The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Chun Sai — Spring Deity Procession in Chinese Folk Religion 春赛

Chun Sai — Spring Deity Procession in Chinese F...

Paul Peng

Chun Sai (春赛) is the traditional Chinese folk spring procession in which the local deity's image is carried through the community to inspect the territory and receive offerings.

Chun Sai — Spring Deity Procession in Chinese F...

Paul Peng

Chun Sai (春赛) is the traditional Chinese folk spring procession in which the local deity's image is carried through the community to inspect the territory and receive offerings.

Yao Ji — Fresh Fish Sacrifice in Chinese Ritual 腰祭

Yao Ji — Fresh Fish Sacrifice in Chinese Ritual 腰祭

Paul Peng

Yao Ji (腰祭) is the ancient Chinese ancestral temple sacrifice of fresh fish, named for the requirement that the fish remain firm and straight when cooked.

Yao Ji — Fresh Fish Sacrifice in Chinese Ritual 腰祭

Paul Peng

Yao Ji (腰祭) is the ancient Chinese ancestral temple sacrifice of fresh fish, named for the requirement that the fish remain firm and straight when cooked.

La Ji — Ancient Chinese Year-End Winter Sacrifice 腊祭

La Ji — Ancient Chinese Year-End Winter Sacrifi...

Paul Peng

La Ji (腊祭) is the ancient Chinese year-end winter sacrifice offering hunted game to ancestors and the hundred spirits, precursor to the modern Laba Festival.

La Ji — Ancient Chinese Year-End Winter Sacrifi...

Paul Peng

La Ji (腊祭) is the ancient Chinese year-end winter sacrifice offering hunted game to ancestors and the hundred spirits, precursor to the modern Laba Festival.

Xi Si — Continuous Sacrificial Tradition in Chinese Ritual 系祀

Xi Si — Continuous Sacrificial Tradition in Chi...

Paul Peng

Xi Si (系祀) is the ancient Chinese concept of unbroken sacrificial continuity across generations, rooted in the Shuowen Jiezi definition of si as sacrifice without end.

Xi Si — Continuous Sacrificial Tradition in Chi...

Paul Peng

Xi Si (系祀) is the ancient Chinese concept of unbroken sacrificial continuity across generations, rooted in the Shuowen Jiezi definition of si as sacrifice without end.

Ji Dian — The Canon of Chinese Sacrificial Rituals 祭典

Ji Dian — The Canon of Chinese Sacrificial Ritu...

Paul Peng

Ji Dian (祭典) is the comprehensive Chinese sacrificial canon covering objects, methods, schedules, and hierarchies of state, temple, and ancestral rites.

Ji Dian — The Canon of Chinese Sacrificial Ritu...

Paul Peng

Ji Dian (祭典) is the comprehensive Chinese sacrificial canon covering objects, methods, schedules, and hierarchies of state, temple, and ancestral rites.

Zhuo Xian — Wine Offering Ritual in Chinese Sacrifice 酌献

Zhuo Xian — Wine Offering Ritual in Chinese Sac...

Paul Peng

Zhuo Xian (酌献) is the ancient Chinese ritual of presenting wine to deities and ancestors during sacrifice, later adapted into Taoist liturgy with water and flower substitutes.

Zhuo Xian — Wine Offering Ritual in Chinese Sac...

Paul Peng

Zhuo Xian (酌献) is the ancient Chinese ritual of presenting wine to deities and ancestors during sacrifice, later adapted into Taoist liturgy with water and flower substitutes.