When curtseying, it is the same as kowtowing, except that different people must kowtow and touch the ground on their foreheads. Generally used to salute from bottom to top. (two poems, "nodding", were later used at the beginning or end of letters, and also at the beginning and end to show respect for others. )
When you perform the first military salute in the air, you land on your knees, arch your hands, bow your head and reach out, and you won't touch the ground with peace of mind, so you are called "empty hands" and "bow your hands". This is a kind of bowing ceremony for men in the "Nine Worship".
Others, such as vibration, not only bow down and nod, but also "jump" after worship, that is, jump. At general funerals, worshippers often beat their chests and feet, jumping and crying, expressing extreme grief and fierce worship, that is, nodding first and then hollowing out their heads when saluting; Bai Ji, when saluting, first empty your head and then nod; Odd worship, odd is singular, that is, a kind of worship; Praise and worship is to worship again and worship again. In ancient times, worship again was the most important thing.
Northern Jiangsu is a sacrificial ceremony for ancient women. When bowing down, kneel down first, then land with both hands first, then hand over, and lower your head until you reach it, so it is also called "hand worship". Sue, put your hand on the ground. So later in communication, in order to show respect for each other, people often say "be careful". Women salute, also known as "Duansu", comes from this.
After the Han Dynasty. Only gradually with high seats, benches and chairs came out one after another, and people no longer "sit on the floor", thus greatly changing the "kneeling" in their original lives. However, the worship ceremony still exists, but it has become a symbol of grade difference, mainly used in officialdom. For example, courtiers worship the emperor, small officials worship big officials, and slaves worship their masters. Sometimes it takes three knocks and nine obeisances. In folk customs, such as offering sacrifices and celebrating birthdays, they are still passed down from generation to generation. Later, rituals such as "beating a thousand" (when saluting, the left knee bends forward, the right leg bends backward, the upper body leans forward slightly, and the right hand droops), bowing (hands folded as a gift), bowing (bowing) and so on were added until the victory of the Revolution of 1911. With the collapse of the feudal monarchy for thousands of years, this worship ceremony ended, and today there are still remnants when offering sacrifices to the gods and ancestors.