The ceremony of offering sacrifices to Confucius is a kind of temple music and dance which mainly includes four forms: music, song, dance and ceremony. Music, singing and dancing are all carried out closely around etiquette, and all etiquette requirements are "abundant, clean, sincere and respectful". There is a saying that "listening to music and knowing morality, watching dance and being sincere, knowing etiquette and being benevolent, being upright and happy, and being neutral and nurturing", which has great cultural and artistic value since ancient times.

The most important agenda for offering sacrifices to Confucius is three gifts. The priest must dress himself and wash his hands before he can go to the Confucius incense table and bow. When bowing, the man should put his left hand in front and his right hand behind, and the woman should put her right hand in front and his left hand behind. The so-called three offerings are divided into initial offering, Asian offering and final offering.

The silk is yellow silk, and the silk refers to antique wine glasses. After the official dedicates the silk to the incense table, the priest reads out and dedicates the eulogy, and then all the participants bow five times to the statue of Confucius and recite the Praise of Confucius. Both the offering ceremony and the final ceremony are offering incense and wine. The ceremony is the same as the initial ceremony.

Today's ceremony of offering sacrifices to Confucius in Qufu is divided into four parts: the opening ceremony of the ancient city of Ming Dynasty, the opening ceremony of the Confucius Temple, the modern public sacrifice and the traditional sacrifice. There have been new developments in music, dance and costumes. First of all, the music is new. On the basis of the original music score, the music of Kaesong and Confucius Sacrifice has been re-produced, and the expression forms of symphony and chorus orchestra have been introduced, aiming at achieving magnificent and shocking artistic effects. Secondly, the dance is new. The ceremony rearranged the music and dance of offering sacrifices to Confucius with reference to the related literature atlas such as "Elegant Music of Confucius Temples in Past Dynasties in China" to make it more infectious. In addition, the costumes are new, and the costumes and props used in the performance have been redesigned and made, which accurately reflects the scale and grand occasion of the memorial service in the Ming Dynasty. It is more simple, solemn and dignified, showing the grand occasion of the ritual music returning to Donglu through the ages and the worship of the king of Su through the ages.