In ancient times, when students entered the school, they had to hold a ceremony called "Entering Pan Li". This ceremony is divided into four steps, including dressing up, worshiping the teacher, cleaning hands, cleaning the heart and writing. The opening ceremony includes cinnabar opening, wise drumming, red painting and writing.
In some private schools, you will eventually "worship the pen". It is said that Meng Tian, the general of Qin State, invented the writing brush, which is regarded as the ancestor of the writing brush manufacturing industry, which is also respected in some schools.
1, Dressing: Students should tidy up their clothes first. You can't attend the ceremony if you are disheveled.
"The Book of Rites" said: "The beginning of the ceremony lies in correct expression, neat colors and smooth words." Pay attention to etiquette, first of all, you need to start from your own manners, so that you can dress neatly, have a dignified expression and speak kindly. Therefore, the first lesson of the opening ceremony in ancient times was "dress appropriately". The ancients thought that "dress appropriately first, then be sensible".
When entering the school, the freshmen should stand up one by one, and the teacher will help the students arrange their clothes in turn, and then the students will line up in front of the school. Only by standing for a while can you enter the school under the guidance of the teacher.
2. Teacher-worship ceremony: students should bow down to Confucius, the most sacred teacher, to show their respect for the teacher; Then bow to your husband to show his respect. After Mr. Bai, the students presented six gifts to Mr. Liu. One stick is dried meat, one stick is a stick, ten sticks are strings, and one string is ten sticks.
The so-called "Six Gifts" refer to six kinds of gifts given to Mr. Wang by disciples in the ancient ceremony: dried meat strips (thanks to the teacher), celery (studious), lotus seeds (painstaking education), red dates (junior high school), longan (complete merit) and red beans (good luck).
The wedding ceremony lasted until the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Although the gifts given by later generations are not the same, people always refer to the reward given to their husbands as getting married. After receiving the burden, Mr. Wang will give back gifts such as The Analects of Confucius and Mencius, and at the same time lead the students to recite the first chapter of the University, emphasizing the significance of "the way of a university lies in virtue, in being close to the people and ending in perfection".
3, clean hands and clean heart: primary school students should wash their hands and clean their hearts with clear water, which means to eliminate distractions and study quietly.
4. Opening Ceremony: This is the last procedure to enter the ceremony. Teacher Wang will use cinnabar to point a red mole on the pupils' eyebrows, which means enlightened eyes. At the same time, Mr. Wang will also let the students write down the word "person", hoping that the students can learn to be human and become pillars of society from this perspective.