The Principal Presentation Officer is led by deacons to a position before the Da Cheng Hall incense table to imbibe of a drink of sacrificial wine and to receive some sacrificial meat. All participants must face the Da Cheng Hall while bowing courteously three times. In ancient times, it was believed that when prayers were offered to the gods during sacrifices, the gods responded by bestowing blessings upon the sacrificial items (i.e. the meat and wine). Partaking of the wine and taking home the meat for later consumption represents the receiving of such blessings.