Abstract: The cognition of “Propriety” and “Ceremony and Propriety” has experienced atortuous process in our country. Many expositions on“Propriety” and “Ceremonyand Propriety” in traditional morality includes reasonable core of thoughts. We should make good use of this wealth, bring amply its moral function into play,develop widely education of ceremony and propriety and strengthen moral construction of citizenship and socialism's construction of spiritual civilization.

Key words: traditional thoughts, propriety, ceremony and propriety, moral function

摘要： 我国对“礼”和“礼仪”的认识经历了曲折的过程。传统道德中许多关于“礼”和“礼仪”的论述,包含着合理的思想内核。我们要很好地利用这笔财富,充分发挥它的道德功能,广泛地开展礼仪教育,加强公民道德建设和社会主义精神文明建设。

关键词: 传统思想, 礼, 礼仪, 道德功能