The origin of Chongyang mountain worship custom

1, there are Hakkas in Luchuan, Yulin and Guigang, Guangxi, immortals in Pujian, Herao clan in Dongzhuang, Taiwan Province, and even some Chinese Singaporeans. Huang's family in Xiasha, Shenzhen and Liao's family in New Territories, Hong Kong are two festivals in spring and autumn, and ancestral graves and ancestral temples are worshipped in spring.

It is a long-standing custom of Hong Kong people to worship the mountain on Double Ninth Festival. When Chongyang arrives, Hong Kong people either climb the mountain with their families or go to the grave to worship their ancestors. Since the main cemeteries in Hong Kong are all on the mountains, it is quite timely to climb the mountain while sweeping the graves.

3. Most of these grave-sweepers worship their ancestors in one or several units with rich sacrifices and incense sticks. After sweeping graves to worship ancestors, many Hong Kong people will take their families to eat, drink and go for an outing. So the road to the cemetery in the morning is particularly crowded.

According to historical records, the custom of ancestor worship in Hong Kong originated from Liao nationality in Shangshui, and it was one of the earliest nationalities who settled in the New Territories. Liao country still retains this custom, and its autumn festival scene is very huge. However, in terms of the number of participants, the form and scale of worship, it is different from the ancestor worship activities of the indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories.

5. According to the records, the ancestor worship of the indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories is usually divided into three times: the first time is a private grave-sweeping, that is, a small family-style ancestor worship; The second time is to sweep the grave, ranging from a few households to more than ten households; The third time was a collective grave-sweeping, that is, the whole village shared the same surname, and all the people who moved out or lost came to worship their ancestors in groups.

6. Tribes usually bring roast pigs, three wine offerings, bowls, chopsticks, cups and plates, sickles and other utensils. At the ancestral graves, some people build stoves with stones and cook traditional dishes, while others clean up weeds and rubbish at the graves.