entertain a parting friend with a feast

entertain a parting friend with a feast

The ancient rituals of offering sacrifices to the God of the way and holding banquets to see travelers off.

interpretation

The ancient rituals of offering sacrifices to the God of the way and holding banquets to see travelers off.

source

[Zudao] according to Hanshu, before Li Guang, the general of the Western Han Dynasty, attacked the Xiongnu, "the prime minister was Zudao and sent to Weiqiao.". In the annals of the Three Kingdoms, the biography of sun Po Lu's rebellion, it is said that "Shi's tent was placed outside the east gate of the city, and the ancestral way was called (the name of Gong Qiu), and the officials belonged to the society." "Jingke assassinates King Qin": "to the Yishui River, both the ancestor and the way." The word "zu" in this article is "Zu Dao", which means to sacrifice to the God of the road before leaving, and it is extended to farewell.