China News Service, Macau, March 27th. "Macao's Respect to Xuanyuan Huangdi Ceremony in the Year of Renyin" was held on March 27th at Youhan Plaza in Macau.
The theme of the ceremony is "same roots, same ancestors, peace, harmony and harmony", which reflects the integration of inheritance and innovation, and the combination of etiquette and the times.
"March 3, worship Xuanyuan" is a cultural tradition of the Chinese nation. The ceremony includes nine rituals including auspicious drums to welcome the spring, recitation of worship, music and dance, prayers for China, heaven, earth and people.
In the "Heaven, Earth and Humanity" session, visitors from more than 20 business associations and institutions of higher learning, including the Macau Fujian West Association, Macau Huaxia Art Appreciation Exchange, and Macau Zhongshan Tanzhou Chamber of Commerce and Industry, waved national flags and Macau regional flags. , sang "Me and My Motherland" together.
The event was sponsored by the Global Chinese Association of Seeking Roots and Worshiping Ancestors and the Federation of Macao Hakka Associations. Wu Zhiliang, honorary chairman of the Federation of Societies, read "Worship the Zuwen".
Representative of the National People's Congress of the Macao Region and member of the Macao Legislative Council, Shi Jialun, Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Macao Region and President of the Macao Fujian Association, Zhang Mingxing, Member of the Election Committee of the Macao SAR Government, Li Zisong, Director of the Center for Chinese History and Culture of the University of Macau, Zhu Shoutong, Global Chinese Association for Seeking Roots and Worshiping Ancestors Executive Chairman Wang Youyi and others attended the event.
Liu Yiliang expressed the hope that the event will allow more young people to participate, so that children can understand the long history of the Chinese nation and remember that they are descendants of Yan and Huang.
Deng Mingwei, a young designer, said: "This is the first time I have participated in the worship of the Yellow Emperor. All the descendants of Yan and Huang, no matter where they are, should unite and contribute to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."
Intangible cultural heritage items such as woodblock New Year pictures, clay figurines, Bianjing kites, movable type printing, gold and stone rubbings, and silhouettes were also displayed at the ceremony on the same day.
"It is hoped that the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition will continue to be held together with the ceremony to better showcase the excellent traditional Chinese culture." said Zhang Jizhong, inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage Zhuxian Town woodblock New Year pictures.
According to the organizer, the Ceremony of Honoring Xuanyuan Huangdi in Macau has been successfully held for seven sessions in Macau since 2016.
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