Ceremony to Worship 'Yellow Emperor' Held in Xinzheng, Henan

Ceremony to Worship 'Yellow Emperor' Held in Xinzheng, Henan

壬寅年黄帝故里拜祖大典在河南新郑举行

 

With the theme of "May Peace and Harmony Be with Us from the Same Root and Ancestor", a grand ceremony to worship the Yellow Emperor (also known as Huangdi or Xuanyuan), who is widely regarded as the initiator of Chinese civilization and the ancestor of all Chinese, was held in Xinzheng (the hometown of the Yellow Emperor), Central China's Henan province, on April 3, the third day of the third lunar month.

天蓝地绿，惠风和畅。4月3日，农历三月初三，壬寅年黄帝故里拜祖大典在河南新郑黄帝故里园区简约庄严举办，大典主题为“同根同祖同源，和平和睦和谐”。

The ceremony to worship the Yellow Emperor. [Photo/dahe.cn]

The grand ceremony proceeded in a solemn atmosphere following 9 established procedures: a 21-gun salute, the offering of flower baskets, burning incense, worshiping the Yellow Emperor, reading the lines of worship, singing odes, dancing, praying for China, and wishing for society to be in harmony. Besides, the new statue of the Yellow Emperor was unveiled in the ceremony.

今年的黄帝故里拜祖大典现场仍保留九项仪程，分别为：盛世礼炮、敬献花篮、净手上香、行施拜礼、恭读拜文、高唱颂歌、乐舞敬拜、祈福中华、天地人和。大典现场举行了黄帝新塑像揭幕仪式。

The ceremony to worship the Yellow Emperor. [Photo/dahe.cn]

To worship Xuanyuan on the third day of the third lunar month is a tradition of the Chinese nation. The event has become a soul tie that unites the Chinese people around the world for a better future.

黄帝是中华民族的文明始祖，“三月三，拜轩辕”是中华民族的文化传统，连年成功举办的黄帝故里拜祖大典已成为华夏儿女寻根拜祖的心灵之约和精神回归，凝聚起全球华人四海同心，一起向未来。（中文来源/大河网 记者/田凯中 刘杨 摄影/贾志昊 编译/赵汉青 审校/丁岚）