道武帝天兴元年(398年),北魏开始实行迎气祭祀礼。这一礼仪属于北魏中原系统的祭典。北魏统治者实行迎气祭祀礼,是与当时“顺时气”的施政方略结合在一起的,因此,这一祭礼在国家祭典中占有重要的地位。北魏迎气祭祀礼神祇和祭坛的设置,主要承袭以《月令》为基础而制定的传统中原汉族王朝迎气祭祀礼,并且祭祀的主要仪式也与传统迎气祭祀礼没有多少差别。由于北魏举行迎气祭祀礼,是“顺时气”布政措施的体现,故对这一礼仪所具有的社会功能不可低估。 Emperor Wu Xing Tianxing first year (398 years), the Northern Wei Dynasty began to implement the welcome ceremony. This etiquette belongs to the Northern Wei Dynasty Central Plains Festival. In the Northern Wei dynasty, the ritual ceremonies of ceremonial ceremonies were held in ceremonies, which were combined with the political strategy of “timely fashion”. Therefore, this ritual played an important role in the national ceremonies. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, the sacrificial ceremonies and altars of the sacred sacrificial ceremonies were mainly inherited from the traditions of the Central Plains Han dynasty that were crafted on the basis of the “month-long order”, and the main ceremonies of the sacrificial ceremonies were not much different from the traditional ceremonial sacrificial ceremonies. As the Northern Wei held ceremonial ceremonies, is “timely gas” embodies the administrative measures, so the etiquette of the social functions can not be underestimated.