"Wives presiding are still and reverent," Baike's gloss on this line is 'wives': the emperor's and feudal prince's wives. 'presiding are still and reverent': respectful/deferential, one source says making an effort.
Some controversy over if it was the king of Zhou or one of the high ranking officials who is the worshipper -- by the end of the Spring and Autumn period, the ceremonies they would have used had become similar.
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Re: 209. 楚茨 - Chu Ci
Date: 2021-05-02 06:00 pm (UTC)Some controversy over if it was the king of Zhou or one of the high ranking officials who is the worshipper -- by the end of the Spring and Autumn period, the ceremonies they would have used had become similar.