What do ancestors offer for the New Year? Three offerings of pork are in the middle.

The Spring Festival is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation and an extremely important day for the people of China. Before and after the Spring Festival, especially in the twelfth lunar month, there will be many traditional cultures in China. As the saying goes, the twelfth lunar month is the year. In the twelfth lunar month, there is a custom of ancestor worship, which is what people call ancestor worship. However, there are many stresses on the facade of ancestor worship. Let's have a look.

What did the ancestors send for the New Year?

It is necessary to prepare memorial tablets in advance, usually made of wood, or fold yellow papers neatly to make them look like memorial tablets and write down the memorial tablets of ancestors; Then you need to prepare tributes, such as food, fruit, sugar, etc., and then take your ancestors home; After receiving it from home, you can provide drinks and cigarettes, according to your local customs; Burn incense and light candles after receiving your ancestors home, and try to leave someone at home during this time, because incense and candles can't be extinguished.

Food tribute

Generally, three animals are prepared first: a big piece of pork, a chicken and a fish.

Pork is in the middle, chicken and fish are placed on both sides of pork, and fish must be whole fish. Besides, there are several bowls of vegetarian dishes, cakes and seasonal fruits. You can choose bananas, apples, sugar cane, oranges, mangoes, cantaloupes, cantaloupes and grapefruit. But remember that pears can't be used to worship ancestors, and pomegranates, persimmons and other fruits that are homophonic with' death' can't be chosen because they are unlucky.

And the fish must be whole fish. Besides, there are several bowls of vegetarian dishes, cakes and seasonal fruits. You can choose bananas, apples, sugar cane, oranges, mangoes, cantaloupes, cantaloupes and grapefruit. But remember that pears can't be used to worship ancestors, and pomegranates, persimmons and other fruits that are homophonic with' death' can't be chosen because they are unlucky.

Worship process

First, the head of the family lights candles and three incense sticks, and then the women begin to worship. Worshipers should hold incense in their hands and report to God the prayers, vows and vows made during the New Year's greetings in the past year. Others burn a pasting sacrifice on the other side, and burn another pasting sacrifice after worshipping one. Burn paper money after incense burns, and set off firecrackers around the tomb after burning paper money, not at the place where offerings are made or at the top of the tomb; Some people like to worship together, burn paper together and shoot together, which is not acceptable.