The one hundred and seventy-eighth Feast of Ucha

Topaz left the cave with the ape, of course, before leaving, Topaz destroyed the cave, and Topaz gave the ape a new name, Yuan Ren. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info Anyway, Topaz had nothing to do, so he said he would go, took Xiaobai down Kuocang Mountain, walked out of the cave, closed the door of the cave, took Yuan Ren out of the dense forest, found the horses that were free-range when he came in, took the horses, and the two stepped on the horses, shook the reins, and went straight to Alam Khan Manor.

Topaz took Xiaobai and galloped all the way, and soon arrived at the Alam Khan manor. The elders of the Niu tribe led the steppe people to receive topaz with the most solemn reception etiquette of the Mongolian people-dismounting wine. After all, after spending so many days in the grassland, Topaz knew the rules. I saw Topaz holding a silver bowl of wine with his left hand, dipping his ring finger in the wine with his right hand and bounce it to the sky, called "respecting the sky", using the ring finger of his right hand to dip the wine into the ground and bounce it to the ground, called "respecting the ground", and dipping the wine with his right ring finger to play it flat forward, called "respecting the ancestors", holding the bowl with both hands, and drinking it all. Drinking it all is regarded as a sign of respect for the Mongolian master.

They feasted topaz with the feast of Ucha. Speaking of the feast of Ucha, it is recorded in historical records. According to the "Secret History of Mongolia", it is recorded: "Genghis Khan set the world, feasted the heroes, and set up the whole sheep to be named the banquet of Ucha, which has a long history." The "Feast of Ucha" does not refer to the kind of "Whole Sheep Feast" in which all parts of the sheep's body are dismembered and made into dishes of various names, and then served on a plate one by one, but the whole sheep dumplings of the Mongolian people as the highest etiquette for hospitality, also known as placing Ucha or herding sheep's backs. According to the Mongolian custom of offering to the Buddha, the flat and large part of the sheep's tail with three other ribs is called the wucha (sheep's back), which is usually placed in front of the most distinguished guests at banquets. That's why we call this particular ritual and food of swinging the sheep's back the feast of Ucha.

The etiquette of the feast of Ucha was solemn. First of all, the guests should be seated in order according to the etiquette of the Mongolian people, starting with the guests and elders. At this time, the host brought a whole sheep that had been boiled and cut into seven large pieces and placed according to certain rules, and placed it on a red lacquered square table among the guests. The whole sheep is lying on a plate with its legs crossed, and the head of the sheep is placed on the meat facing the guests. At this moment, the host raised the silver bowl and offered white fresh milk to the guests, indicating that they welcomed the guests with the most holy and auspicious food on the grassland. The guests took the fresh milk in turn, poured a little milk on the ring finger of their right hand, solemnly flicked it to the sky once, flicked it once to the ground, and finally tasted a little for themselves, as a sign of respect for the heavens, the earth, the gods and the master.

Immediately after that, the host sang the traditional greeting of the whole sheep in a clear and clear tone: Honorable guests, please allow me to dedicate the fat whole sheep. Its broad back is like the vast universe; Its fat limbs are like the four continents; Its high head is like a whole sheep in the Sembul Mountains; Its long straight bones are like sandalwood trees on the mountain. Put the chief whole sheep in the middle of the relatives and friends, pour the mellow wine, into the shining cup, and enjoy it to the blessed guests.

At the same time, there are also a whole set of different expressions in language expression, such as eating Ucha can not say eating, but saying: "Calling Ogle", and you can't say put it, but you have to say offering. Butter must be smeared on the sheep's head, or in some places even cream or yogurt is smeared on the limbs and horns, which is also a manifestation of sacredness, related to the Mongolian ritual of Shangbai. The position of the sheep's head in Ucha is quite important, and as soon as Ucha comes up, the sheep's head must be directed at the most distinguished guest, which is to show respect to him and let him open the knife first. After drawing a cross or crescent moon on the head of the sheep with a knife, the guest turns the head of the sheep together with the wooden plate so that the head of the sheep is directed towards the sheep lifter, which is a sign of respect for the sheep lifter, and he is asked to unload the oocha according to the bone seams. When the sheep cleaner has unloaded the meat, he puts the head of the sheep on it, and turns the tray again so that the head of the sheep is again facing the most honorable guest, so that he can take the lead in eating the meat. Finally, after the meat is eaten, the guests have to follow certain rules, put up the sheep bones, and then put them on a wooden plate in a certain order, so that the sheep's head is directed at the sheep breaker, indicating that the master wants to remove the goat, and the sheep dissolver will say again: "Everyone eats", and everyone replies together that it has been used, and the sheep dissolver can clean up the goat. This is from the several transformations of the sheep's head to see the seriousness of the Ucha etiquette.

At the same time, how the meat is distributed everywhere on Ucha is also a very important matter. It is roughly divided into 5 grades: the most distinguished guest, put the Ucha in front, the second honored guest, put a shoulder blade with 4 large ribs, and a small rib at the front of the row of ribs, and the general distinguished guest, put the right humerus (upper arm bone) and the second of the 4 large ribs on the same side, and the left humerus (upper arm bone) and the second of the 4 large ribs on the same side, if it is a woman, put the right hip bone and the third large rib on the same side, or the left hip bone and the third large rib on the same side, and then the large rib with the hip bone with the enlarged leg bone. The following are all pieces with a large rib or one of the other ribs. The seriousness of the Ucha etiquette can be seen from the distribution of Ucha.