礼是中国传统文化的核心,也是中国法律文化的主要构成部分。从法社会学的视角考察,礼具有宗教性和被上升为国家意识形态的性质。它既表现为复杂的礼仪制度,又是中国古代社会长期存在的、旨在维护宗法血缘关系和宗法等级制度的一系列精神原则和言行规范的总称。 Etiquette is the core of Chinese traditional culture and also a major part of Chinese legal culture. From the perspective of sociology of law, the ceremonies are religious and elevated to the nature of state ideology. It is not only manifested as a complicated etiquette system, but also a series of spiritual principles and words and deeds that long existed in ancient Chinese society and aimed at maintaining the blood relationship and the patriarchal clan system.