dàn
禫
ancient ritual for removing mourning clothes
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
an ancient ritual to remove mourning clothes after a period of bereavement
archaicThis is a highly specific and archaic term from classical Chinese ritual texts, referring to the final ceremony marking the end of the formal mourning period.
Sān三
nián年
zhī之
sāng丧
，
èr二
shí十
wǔ五
yuè月
ér而
bì毕
，
zhōng中
yuè月
ér而
dàn禫
。
The three-year mourning period ends after twenty-five months, and the Dàn ritual is performed in the intercalary month.
《
Yí仪
lǐ礼
》
zhōng中
xiáng详
xì细
jì记
zǎi载
le了
dàn禫
jì祭
de的
yí仪
jié节
。
The 'Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial' records in detail the rites of the Dàn sacrifice.