葬前陳設奠儀，行三獻之禮，主張為傳統古禮之說者，往往將客家「喪禮三獻禮」與「虞祭」相提並論；方志稱之為「堂祭」，有主張北宋已有「堂祭」詞彙的產生，有斷定堂祭儀式主要來自朱子《家禮》，有與唐貞觀儒學復興相關，眾說紛紜，莫衷一是。「堂祭」不僅見諸方志，亦見於宋代文獻，迄今依舊於民間喪、祭場合中實行。「堂祭」、「祖奠」、「虞祭」間之轇轕，因社會環境影響，所產生之因革損益，無一不是重大課題，有待尋繹與探索；故擬就「堂祭」與古禮間之關係、「祖奠」、「虞祭」與「堂祭」間之轇葛，深入尋繹與考察。

Hakka funeral Three-Consecrationis commonly equated with Yuji by researchers who regard the custom performing Three-Consecration before burying, frequently called in local gazetteers Tangji, as a tradition existing in ancient China. Though still performing nowadays in funeral and worship ceremonies, its origin, historically speaking, has become an open question with a variety of theories, which include: 1) occurring in ancient texts as early as Northern Song dynasty; 2) ceremonially derived from Zhu Xi’s Jiali; 3) pertaining to the revival of Confucianism during the period of Zheng Guan in Tang dynasty. In this regard, studies in this article will be concentrated on the relations between Tangji and tradition rituals, as well as onentanglements, which are commonly taken as something affected by social environment, among Tangji, Zudian and Yuji.