The origin of the liturgy, when did the liturgy originate

As an important code of conduct in interpersonal communication, etiquette is not arbitrarily fabricated out of thin air, nor is it dispensable. Understanding the origin of etiquette is conducive to understanding the essence of etiquette and consciously carrying out social activities in accordance with the requirements of etiquette norms. Researchers have a variety of opinions on the origin of etiquette, which can be broadly summarized as follows.

There is an opinion that the liturgy originated from sacrifices. The Eastern Han Dynasty Xu Shen's "Shuowen Jie Zi" explains the word "li" as follows: "Perform also, so the blessing of the gods also follows the sound of the phoenix."

It means to do what has been agreed upon and to show it to the gods for blessings. The word "li" is a word of understanding, and "show" refers to the gods, from which it can be analyzed that the word "li" is related to the rituals of sacrificing to the gods in ancient times. In ancient times, sacrificial activities were not carried out randomly, but were carried out strictly in accordance with certain procedures and methods.

Guo Moruo pointed out in the "Ten Criticisms": "The beginning of rituals began with worshipping gods, and then expanded to people, and then became auspicious, fierce, military, guest, jia and other rituals. "Here we talk about the origin of the liturgy and the development of the liturgy.

There is an opinion that etiquette originated in the rules of the court. In the West, the word "ceremonies" derives from the French word "etiguette", which originally meant "pass on the court". In order to ensure the order of activities in the court, ancient France issued a notice card printed with court discipline to everyone who entered the courtroom as a rule and code of conduct to follow.

Later, the word "etiguette" entered the English language and evolved into the meaning of "etiquette", becoming the rules and guidelines that people should follow in their interactions.

There is also an opinion that etiquette originated from customs. People can not leave the society and the group, people in the long-term communication activities, gradually produced some conventional habits, over time these habits become the norms of communication between people, when these communication habits are recorded in the form of words and at the same time consciously abide by people, it has gradually become a fixed etiquette for people's communication. Observing etiquette not only makes people's social communication activities orderly and rule-based, but also makes people more friendly in their interactions.

In 1922, the book "A Collection of Western Etiquette" was published, which began with the following words: "On the surface, etiquette has countless rules and precepts, but its fundamental purpose is to make the world a place full of joy in life, to make people approachable. ”

From the origin of etiquette, it can be seen that etiquette came into being in people's social activities, in order to maintain a stable order, in order to maintain a kind of communicative harmony. To this day, etiquette still embodies this essential characteristic and unique function.

There are many kinds of origins, some are due to legends, some are to commemorate heroes, and so on.

Primitive society. Etiquette originated in primitive society, and the germ of early etiquette appeared in the middle and late stages of primitive society, and in the three periods of Xia, Shang and Western Zhou, etiquette began to gradually enter the formative period. The period of change in etiquette was in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, during which a hundred schools of thought were formed in the academic circles, so the Hundred Schools of Thought gave research and development to the religion of etiquette.

The period of strengthening of etiquette was from the Qin and Han dynasties to the end of the Qing Dynasty, and the development of modern etiquette was after the Xinhai Revolution.

China is known as the "State of Etiquette", and it is the so-called summer of etiquette. Chinese etiquette is based on Zhou, and ancient China generally implemented Zhou etiquette. In ancient China, there was a saying of five rites, the sacrifice was an auspicious ceremony, the wedding was a wedding ceremony, the guest was a guest ceremony, the military ceremony was a military ceremony, and the funeral was a murderous ceremony.

Folklore believes that etiquette includes four kinds of life etiquette: birth, crown, marriage and funeral. In fact, etiquette can be divided into two categories: politics and life. The political category includes sacrifices to the heavens, the earth, and the temples, and the worship of the ancestors, kings, and sages; Country drinks, greeting ceremonies, military salutes, etc.

The life category includes the five rituals, the high rituals, the rituals, the birth ceremony, the crown ceremony, the food etiquette, the gift etiquette, etc.