ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king / zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes / gluttonous / sumptuous (banquet)
纸钱
zhǐ qián
ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead
观礼
guān lǐ
to attend a ritual
拜堂
bài táng
ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / same as 拜天地
持重
chí zhòng
prudent / cautious / to be in charge of ritual ceremonies / to hold an important office
拜天地
bài tiān dì
to worship heaven and earth / ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / also called 拜堂
paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
纸马
zhǐ mǎ
paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
行礼如仪
xíng lǐ rú yì
to perform the ritual bows / to follow the customary ceremonies
观落阴
guān luò yīn
a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey
行礼如仪
xíng lǐ rú yí
to perform the ritual bows / to follow the customary ceremonies
拨浪鼓
bō lang gǔ
rattle drum / pellet drum &ndash / a hand drum with two pellets attached to strings on either side, mounted on a rod that is twirled to make the pellets strike the drum (used in ritual music, as a children's toy or as a street vendor's noisemaker)
祓除
fú chú
to exorcize (evil spirits) / to purify through ritual / to rid oneself of (a bad habit)
居丧
jū sāng
to observe the ritual mourning
冠礼
guàn lǐ
the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man
fú