Sacrificing ancestors is a good custom of China people. During the Spring Festival, we all go back to our hometown to worship our ancestors. In China, ancestor worship has always been an important folk activity, and New Year's Eve is one of the four major festivals for ancestor worship. For such large-scale folk activities, the forms of festivals vary from place to place in China, but in any case, meals are an indispensable part of ancestor worship. So what kind of fish do you need to worship your ancestors? What are the sacrifices?

You need carp to worship your ancestors.

In ancient times, people usually used chickens, ducks and fish for banquets. During the New Year in China, fish was often of great significance. Generally speaking, fish is used as a blessing to our life on New Year's Eve, and ancestor worship is a ceremony for the elderly. So we should pay special attention to the dining habits of the elderly. The fish in the ancestor worship ceremony should not be too big, and it is best to use carp. Because carp has relatively few thorns, it can give a better experience to its predecessors, and it also represents filial piety and nostalgia for its ancestors. Carp is the most suitable fish for ancestor worship, because of its proper shape, rich meanings and less thorns.

Sacrificial incense paper money

Of course, incense sticks and paper money are essential for ancestor worship, and incense sticks are the most important and necessary items for tomb sweeping in Qingming. We should not only burn incense at the present time of our ancestors, but also give incense to the land of the mountain god who is in charge of the cemetery, and pray that the land of the mountain god will bless the cemetery and the soul of our ancestors. Paper money is to be burned for the dead, so that they can spend money in the underworld and must be burned clean. These items are a good idea to ensure that the elderly can live a good life in the underworld.

Sacrifice the burden

In addition to some common sacrifices, there are some exclusive words that young people don't understand, such as baggage; Baggage ",that is, things brought to the deceased by grave sweepers (the families of the deceased), is named after pasting a big bag with white paper, which contains money, gold and silver, gold ingots, clothes and furniture. Burning "baggage" is an important form of paying homage to the dead. Burning "baggage" means giving these items to ancestors.