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Etiquette and Ceremonial

Etiquette and Ceremonial
Vietnamese nameVietnamese alphabetNghi lễChữ Hán儀禮Korean nameHangul의례Hanja儀禮Japanese nameKanji儀礼Kanaぎれい

The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial is a Chinese classic text about Zhou dynasty social behavior and ceremonial ritual as it was practiced and understood during the Spring and Autumn period. The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial, along with the Rites of Zhou and the Book of Rites, formed the "Three Rites" which guided traditional Confucian understandings of propriety and behavior.