OFFERING& 339 bowed to, but received with weeping. All the neax relations are brought together, and again weep. Then those who have to wear mourning for only a year or nine months (grandsons, nephews, &a), are provided with meat, food, and spirits ; the family, however, cannot eat or drink, but wait on the others. But though acting the host, they wear the aspect of mourners, and not of those who rejoice in feasting. Offerings (Ji). The mere presentation or pouring out of spirits, is not regarded as a sacrificial offering. Sacrifice consists in the offering of the four dishes, so often mentioned, and in the double
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bow. The first sacrifice, called Yuji,* is offered on the day of the burial, on which day all below the Shangjoo wash "f* the face and body. There is a man specially appointed to manage all the affitirs belonging to sacrifice. There are three varieties of fruit ; one piece of meat, offered to the dead man as food ; one dish of boiled vegetables ; of soup, one plate ; one dish of unboiled vegetables, I or dish of seasoned sauce ; one of vinegar, beside the uncooked vegetables ; one of fish, which must be very fresh ; one dish of meat containing three || varieties, cut into small pieces; five dishes of differing soups (the poor may have but three) ; biscuit and boiled flour ; soup, with pieces of meat in it ; one spoon, and one pair kwaidsu; some of the mao^ grass; .sand ; a slab for a censer ; a censer ; incense box ; candle ; spirit cup ; and a second spirit-flagon on the table, with the edibles. The Di/ng is a large vessel for holding edibles ; and Daoo, a smaller, for the same purpose ; — both must contain flesh and fish as their
- YU — seven days' mourning.
t It will be obeerved that " clean hands " are requisite before every oflfering. It is unnecessary to draw attention to the antiquity of the practice, or of other customs mentioned. it Onions, garlic, or any kindred vegetable, is not offered. II Pig-liver, fish, and pheasant— three kinds of life. § Of white colour ; grows in water, but is not a reed.
