On May 2, on the second day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar (Mengzi's birthday), the 2022 Ceremony to Commemorate Meng's Mother Mencius was held at the Meng Temple in Zoucheng, Shandong.
With the sound of "Opening the Door", the Mengmiaoling Star Gate slowly opened.
At 9:00 a.m., "The Song of Haoran" was played, and the 2022 Memorial Ceremony for Meng's Mother and Mencius was launched.
The descendants of the Meng family and representatives from all walks of life in Zoucheng, under the guidance of Wen Wusheng and Wu Wusheng, stepped in in turn.
In front of the Yasheng Temple, people from all walks of life presented flower baskets and bowed three times to Mencius.
Meng Guangshun, the 70th generation of Mencius, read the commemorative texts of Mother Meng and Mencius in Beijing by means of connection, and deeply remembered Mencius' outstanding contribution to the excellent Chinese culture.
Meng Zhaonian, a descendant of the seventy-first generation of Mencius, introduced, "(Every) a grand ceremony is like a baptism, and everyone can feel the awakening of Mencius' thoughts and mother's culture. The broad and profound culture and love of our ancestors must be passed on. , this is the soul of the Chinese nation, and we hope that it is our responsibility to awaken, and to carry forward our Confucianism to a wider and wider range."
In accordance with the actual requirements of epidemic prevention and control, this year, Zoucheng will put the ceremony of offering sacrifices to Meng on the cloud, so that more people from all walks of life, descendants of Meng clan and Confucianism enthusiasts at home and abroad can cherish the memory of St. The greatness of culture and the profoundness of Mencius' thought.
(Zhang Shun Wang Yuhong Zhang Yang video source Zoucheng Radio and Television)
Responsible editor: [Fang Jialiang]