Qin Dongkui talks about how to worship ancestors in July and a half

1. Goods preparation

First, prepare the incense. Fragrance is like the signal dialed by our mobile phone. As soon as the incense is burned, the ancestors know that their descendants are coming to offer sacrifices.

Second, prepare the fruit. Since the cemetery can take care of five generations of us, it’s better to get five kinds of fruits. It's really inconvenient. Just take one. Don't be lazy.

Third, prepare the cake. Fruits represent yin and cakes represent yang. When worshiping ancestors, fruits and cakes are usually prepared. It is only a custom in some places to offer meat sacrifices to ancestors' graves. In the past, three beasts and five beasts worshiped heaven and earth, which was relatively sacred. Our ancestors did not achieve the feats of heaven and earth, nor did they have blessings as great as heaven and earth, so providing flesh and blood is disrespectful to our ancestors.

Fourth, prepare banknotes. What kind of paper do you burn? banknotes. This is very orthodox. Such as Mingbi, Tiantiantong Bank, etc. , all done by scammers. Just like counterfeit money, taking this money to burn in the cemetery is a disgrace to our ancestors. Think about it. How angry would you be if you took fake money? ! This cannot be a blessing, but a curse. Including burning mobile phones, telephones, cars, and buildings, all of them are useless. These are all actions by merchants to make money. Don’t be fooled, and don’t think that burning them means you are filial. Whatever Apple phones or buildings are popular these days are useless and a waste.

Fifth, prepare candles. It is best to light a candle, which is called a lamp. This one is for the sun, so that children and grandchildren will not go astray or go to the underworld. This is called Ming Dao (usually several customs).

Second, paper and incense

Isn’t the more paper burned, the better? Unless something happens? The family is extremely unlucky, and the children and grandchildren outside are in trouble. If you feel like everything is not going well. At this time, you have to think carefully. Is your yang energy insufficient? Are you ungrateful? Are you looking for a lover outside? Bad for your wife and kids? Are you sisters? Have you embezzled money from your company?

I met a friend whose daughter is mentally ill. The daughter doesn't talk to anyone. She had a nice chat with me when she saw me, and the chat was very intelligent. Her parents thought it was strange and said that the child was not nervous to see you. Are you still the same after you leave? I told her father that the child has no nerves and is yours. He asked why? I say, think about it. When you were a leader, did your family have it in all units? Have you turned your job into your family's property? When he thought about it, everything in his home was really transferred from his work unit. I said you did bad things and lacked morals. This is what children do. I said, think about how much you have embezzled. If you donate it, she will be better off. It turned out that it took him two years to donate, and the child was mentally ill.

Therefore, Yang suffered a loss, as did his descendants. You have to look for the reason from this aspect first. If there is no reason, then it depends on whether you have not made the sacrifice. If so, burn more incense at this time, 365 sticks. If the whole family comes to offer sacrifices, they will be divided according to the male gender. There are 10 males divided into 10 handfuls, 12 males divided into 12 handfuls, and 5 males divided into 5 handfuls. In front of the cemetery, light all the incense. Lighting it up is called tonifying Yang.

Three. Preventive measures

1. When burning paper, do not break it with a stick. It is best to chant sutras. At this time, you can have as much paper as you want. But when burning paper, you must not pick it with a stick. If you break it, it's like we are incomplete. Why do you burn so fast? I only go to the grave once a year! When worshiping ancestors, be slow and dignified. This is called adding fragrance to the fire. Many people burned paper and wished it could be scattered. After burning, they left in a hurry. It's nice to stay here for a while and chat with the old man. If you have faith, you can read scriptures by burning paper. If you believe in Buddhism, the simplest thing is to recite Amitabha. If you believe in Taoism, you can also read some Taoist classics. Studying in a cemetery helps living children. In a family with too many girls, there will be more boys and it will be easier to make money.

2. Dress plainly. It is best to wear black or white clothes when we go to the cemetery, so as to look more majestic. Don't wear fancy clothes, shorts and skirts, otherwise you will have happy children at home. I met a woman who often went to worship ancestors and always wore skirts. When my daughter saw that men could not walk, she changed to six or seven men and had five miscarriages. What did she say about my daughter? I said you always wear a skirt when you go to the cemetery.

