礼起源于原始社会的风俗习惯,古礼的内容主要规范人们的行为准则,礼具有文治和教化的功能。礼的三纲五常原则指导着法律的制定,循礼守法是儒家思想的基本要求,汉朝时引礼入法,自此使礼与法紧密的融合在一起,法的制定通常能够体现礼的基本原则。 Ritual originated from the customs of the primitive society. The contents of the ancient ritual mainly regulate the people’s code of conduct, and the rites have the functions of civilization and education. The principle of “Three Principles” and “Five Principles” of the ritual guide the making of the law. The abiding by the law is the basic requirement of the Confucianism. When the Han dynasty introduced the law into the law, the ceremony and law closely integrated together. The formulation of the law usually reflected the basic principle of ritual .