Research On The Sacrificial Etiquette And Customs Of Qi State In The Spring And Autumn Period

During the Spring and Autumn Period,many countries attached great importance to sacrifice,and the state of Qi inherited the sacrificial rites of Zhou dynasty,and there are also had the unique customs and habits of Qi.The sacrificial rites and customs of the state of Qi not only reflect the commonness of the spring and Autumn period,but also show its own uniqueness.Therefore.It is necessary to grasp the sacrificial activities of Qi State in the spring and Autumn period as a whole by analyzing relevant documents and combining with Archaeology and other disciplines.In the Spring and Autumn Period,there are many sacrificial activities of Qi recorded in the literature,such as Sheji(??),ancestor sacrifice and blessing prayer.The excavation of major archaeological discoveries in Chenzhuang,Gaoqing,Shandong Province,may serve as an important evidence for the study of the sacrifice of Qi State in the spring and Autumn period.It is proposed to explore the sacrifice of gods of Qi State in the spring and Autumn period by combining the handed down documents and archaeological discoveries.The Sheji(??)of the state of Qi once attracted the Luzhuanggong(???)to watch it regardless of the ritual law,which reflected that the Sheji(??)of the state of Qi in the spring and Autumn period had been different from that under the guidance of the Orthodox rites of the Zhou Dynasty.It had combined the sacrificial activities,political and military actions,and became a place for people to get together.Due to the unique geographical environment and cultural factors,Qi State has formed a unique Qi cultural system,which shows the differences with other vassal states in various aspects;this difference is reflected in the level of sacrifice,such as“female main sacrifice”,“eight gods sacrifice”and other unique sacrificial activities.Through the comparison of literature,it is concluded that the“Wuer”(??)and the“Shejishinv”(????)in Qi Dynasty were probably the derivatives of Zhou's“Yinvweishi”(????)in the state of Qi Dynasty,which solidified into the sacrificial procedure of“Nvzizhuci”(????)in the state of Qi,which also became the way of women's participation in family discourse right in Qi Dynasty;while the“eight gods sacrifice”is a set of sacrifice pedigree which absorbs the customs of the local aborigines and constantly integrates them into the national sacrifice level,which has an important impact on the later generations.The development of sacrificial rites and customs has an important influence on the politics and social thoughts of the Qi State in the spring and Autumn period.On the premiseof maintaining the domestic ruling order,the sacrificial activities are held to communicate with other vassal states,which not only promotes the social development of the Qi State,but also enriches the contents of sacrificial activities in the spring and Autumn period.