The Confucius Sacrifice Ceremony is a large-scale temple music and dance activity dedicated to Confucius in Qufu, Shandong Province. It is also called "Ding Sacrifice Music and Dance" or "Dacheng Music and Dance". It is a comprehensive art performance form that integrates music, song, dance and ritual. It is held on the 27th day of the eighth lunar month every year on Confucius' birthday. The current Confucius Sacrifice Ceremony lasts from September 26 to October 10. The Confucius Sacrifice activity can be traced back to 478 BC. In the second year after Confucius' death, Duke Ai of Lu used Confucius' former residence as a longevity hall to sacrifice to Confucius. When Liu Bang, the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, passed through Lu, he sacrificed Confucius with "Tai Lao", setting a precedent for emperors of all dynasties to sacrifice to Confucius. With the emperors' praise and conferment, the sacrificial ceremony became more grand and magnificent, and the ritual instruments, musical instruments, music, dance scores, etc. were mostly issued by the emperor. Emperors of all dynasties either came to preside over the sacrifice in person, or sent officials to sacrifice on behalf of Confucius, or paid homage on the road, a total of 196 times. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty alone visited Qufu 8 times to pay homage to Confucius. The Republic of China government issued an order to hold a national ceremony to worship Confucius, and the procedures and etiquette were greatly changed. Offering wine cups was changed to offering wreaths, the classical sacrificial clothing was changed to long gowns and jackets, and kneeling was changed to bowing. In 1986, the Confucius worship ceremony, which had been silent for half a century, was excavated and sorted out by the Qufu Municipal Cultural Department and was revived at the opening ceremony of the "Confucius Hometown Tour" that year. The Confucius worship ceremony mainly includes four forms: music, song, dance, and ritual. Music, song, and dance are all closely centered on rituals. All rituals require "abundance, cleanliness, sincerity, and respect." The ceremony used music, dance and other means to express Confucian thought and culture, embodying a high degree of unity between artistic form and political content, vividly explaining the meaning of "ritual" in Confucius' teachings, and expressing the ideas of "the benevolent love others" and "establishing people by ritual". It has a strong ideological affinity, spiritual cohesion and artistic appeal, and plays an irreplaceable social role in promoting excellent traditional culture, creating a harmonious atmosphere, building a harmonious society and consolidating the national spirit.