Why do Chinese people worship their ancestors?

Chinese people may not believe in any religion, but they cannot deny their ancestors.

Ancestor worship is one of the excellent traditions of the Chinese nation, which has a history of thousands of years.

Now the ceremony is mainly held on several important days such as the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, weddings and funerals, and different regions and different ethnic groups have different times and ways of worship. For example, the Confucius worship ceremony on August 27 of the lunar calendar every year in Qufu, Shandong Province is solemn and dignified, and the scale is unprecedented. It has been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

In many areas in southern China, ancestral halls of various surnames are preserved, which shows how important the ancestors are in the hearts of the Chinese.

Let's talk about the significance of ancestor worship. Let's talk about the main points.

1. First of all, it is the remembrance and longing for the ancestors.

2. To warn future generations that people are all from their ancestors, and they should remember their roots and not forget their roots.

3. Pray for the blessing of the ancestors. Believe that there is a soul after death, which can bring disaster or blessing to you.

4. Bringing together clan members. People usually go their separate ways, but when it comes to ancestor worship, people will gather together, some know each other, some don’t, some elders and some younger. After all, everyone has the same blood, so it brings everyone closer. It greatly enhances the unity and cohesion of the clan. It enables it to be passed down from generation to generation and passed down forever.

It is this kind of inheritance and development that, tracing back, the Chinese ancestors have kept them from generation to generation until now.