Dialogue Across Time: Chinese Funeral Rites

Author: Chen Si
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Every nation has its own special sacrificial rituals. Cai Li includes funeral rites among folk sacrificial rituals. The objects of worship include the Jade Emperor, Guanyin, Mazu, the God of Wealth, Yama, judges, and other deities from the heavens to the 18 layers of hell. People worship their ancestors during the Spring Festival, mourn the deceased during Qingming, and hold funeral rites to honor the dead, using sacrifices, grains, incense, and candles to express their hopes and grief. Cai Li includes funeral rites among folk sacrificial rituals. The objects of worship include the Jade Emperor, Guanyin, Mazu, the God of Wealth, Yama, judges, and other deities from the heavens to the 18 layers of hell. People worship their ancestors during the Spring Festival, mourn the deceased during Qingming, and hold funeral rites to honor the dead, using sacrifices, grains, incense, and candles to express their hopes and grief.