The unseasoned soup and single deng vessel offered to Confucius symbolizes the humility of the officiators in encountering the Great Sage. The three of the Three Offerings is an expression of remembrance of the wise teachers of old and the hope that they will partake in the libations.
不加調味的原味羹湯，和唯一的祭器──鐙，則表示對至聖先師的內在謙卑；「三獻禮」，是以三為多，表達對先聖先賢無限的緬懷，並希望先人能盡情享用祭品。