China News Service, Xingtai, May 28 (Zhang Pengxiang, Wei Baoai) On the 28th, the ancestor worship ceremony of the Chinese Zhang family's ancestral court (Internet) was held in Qinghe County, Hebei Province, the ancestral home of the Chinese Zhang family. More than 1 million Zhang family members at home and abroad. The ancestors watched the live broadcast through the Internet, communicated and interacted with the main venue of the event, and paid homage to the common ancestor of the Zhang surname in the world - Huigong.
On the same day, as the 19-gun salute resounded through the sky, 16 ceremonial personnel presented the offerings to the altar in turn, and handed them over to the sacrificial cloth.
On behalf of all the descendants of Zhang clan at home and abroad, the 6 clan chiefs walked up to the altar, presented flower baskets to Hui Gongjing, offered a toast to the nobles, and put on incense on their hands.
Afterwards, all the representatives of Zhang's clan in the audience cleaned their hands one by one and put incense.
In the wisps of green smoke, all the ancestors bowed three times to the ancestor's statue, expressing the deep respect for the ancestors and the homeland of the children of the Zhang family in China.
Zhang Zhitang, vice president of the World Zhang Clan Association, read the sacrificial text, praised the merits and virtues of the first ancestor, and prayed that the surname Zhang would inherit the glory from generation to generation.
In the sound of the rumbling battle drums, one sect held the divine bow in his own hands, and the four sects guarded them and invited the divine bow to the altar, which symbolized "the bow, the arrow, the fishing, the hunting, the expansion of the territory, and the praise of the people of Anfu in China".
Zhang Yinju, the president of the Qinghe Zhang Clan Association, opened the magic bow on behalf of all the descendants of Zhang Clan, praying for good weather, early departure from the epidemic, and prosperity of the Zhang Clan.
In the music and dance worship session, the dance "Longbow Dance" and the chorus video of "Ode to the Lord" were played live, and the online ancestor worship ceremony ended successfully.
The Zhang clan in the world goes out of the Qinghe River, and Qinghe County in Hebei Province is the ancestral place of the Chinese Zhang clan.
In 2009, Qinghe County was awarded the title of "Hometown of Chinese Zhang Surname Culture" and "China Zhang Surname History and Culture Research Center".
The World Zhang Clan Association establishes April and May as the "Chinese Zhang Clan Ancestor Worship Month", and May 28 every year as the "China Zhang Clan Ancestor Worship Festival". The venue of both events is set in Qinghe, Hebei. .
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