Knock a few heads, light a few incense sticks, put a few bowls and a few pairs of chopsticks in the New Year.

Ancestor worship has a long history in China, and it is also one of the manifestations that China people attach great importance to filial piety. The object of sacrifice is the ancestors of the family, and people pay special attention to it. Therefore, there are many rituals to worship ancestors, including kowtowing, lighting incense and table manners. The new year is coming. Wanderers from all over the world are returning home from other places. It's time to worship their ancestors. Let's see how to worship our ancestors!

Kowtowing to ancestors requires a worship and a knock.

China pays more attention to ancestor worship, so does kowtow. The kowtowing posture is mainly the crossing of hands, kneeling and bending over to kowtow, and the three coherent movements are achieved in one go, that is, "one worship and one knock". Then get up and stand, take a half step back, stop for a few seconds, then cross your hands, take a half step forward, and then kneel and kowtow. Repeat this action until the ceremony is completed. Still in a word, the number of kowtows is different from the distance between friends and relatives. 93 elders (parents, grandparents, grandparents) in immediate family members: three uncles and grandfathers in immediate family members or1; Other colleagues just bow and salute.

Sacrificing ancestors generally has three fragrances.

Burning incense in the sacrificial ceremony is a very ritualized and important behavior.

Worship incense is usually three times. It can be said that it is common sense and practice to burn incense and wick three times. In folk customs, the three fragrances represent heaven and earth, and also express a kind of reverence and piety. Therefore, it is common for people to burn incense for three minutes, and it is not wrong to sacrifice it anywhere. In addition, there are different incense burning methods such as the last wick, the sixth wick and the ninth wick. For example, many places have the custom of burning incense on the first day of the New Year.

It takes four pairs of bowls and chopsticks to set the table for ancestor worship.

Bowls and chopsticks for ancestor worship are very important. They should be exquisite and conform to traditional etiquette. There are three wine glasses, three pairs of chopsticks, a kitchen knife and a pot of yellow wine. When offering sacrifices, many people will put a wine glass and a pair of chopsticks, which is the simplest arrangement. In addition, the customs in different regions are different, so there will be different placement rules.