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Why should we worship our ancestors during the Chinese new year? What's the stress of worshipping ou

Many areas have the custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors during the new year. Do you know why we should offer sacrifices to ancestors during the new year? What kind of stress do you have when offering sacrifices to ancestors? Let's have a look!

In the past, the ancestors cut thorns and covered mountains and rivers, explored land and settled the country. After experiencing the wind, rain, thunder and electric shock, they had an awe of nature in their hearts, and believed that the mountains and rivers of heaven, earth, sun and moon have their own gods. Later, with religious thought, this concept of Shinto became more specific and practical. The Chinese people are actually very broad-minded. I always think that since God came to protect mankind, of course, the more the better, so whoever came did not refuse. Buddhism has Buddhist gods and Buddhas, and Taoism has Taoist gods. Although Confucianism did not develop religious forms and religious organizations, Confucius said that intelligence and integrity are called gods, which is tantamount to setting a standard for divine personality.

Under this concept, many sages, sages, great Confucians and famous generals in the history of the country, as well as loyal officials, righteous men, chaste women and filial sons who record aspirations in various places, all who meet the "divine personality" and have outstanding deeds, are born British and have spirits after death, and have the opportunity to set up temples to worship. With China's wide land, large population, long history and prosperity of cultural relics There are so many sources of gods. It is not surprising that there are these heavenly gods and Buddhas in China to protect people all over the world and receive incense from all directions.

When you go to the temple to worship God, you will find that there are many incense burners in addition to the main god in the temple. For example, if you don't pay attention to Ford, heaven and earth, door gods or other gods, you should pay attention to them. As the saying goes: 'worship God in the temple and call people in the house'. This is a kind of respect and courtesy. When you go to the temple to worship God, you need to offer incense, but it does not mean that God will only suck these incense. This is a way to greet the gods.

Generally speaking, the main altar offers three big incense, three fine incense or five fine incense, followed by all the gods outside the main altar; One incense burner with three sticks of incense is perfect only when it is offered to all the gods in the temple. This is a rule of worship in the temple.

It's also a kind of courtesy. You won't go empty handed when you visit friends. You have to buy some fruits or candy cookies. People are polite, not to mention the gods. The size of the offering depends on your heart. You can entrust a golden pig or three animal wine gifts, or you can bring five fruits and a plate of vegetarian dishes as offerings.

Usually, the offerings are put on before offering incense. If there are too many incense in the censer on busy days, you can choose another method to offer incense. That is to put the offering on the ground [if there is a vacancy at the worship table, put it on the worship table] because the place is crowded, the gods will not be surprised to do so; Then put a fruit in front, insert incense above the fruit, and then bow to the gods to pray for family peace, prosperity, children's smart reading, marriage and so on.

Some people mainly want to ask for autographs. After offering sacrifices, they can borrow a sign box from the temple wishes (usually good men and women will donate some sesame oil money or look at some stalls before entering the temple. If they have a sign box to sell, they can buy it for their own use).

How to sacrifice:

Respecting heaven and ancestors has been a tradition in China for 5000 years, which has been followed by the whole people. Its roots are derived from nature and implemented in customs and habits, forming the cornerstone of China's inherent culture. Sacrificing ancestors is an important element of human relations, the foundation of governing the country, the season of the year, or weddings and funerals. Therefore, most of the incense tables of each family offer portraits or scrolls of the gods and Buddhas on the left and ancestral tablets of generations on the right. The words "Xiankao so and so" or "Xianyi so and so lady" or "ancestral tablets of the family" are written on them. They are verbally called "Gongma". In addition to burning incense films every day, they also worship on the first and fifteenth days of each month. In addition, in case of the birthday of the gods and Buddhas, Or when you want the blessing of the gods, you also need to go to the temple to offer incense. prostrate oneself in worship. Dr. Zheng Weijian reminded:

1. Worshipping gods and ancestors has certain national customs

2. There are also different customs in different regions

3. Worship gods and ancestors must be sincere, otherwise it will be disrespectful.