She said she wanted to go on an outing and take her to visit the grave, and thought it would look good in a skirt. In fact, this is disrespectful to the ancestors, so your children will leak the secrets and embarrass you.

3. Have a serious expression. Sacrifice is a very serious matter. For example, if you use laws to sacrifice your ancestors, your descendants will be prosperous. Your expression will be heavy as you enter the cemetery, so stop smiling. Why? The cemetery is someone's home. If you giggle there, you are disrespectful to them. Hippies, our ancestors will think that you are watching us die and making fun of us. If he watches this together, you will be unlucky.

4. Don’t take pictures. Don't take photos in cemeteries. Either way, it's cloudy at the cemetery. I met a guy who loved to stand by and take photos on tombstones. As a result, he was not only murdered by the villain, but also always investigated by the prosecutor's office.

Fourth, steps for sweeping the tomb

(1) Incense

1. First, three sticks of incense must be burned. Many people's ancestral graves may not be found, such as the grave of great grandfather. How to burn incense?

First burn a stick of incense. If you want to have a surname of Wang, just say that the Wang clan has widely used cigarettes to enjoy sacrifices in the past dynasties. The entire family's list of surnames has been completed through the ages.

The secondary fragrance is the main fragrance. If the sacrifice is for your grandparents, you can say grandpa and grandma, today is your festival, and you are respectfully invited to come and enjoy the sacrifice.

The third incense stick, the first generation family. If many of your grandchildren and sons are away and do not come back, tell them that they are very busy at work and cannot come. Don't be angry, I will take their place. You can mention the names of the people who should come to offer sacrifices, and pray for the blessings of the ancestors so that they can work smoothly, walk smoothly, and have peace all year round.

2. Incense placement method. Three incense sticks should not be inserted together. Cut one for each person. When inserting incense, use your left hand and insert it from right to left. We living people put the left side first, and dead people put the right side first. We insert them with our left hand to show respect for them. They are our elders. Inserting from right to left conforms to other people's principles.

3. Kneel down and beg for repayment. After offering incense, you must kneel down. If you don't kneel down, you can't repay the favor because your place is here. Don’t say that you can’t wash your pants if they are dirty on your knees, don’t say that your heart hurts, and don’t say that you are ungrateful.

(2) Used for fruit cake.

(3) Burn paper. I started to burn the paper very respectfully, thinking about all the 'kindness' of my ancestors.

(4)Clean environment. Clean up weeds and dirt around the cemetery. Take all plastic bags and other items with you when you leave. Many people visit graves and throw rubbish everywhere. It's the ancestral home. Who wants to leave your home like that? The strange thing is that you're not angry. You know, you will get into trouble if you act recklessly on your ancestors' graves.

(5) Handling of sacrificial objects. After the fruits and cakes are served, just pinch a little bit of the dregs with your fingers and sprinkle them in front of the grave. Never throw them randomly in a cemetery. This is called wasting your blessings. After fruits and cakes are served to ancestors, it is best to share them. If there are many people, share it with everyone and take it home.

5. Time to visit the grave

If you often travel abroad, you don’t need to go to the cemetery during the Qingming Festival and solar terms. Your grandparents, or your parents, can go whenever you have time. Take the fruit, three sticks of incense, a little, a little, a little, a little, and chat with them as if you were alive.

I have a very rich friend. Most people worship their ancestors four times a year, but he worships their ancestors dozens of times a year. He went back to his hometown, his uncle's house, his grandfather's house, and went to the cemetery during holidays. The Mercedes-Benz drove directly there and said, Grandpa, I'm here, and I'll toast you. You see, I brought the Mercedes-Benz. Light incense, put some fruit, and say, "Grandpa, you're going to be late. I'm too rich. It's good for you." He had this habit, and he said he didn't expect it to make him rich. He said that if others did not do well, he would do it smoothly. If others can't develop the market, he will do it as soon as he goes there. Ancestor protection! At first he drove a van, Little Big Dipper. He drove to the cemetery and said that you used to pull a truck, but now you are in the van. I am happy for your grandson. Every time he changed cars, if the business was done, he would run to chat with his grandfather. He said he was afraid of going to the cemetery, but he wasn't afraid. Here is an example I encountered. It's very prosperous here and everything is fine.

