Research On The Contemporary Significance Of Ancestor Worship

Based on‘Invite ancestors’ in the H village in north China as the research object,using view of daily interaction of micro research, research and analyze the ‘Inviteancestors’ in the H village, and analyze all kinds of events in the process of ancestorworship, discusses function and meaning of ancestor worship in contemporary society.Paper will be divided into three parts, introduction, text and epilogue.The introduction part focuses on analysis of the status quo of domestic and foreignresearch for ancestor worship and rituals, proposing the research methods and studytheory on the basis of combing the status quo.The first chapter mainly introduces geographical location and historical backgroundof the H village, emphatically introduces the geographical social environment of the Hvillage, and the belief in order in the H village, revealing the strong spiritual backgroundof ancestor faith in the H village.The second chapter mainly introduces the cause of ancestor worship, as well as theevolution of ancestor worship ceremony. To ‘Invite ancestors’ of a family in H village asan example, describe the process of the ceremony in detail.The third chapter focuses on analysis ‘Invite ancestors’ from the perspective of folkcustom. On the one hand, points out that during the ceremony, the difference between themen and women. On the other hand, points out that the ancestor worship of ‘Inviteancestors’ is the divine and the secular. it not only embodies people communicate withancestors, also reflects the people’s communication. At the same time, also pointing outthat the ancestor worship is the strategy of a kind of life strategies, and it brings peoplespiritual solace.The fourth chapter is the focus of this article, mainly write contemporarysignificance of ‘Invite ancestors’. The moral enlightenment significance of ‘Inviteancestors’, that is the transmission of "filial piety" concept, and the significance ofstrengthening the family relations and promoting development of the family.The epilogue part is mainly to the summary of the full text, points out thatsignificance of ‘Invite ancestors’, and hope that the ceremony will live on forever.