The Son of Heaven patrols in all directions, and the famous mountains where he goes must first be sacrificed to the sky, ↗ and the suburbs worship the sky in order to welcome the arrival of the winter solstice, and to generally return to the gods of heaven and take the sun as the mainstay.

The place of the suburban festival was chosen in the southern suburbs, because the south is the yang position.

It is not carried out on the altar, because no matter how high the altar is, it is not as high as the sky, so you can sweep the ground and salute, which is called going with the flow.

The vessels used in the sacrifice are all made of pottery and are not carved, which is to imitate the natural nature of heaven and earth.

The sacrifice to the sky is in the suburbs, so the sacrifice to the sky is also called the suburbs.

Red calves were used for sacrifices to the heavens, because the Zhou Dynasty admired red.

The calf was sacrificed because its virginity was precious.

The reason why the suburbs chose Xinri is because the first suburban ceremony of the Zhou Dynasty was on the winter solstice, and that day happened to be Xinri, and the descendants were attacked.

The date of divination must be told to the temple of the ancestor first, and then divination in the temple of the father, which means that the ancestor is respected and the temple of the father is pro.

On the day of the divination, the Son of Heaven stood in Zegong and personally listened to the precautions that Ariji announced, which meant that even the Son of Heaven had to be bound by the teachings.

When the Son of Heaven returned from the palace, he reiterated the matters that should be paid attention to in the treasury gate of the palace, which was intended to warn the officials, and he reiterated the matters that should be paid attention to in the temple, which was intended to warn the relatives.

On the morning of the day of the suburban festival, the Son of Heaven wore a leather robe to listen to the relevant officials report on the preparations for the suburban festival, which was to show the people special respect for the emperor.

On both sides of the road leading to the southern suburbs, no one dares to cry when someone dies, nor does he dare to wear linen and filial piety, the road has to be cleaned, the road has to be paved with new soil, and the villagers are lighting torches in the ground.

These are the conscious actions of the people, and there is no need for orders from above.

When worshipping the heavens, the Son of Heaven wears a large fur painted with the pattern of the sun, moon and stars to imitate the heavens, wears a crown on his head, and the front end of the crown hangs twelve tassels with pearls and jades, which is taken from the law of the heavens with twelve numbers.

The car is not decorated, which means that simplicity is precious.

The flag on the car has twelve streamers, and the pattern of the dragon and the sun and moon is painted on it, which is also the meaning of the law.

The heavens show the sun, moon, stars, and other Dharma images, and the saints imitate them one by one, and the suburban gifts are to let people know to imitate the way of heaven.

If the cow is inconvenient to use for some reason, then replace it with the cow that is sacrificed to the post.

The oxen used for the sacrifice must be carefully raised in a clean barn for three months, and only one ox used for the sacrifice must be used, even if it is brought temporarily.

There is a difference between worshipping gods and worshipping humans and ghosts.

Everything in the world is innate, and the people in the world are also passed down from generation to generation by the ancestors, which is why the ancestors should be sacrificed together when worshipping the heavens.

The sacrifice of the suburbs is a universal return to the heavens to the ancestors.

The wax sacrifice of the Son of Heaven is mainly offered to eight gods.

There was a wax festival from the beginning of the Iki clan.

The meaning of the word wax is, etymologically, the meaning of Suo, because according to the ancient pronunciation, "wax"

and "So"

The finals are the same, and the pronunciation is similar.

To be specific, at the end of the agricultural work in December of the Zhou calendar, all the gods related to crops are invited to be sacrificed.

The deities of the wax festival are mainly Shennong, who founded agriculture, and Houji, who is in charge of farming.

Sacrificing to the god of grains is to repay Shennong and Houji.

It is also necessary to sacrifice to the god of Tianguan, the god of the field house and Ye Mo, and the beasts including the tiger cat, from the perspective of repaying the kindness, it can really be said that the benevolence and righteousness have been exhausted.

The gentlemen of ancient times must repay the gods who are beneficial to crops.

For example, cats are invited to sacrifice because they help people eat voles that harm crops; Tigers are invited to sacrifice because they help people eat wild boars that harm farmland, so they are invited to sacrifice.

As for the sacrificial embankments and sacrificial ditches, it is also because they contribute to agricultural work.

In the greeting of the wax sacrifice, there are these words: I hope that the embankment will be safe and sound, and that the ditch will not overflow; Do not cause pests and diseases, and do not grow wild grasses and wild trees in good fields.

The Son of Heaven wore a leather cloth to participate in the wax festival.

The reason why they wear plain clothes is because everything that helps in farming is aging, which is equivalent to sending them to death.

But with a kudzu belt around his waist and a rod in his hand, this kind of ritual is slightly lower than that of a funeral.

As far as the number of ceremonies such as wax sacrifice is concerned, it can really be said that benevolence and righteousness have been exhausted.

The people who came to the wax festival in yellow clothes and straw hats were farmers who worked hard all year round and rarely had leisure.

The farmer wears a yellow crown and wears a yellow coat because the grass and trees are yellow in autumn, and the color of the clothes is based on the autumn color.

Da Luo, this is the official responsible for the birds and beasts for the Son of Heaven, and the birds and beasts that the princes pay tribute to are taken over by him.

The messengers of tribute came wearing straw hats, which showed respect for the wild people who caught birds and beasts.

Da Luo took out the deer and the woman and asked them to send a message to his king, telling them that those who love to sound and lust must die in the country.

The melons and fruits planted by the Son of Heaven are neither withdrawn nor collected, so as not to compete with the people for profit.

The eight gods and eight waxes related to agriculture have the effect of detecting the age of the four directions.

If the wind and rain in the four directions are not smooth, the sacrifice of the eight waxes will not be held, so that the people can spend less money, the east and west, the north and the south, which side of the wind and rain will be good in the year, which side will hold the wax sacrifice, and the people will take this opportunity to drink and relax the tense labor of the year.

After the wax festival, the grain is collected and the farmers can recuperate.

Therefore, after the wax sacrifice, the gentleman no longer built a large number of buildings to recruit the people.

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