As soon as a daughter gets married and becomes very close to her husband, her parents throw her aside.

Sixth, be respectful near cemeteries. The cemetery was probably a large cemetery. When we approach a cemetery, we must respect not only our own family members, but also the families of others. When you enter the cemetery, don't make any noise. I met a guy in a cemetery who was peeing, and I went back with an enlarged prostate. I was young and I still didn't look good.

Seventh, there is respect for sacrifice and salute. At the cemetery, do not burn incense and think about whether the child has come back. My dad doesn't know what to buy on the street today. What will my mother do this morning? If your heart wanders away, you are in trouble. If your child goes to school in the future, he will be half-hearted and always disobey the teacher. When the teacher is lecturing, his thoughts will wander. After we enter the cemetery, our clothes should be neatly arranged.

7. Cemeteries are most suitable for planting trees.

The most suitable tree to plant in a cemetery is the arborvitae. Platycladus arborvitae is shady and does not have very large roots. It is most suitable for planting around the place where the paper is burned. If there are more people working outside, which is good for boys, the cypress tree on the left should be closer to the cemetery; if you want to be good to girls, you should be closer to the right one; if there are both men and women, then both parties will be closer. To our right facing the cemetery is to its left.

The most taboo thing in the cemetery is toon, whether it is toon or ailanthus. When I was in my hometown, I met a family. There will be Cyclops for five generations in a row. They were all the smartest people with a problem with one eye. I asked them if there was a kind of cedar in the cemetery. They said there was, with lush branches and leaves, and a thick root sticking straight into the grave. The actual cemetery is where a person's eyes are, so the five generations of five cyclops in their family are all the smartest children. The sixth generation never appeared after the tree was destroyed. This kind of tree has too deep roots and is the most disrespectful to the ancestors. Why? It absorbs the bones of its ancestors as fertilizer. Therefore, it is prohibited to plant some trees with particularly lush and deep root systems in cemeteries.

How to worship ancestors and become prosperous Qin Dongkui 2

How many days does it take to worship family temples during the Spring Festival?

The Spring Festival is dedicated to the family hall and lasts for several days. Worshiping ancestors on New Year's Eve is one of China's traditional customs. On the one hand, it stems from the traditional concepts of "filial piety comes first among all virtues" and "careful pursuit of the past", which expresses filial piety and nostalgia for ancestors when bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new; on the other hand, it is because people deeply believe that ancestors and gods can protect future generations and make them prosperous. developed. This traditional custom has been passed down from generation to generation. People always hold sacrificial ceremonies on New Year's Eve to give thanks for the beginning and pray for blessings. In the past, ancestor worship ceremonies were usually held in the ancestral hall on the afternoon of New Year's Eve. They were attended by clansmen with the same surname in costumes, and the ceremony was relatively grand. When worshiping the family church, you should offer good food and wine to show your sincerity to your ancestors.

What should ancestors worship?

When performing sacrifices, the necessary things are sacrifices. The most common offerings are three kinds of offerings, which are commonly used by most people, namely pork, a chicken, and a fish. When arranging, put the pork in the middle and the chicken and fish on the sides. In addition, there are flowers, bowls of vegetarian dishes, seasonal fruits, etc. Can be placed next to three animals. It is best for flowers to be offered without thorns. Rice wine is the best sacrificial wine. In addition to food, you should also prepare incense, candles and other items. Don’t underestimate the power of scented candles. When choosing, you must not choose inferior quality, otherwise the effect will be very poor.

What are the precautions?

The following are things you need to pay attention to when worshiping in Shandong. First of all, you need to prepare the tablet, usually made of wood, or neatly folded with yellow paper, with the ancestor's tablet written on it, written according to your local customs. When offering sacrifices, first place the offerings and then burn incense. The number of incense should be an odd number. If possible, you can also light a few candles. Incense and candles must not be extinguished during services. During the worship period, it is best to have someone at home at all times. One is to show respect for the ancestors, and the other is to prevent accidents and requires someone to take care of them. In short, scented candles should always be bright and safe.