to the other person. Wash your hands before drinking your glass, as a sign of cleanliness. The guest is greeted by the host, the host washes the wine glass and the guest is washed, the host offers wine and the guest worships and receives, the guest accepts the wine and the host greets, and the host greets and toasts after the guest drinks the wine. These are all meant to show respect to the other person.

Respect and humility with each other, clean and hygienic food, and respect each other, as should be the case in the dealings of gentlemen. Gentlemen respect and humble each other, and there will be no fighting; Eat cleanly, pay tribute to each other, and there will be no slackness. If there is no slackness and no fighting, there will naturally be no such thing as fighting and lawsuits. If there are no fights and lawsuits, there will be no catastrophe of riots. This is how a gentleman avoids man-made disasters. That's why the saint formulated the village drinking ceremony.

When the township doctor, the governor, the party leader and the secretary of the government hold the township drinking ceremony, the wine pot is in the place between the east door and the room door, which means that the guests and hosts enjoy the wine together. One of the two pots is filled with Xuanjiu, which means that you value the simplicity of Xuanjiu. The dishes are served from the east room, and the east is the host's location, which indicates that the dishes are served by the host. A washer is installed under the eaves of the east roof, which means that the owner used to wash his hands and face, but now he also uses it to honor guests. The guest and the host, symbolizing heaven and earth. The assistant of the drinking ceremony in the countryside is the person who assists the person 介和僎 (zhuàn), symbolizing yin and yang. The three elders of the guests symbolize the sun, moon and stars.

It takes three times to be elevated to each other, which symbolizes the return of light three days after the New Moon. The host, guest, intermediate, and servant sit facing each other, symbolizing the four seasons. The strict condensation between heaven and earth, starting from the southwest direction, and reaching the northwest direction is the strongest one, which is the dignity between heaven and earth, and the righteous qi between heaven and earth. The warm qi between heaven and earth, starting from the northeast direction, and reaching the southeast direction is the strongest, which is the prosperous qi between heaven and earth, and the benevolent qi between heaven and earth. In order to show respect for the guests, the host arranged the guests in the northwest seats, and arranged the seats in the southwest to assist the guests.

The so-called bin is the outstanding feature of receiving people and things, so he is arranged in the northwest seat to correspond to righteousness. The so-called master, in the reception of people and things, the outstanding feature is benevolence and virtue, so sit in the southeast seat of the seat, to correspond to benevolence; And let the servant sit in the northeast seat to assist the master. Benevolence and righteousness are handed over to each other, the guest and the host have their own place, and the number of ritual beans for hospitality meets the requirements, which is called Shengming. On the basis of this sacredness, perseverance and respect is called courtesy. Taking etiquette as a norm so that everyone can practice it is called virtue. The so-called virtue is the result of this kind of physical practice. Therefore, in ancient times, people who learned Taoism had to gain from their own practice. That's why the saints strive to put it into practice.