Three kneels and nine knocks are the highest state of traditional ceremonies in China. The steps of "three kneels and nine knocks" in white matter mean that one kneels and three knocks are repeated three times. Kneeling means kneeling on your knees, and knocking is the first point.
First, the white matter three kneeling nine knocking ceremony steps.
Three kneels and nine knocks, also called three kneels and nine worships, is the highest state of ancient traditional etiquette. Under normal circumstances, this gift will not be carried out. When worshipping God, the three-kneeling and nine-knocking ceremony is to leave your left foot first and kowtow with the back of your hand up. The ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times is slightly different from worshipping God. When kowtowing, the right foot comes out first and the palm is up.
Three kneels and nine knocks means one kneels and three knocks. Kneeling is kneeling, knocking is nodding. When doing the three-kneeling and nine-knocking ceremony, the saluter first measures the distance from the beginning to the coffin with his own steps, and then will implement it in detail. The steps are as follows:
1. Stand at the starting position, with your feet parallel and shoulder width, look ahead and get ready to go.
2. Lift your right foot, take eight steps forward and take three steps. Feet parallel, naturally separated, shoulder-width apart. After standing, look forward and bow once.
3. After the hand is put down, the right hand first kneels on the right knee, and then the left leg kneels to form a kneeling posture, with the hands up and shoulder width apart, and the palms inward flush with the head. Bend down once, with your hands and head on the ground at the same time, palms up and placed on both sides of your head.
4. Hands are shoulder width and head level, and kowtow three times in a row. After that, hold your head up and stand up, starting with your left leg and then your right leg. At this point, take three steps and complete the etiquette of kneeling and kowtowing.
5. Then, another round began. The third step is to stand in this position, take a right foot, take three steps forward and repeat the action of kneeling and knocking three times. Always do it three times, that is, kneel three times and knock nine times.
6. At the end of the last time, stand up, walk three steps forward and reach the mourning hall, offering incense and paper money to the deceased and kowtowing.
The real gift of white matter is that one person kneels eight times and worships twenty-four times. At most, two people cross together and walk in a figure of eight, a total of 48 worships. In the etiquette of kneeling three times and knocking nine times, it is generally the closest relatives of the deceased (son-in-law, brother-in-law, nephew, nephew, etc.). ).
In some places, there will be a change, that is, you should bow once before kowtowing, either empty-handed or holding incense. At this time, one kneeling and three knocking is actually one kneeling, three bowing and three kowtowing.
Second, the ancient sacrificial ceremony.
There are nine kinds of prostration in the ancient book Zhou Li: one, kowtowing, two, nodding, three, empty, four, vibration, five, good luck, six, fierce, seven, odd, eight and nine.
In Zhu Faman's Notes on Discipline, Rules and Discipline in the Tang Dynasty, four kinds of worship ceremonies of Taoist priests were introduced: one worship, two worship, three worship and four worship. Among them, kowtow three times and kowtow nine times; As a gift, it is a worship ceremony, which is divided into one or three times; Compliance means doing it according to regulations; Heart ceremony means that you don't have to act, but you can speak your mind.
In feudal society, the three-kneeling and nine-knocking ceremony is a great gift that will be exercised when visiting the emperor and offering sacrifices to ancestors. This gift began in the pre-Qin period and was also used in subsequent dynasties, but it was basically not handed down in modern times.
The ancients also had three obeisances, that is, they only bowed three times and did not kneel or kowtow. Generally, there are three situations: one is to bow three times under special circumstances to show sincerity; Second, the host made three obeisances to many guests as a general salute; Third, Buddhism respects the body, mouth and heart with three rituals.