In an initiation ceremony, a yellow umbrella would have been used to symbolise royal authority. It would have been carried by an existing society member while the initiates knelt before the altar.
Waxed umbrella used in Tiandihui initiation ceremony
In an initiation ceremony, a yellow umbrella would have been used to symbolise royal authority. It would have been carried by an existing society member while the initiates knelt before the altar.
