[Explanation] On March 3, worship Xuanyuan. On March 26, the ceremony of worshiping the emperor Huang Di's hometown in the year of the Gengzi was held in the hometown of Huangdi, Xinzheng, Henan. The theme is "same roots and same ancestors, peace and harmony", and "Yangtze River and Yellow River Communist War" Epizoon " "The main idea. Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, this year ’s ceremony of worshiping the ancestors has launched a new “Global Chinese Online Ancestor Worshipping and Blessing Interactive Platform”.

Early in the morning, the Emperor Huangdi's hometown flag was displayed. At 9:34 a.m., the ceremony of worship of the ancestors officially started, continuing the salute of the age, offering flower baskets, purifying incense, worshipping salutes, congratulating prayers, singing carols, uniting the city, praying to China, heaven and earth, and the nine rituals. . Chinese people around the world take the form of online and offline, big screen and small screen interactive interactions such as online worship, TV connection.

[Same Period] (Li Xiaohua, a local citizen of Huangdi's hometown) This year ’s online and offline ancestor worship method is very good, we can not be restricted by the region, so that more people can participate in it. Due to the impact of the epidemic this year, it is possible that more of the descendants of Yanhuang will not be able to worship here, but the hearts of our descendants of Yanhuang will always be together. I also wish my compatriots overseas to be able to overcome the epidemic as soon as possible and be safe and happy.

[Explanation] This year's ceremony canceled the participation of large-scale mass performances in the outer square, and the inner square, which can accommodate more than 10,000 people, also changed the way of viewing. Under the guidance of disease control experts, according to the standard of personnel spacing of about 2 meters, 3 meters in front and back, The local people in Huang Di's hometown, as worshipers, performed rituals on behalf of the Chinese on five continents and expressed their respect for Huang Di, the ancestor of Chinese civilization.

[Explanation] Xi Bo, a cultural scholar who was invited to attend the ceremony of worshiping the emperor Huang Di ’s hometown, and professor and doctoral tutor of the Nanjing Normal University, told reporters that more than a month ago, he learned that the ceremony of worship of the ancestors would be held as scheduled this year, making him hard to imagine. , But as a cultural scholar is also very excited.

[Contemporary] (Yan Bo, Ph.D. supervisor, professor and doctoral student of the School of Chinese Language and Culture of Nanjing Normal University) Spring is here, and the ceremony of worship is also here. The "epidemic" of our war has achieved staged results, of course, we cannot take it lightly. Our Chinese nation is particularly cohesive and centripetal. From a historical perspective, the more we get into a crisis, we often gain the cohesion of this ethnic group and the centripetal force of the whole people by worshipping our great ancestors. On the third day of the month, it was originally a traditional worship of Xuanyuan. We are here to hold the ancestral worship ceremony in Huang Di's hometown. I think it has special value and significance in the Gengzi year.

[Explanation] The Yellow Emperor's Hometown Worship Ceremony is a national intangible cultural heritage. It is the ceremony of worshiping the ancestors of the Yellow Emperor in Xinzheng, Henan on the third day of the Chinese lunar calendar. Yan Huang descendants came to seek roots and worship their ancestors.

Reporter Li Chaoqing from Henan

Editor-in-chief: [Luo Pan]