Burning yellow paper is a standardized ritual procedure for offering sacrifices to gods, that is, on a voluntary basis, through consultation and agreement, choose an auspicious day, hang Guan Gong and other gods in a place that everyone thinks is more suitable, such as the ancestral temple, and put down three kinds of sacrifices, namely pork, fish and eggs (one for each person) and a live chicken (the male is a rooster and the female is a sworn one), one for each person according to age. After the ceremony, everyone will bring a wick and "Jin Lan Music". Then, kill the chicken, drop the chicken blood into the red wine, pierce the middle finger of everyone's left hand (the woman's right hand) with the needle tip, drop the blood into the red wine, stir it evenly, sprinkle three drops on the ground first, and finally take a sip in order of age, and put the rest in front of the statue of Guan Gong. This form, some are also called "blood alliance".
There is no limit to the number of people wishing, regardless of gender or age, but it must be an odd number. In the same year, the same sex became sworn, with men called brothers and women called sisters. It is usually carried out in adolescence, and most of them are like-minded, or in the same boat, or have their own needs. In the old society, there were many rituals and customs of becoming sworn: relatives did not become sworn; It is the in-laws who do not become sworn; Those who have a generation gap do not become sworn; Those who do not agree with the eight characters do not become sworn; Those who break the clan rules do not become sworn (if they made enemies with other clans before, they vowed to make rules not to marry or marry a certain clan); Those who fail the swearing-in ceremony are not formally sworn in, and so on. With the progress of society and the improvement of civilization, people think that as long as they get along well, they don't have to stick to a certain form. Of course, in reality, there are still some young people who are sworn and relatively indifferent to the old etiquette. The ceremony is generally simple, mostly oral oath. According to etiquette and custom, adults swear in front of Guan Gong statue, "ancestral temple" or other gods. Young people want to be allies, generally they have to get the consent of all their parents before they can take the oath, because their elders are more experienced and cautious.
After the swearing-in ceremony, the people who took part in the swearing-in ceremony were called brothers. Some of them added the words "Qi", "Lan" and "Friendship" before their names, and some of them were commonly known as the eldest brother, the second child and the third child ... That is to say, they shared life and death, shared happiness and shared hardship. In case of wedding, funeral and celebration, etc. They all associate like brothers.
With the changes of the times, social environment and people's thoughts, this form of mutual care, support and help is very different in form, content and function, forming a close and complicated social relationship between people. People who do good deeds can become a group that is United and progressive and beneficial to social progress. For example, when the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China entered Shuikou Sakura in 1944, the Party and guerrillas formed an alliance with the revolutionary masses in Sakura. In the special era, it is of obvious significance to close the relationship between the party and its guerrillas and the masses and achieve the purpose of unity, unity, joint resistance to Japan and opposition to Kuomintang reactionaries.
A sworn oath is a good wish for people to realize their ideals in life, but the final result is not expected by everyone, because people's feelings will change, or become indifferent, or even turn against each other because of changes in environmental conditions. Once this happens, the sworn oath will be broken, and allies often break up in discord. Generally speaking, to end the League of Righteousness at that time, it must end in the form of righteousness.
Nowadays, the relationship between people is win-win, common development and getting along with friends is the best state. This form of worship is generally not advocated.
Attachment: "Jin Lan Spectrum"
Men's style: the cover room is full of piano books, the intersection of music and intimacy; The bed is linked with the wind and rain, and the arm is often used to talk happily. Therefore, it is appropriate to spit on the ground, and other mountains attack jade, and the sound is sky-high. Every time I look at the orderly geese, I will be attached to the ponytail. So-and-so and so on. Fill the inkstone in the north, cut the window in the west, or write vertically and horizontally, or peek at the hall. Young people shake hands and have a high degree of friendship and mutual respect with Lei Zhen; White water is calm, so Zhifang Bao dust should be controlled. Stop the clouds and fall on the moon, across the Qian Shan, but I don't like to go through the years and my own determination with Meng Si, the old rain and the spring breeze. Don't compete with fame and fortune, don't compete with talent and virtue. Righteousness and Jin Lan, today, since the fairy couple, Huisheng bamboo forest, I hope other years can also be closely related. Sincerely.
Female body: poetry logging is enough to attract friends; It's easy to break gold, but it's early to meet your bosom friends. Therefore, embroidering Lu in boudoir is not only the communication of sound and gas; You can also observe the chicken window. Therefore, the alliance of friendship, friendship and loyalty is an orderly and effective way. So-and-so waits for the wind and the moon, closes the door in flowers, or sings poems, just to praise my husband; Or writing history, he is good at Ban Zhao. If the copper bowl is knocked over, you will have to wait a lot; The jade cup looks at the shadow and invites the bright moon. It's windy in first frost, so don't be frivolous. The bed is connected with wind and rain, which is suitable for the firmness of pine and cypress. Don't put talent first, don't judge people by their appearance, don't be suspicious because of their sparse appearance, and don't complain frequently because of their different reputations. Several gardenias are together, and nine gardenias are tied together. They swore to the gods that they would share weal and woe forever. Sincerely.
Note: Jin Lan: refers to a firm and harmonious friendship, which originated from the Book of Changes: "When two people get together, they will break the gold, and when they talk together, they will be as fragrant as orchid". Later used as a synonym for sworn brothers and sisters.
Worship day:
Traditional folk festivals of Zhuang nationality.
It is held every year on May 13th of the lunar calendar. According to the old custom, men have the right to become sworn brothers at the age of twelve. At that time, if there are two close friends, the old man will be invited to preside over the oath ceremony. The two sides will report each other's ages, drink raw chicken blood, report to their ancestors and swear to heaven. After the ceremony, they became good brothers.