Shanghai pays attention to burning paper for ancestor worship in New Year, and burning paper in New Year's Eve.

As we all know, there are many forms of ancestor worship, and the most common one is burning paper. Burning paper is in the form of burning "baggage" and paper money to send our care to the deceased ancestors and seek their shelter. So there must be a lot of attention to burning paper. Let's take a look at what we should pay attention to when burning paper to worship our ancestors in Shanghai during the New Year.

Pay attention to burning paper money on New Year's Eve.

Burning paper on New Year's Eve is not an easy task. There are many rules. First of all, don't choose paper money that is too inferior, don't buy piles of printed matter, choose good quality, which is a respect for the ancestor's sacrificial behavior; Secondly, when burning paper money, you should be serious, you can't laugh and play, you can't help but respect your ancestors, and you can also wear a mascot for self-defense; Then, pay attention to fire safety when burning paper money, and wait until all the paper money is burned out, so as to avoid fire and prevent paper money from being blown out by the wind and being picked up by others. Finally, it is best to burn paper money on New Year's Eve morning. You can't start the sacrifice a few days in advance or wait until the afternoon or evening of New Year's Eve. You must arrange the time for the whole family to burn paper money.

The process of New Year's Eve sacrifice

Pay attention to the process of burning paper. The most important thing in sacrifice is sincerity. Under normal circumstances, all family members should attend. Prepare offerings and drinks first, light incense, and burn paper money when the incense is behind; After the paper money is burned, firecrackers will be set off; After the sacrifice, the offerings can be taken down to eat, and the drinks are generally not moved. Some people like to sacrifice together, burn paper and shoot guns. This process is wrong. You must do it one by one, not at the same time. Ancestors didn't have time to collect paper money when they enjoyed the sacrifice, and it was useless to give it. Therefore, for the sake of order, impatience is not allowed.

What offerings have you prepared for the New Year's Eve?

It is equally important to prepare offerings during worship. On New Year's Eve, because of the New Year's Eve dinner, the general dishes will be very rich. When Han people worship their ancestors, they usually prepare fish tanks and offer them in high bowls, which means ringing bells. Manchu and Mongolian people sacrificed their ancestors. Mongolian flag bearer offered butter to stir-fry yellow wheat, fried it with sesame oil and dipped it in sugar when withdrawing the offering, which had a unique flavor. Manchu banner worships ancestors, walnut cakes, hibiscus cakes, apples, and plain wax sandalwood, which are extremely quiet. In different regions, the choice of products is different.