On July 15, fruit was offered upon the high altar to honor the ancestors, and a vegetarian court rite recalled the spirits before their tablets.
Early that morning, on the day of ancestor worship, whole pigs and sheep were set on racks, while the five sacrificial meats, sweets and prepared dishes, rice, soup, tea, wine, and all manner of offerings were arranged neatly on the offering tables.
The Chen Clan descendants who came to take part in the ancestor worship all wore blue ceremonial robes with Chinese-style stand collars, sky-blue edging along the western-style trim, two symmetrical jeweled frog buttons, and a blackish-blue base. There were no complicated patterns or auspicious designs. Everyone was neatly dressed and behaved with refined courtesy as they came forward to join the rite.
The Chen Clan had few members. Everyone from the five branches of "Yu, Shui, Wen, Ji, and Guang," along with their relatives and the followers, had come to take part in the worship. They paid great attention to etiquette, lining up in orderly rows to enter. During the ancestor worship, the Clan Leader, elders, and those holding village posts stood at the very front, golden sashes draped over their shoulders.
Before the sacrificial rite began, the "Three Gate Cannon Salute" ground cannons had to be fired in front of the Ancestral Hall's Hall of Embracing Sunlight.
Chen Cong, the Master of Ceremonies, called out the rites in a carrying voice and announced the start of the ceremony. The chief sacrificer, Chen Hong, and all those in charge of the various duties took their places.
Chen Wu, acting as the officiant, led people in beating the drums, setting off firecrackers, and playing music. In front of the Ancestral Hall, they also performed the local Five Mountains County auspicious play, "Five Blessings Interlinked."