Chapter 218 The Great Ceremony of Ancestor Worship (1)
There are two time periods in a year for ancestor worship. w w w Ы.
One is the first day of the Lunar New Year, which is a custom that has been passed down for a long time. The other is the Qingming Festival, and there are many ancestor worshipers at this time.
However, if you dig deeper, you will find that the former has been around for a longer time.
From a Feng Shui perspective, a year's plan begins at the beginning of the year. This is the first day of the new year, so it is natural to have a good start.
In the early morning, it is already dawn, and the wilderness that was supposed to be silent is now bustling with activity, with the sound of firecrackers rising one after another.
There is a custom in China. No matter where you are, on the first day of the new year, you open the door of your house and set off a firecracker, which means that the new year will be prosperous.
Especially in rural areas, there are not many restrictions like in cities. Anyone who has stayed in the countryside to celebrate the New Year's Eve will know that on the first day of the new year, you will definitely be woken up by the sound of firecrackers outside the window.
The Su family was no exception, so naturally big firecrackers went off in the yard.
Today, everyone in the Su family has gotten up and is in the yard.
Worshiping ancestors is the most important event in the past twenty years for the Su family. It is naturally extraordinary.
"Xiao Jiu, are you ready?" The old man stood in the yard and asked Su Jiu.
"Everything is ready." Su Jiu nodded affirmatively.
The Su family's ancestor worship is somewhat different from the old-fashioned ancestor worship. In traditional cultural customs, ancestor worship must go to the ancestor's grave. But the Su family is different. Every ancestor of the Su family is cremated after death, leaving a trace of ashes.
, buried in the ground in the Su family compound.
This is actually a secret technique that has been passed down by the Su family for such a long time. It has the luck of the ancestors and protects the feng shui of the Su family compound.
Some people may wonder why people with heavy hair would choose to be cremated in ancient times.
At this point, I have to talk about a potential rule in the Feng Shui world.
As a Feng Shui master, you have to travel around all year round. When practicing Feng Shui and looking at the earth's energy, you will be more or less exposed to some evil things. It is normal for the evil energy to enter the body. If you do not want to be cremated after death, choose
There are differences in Feng Shui cemeteries, so there is a high possibility of corpse transformation. For Feng Shui families, this can easily destroy the luck of their ancestors and deplete their Feng Shui aura.
Therefore, generally speaking, the more advanced the Feng Shui master is, the more likely he is to choose cremation. This is already a rule in the Feng Shui world.
Of course, everything is not absolute. There are also some Feng Shui masters and earth masters who will not choose cremation, just like the zombie exorcists in western Hunan who will not choose cremation. Because this is the business they play, so I am a bit off topic here, so I won’t leave it for now.
Say so much.
At this moment, in the Su family's courtyard, the sacrificial table was placed in front of the main hall door, facing the entrance of the Su family's courtyard. There were about twenty relatives and relatives of the Su family in total.
Su Jiu stood in front of the sacrificial table, and the people behind her were waiting with serious and solemn expressions.
On the sacrificial table, a piece of red cloth was spread out, and there was only an incense burner and two candlesticks. It was empty for the time being, and there was nothing.
After agreeing to the old man's words, Su Jiu took a deep breath and opened her squinted eyes instantly, with a glimmer of light flashing in her eyes.
Step forward, pick up three sticks of incense, hold the incense sticks upright in front of your chest, with the palm of your left hand facing inward and the palm of your right hand facing out.
"Wei! AD 201... The merits of our ancestors, the glorious genealogy, Yun Nai Mian Mian, descended from China, owned by the clan, established a grand model..."
What Su Jiu is talking about now is the ritual inscriptions used to worship ancestors. Generally speaking, this is an indispensable link in the entire ancestor worship process. Whether it is sacrificing heaven and earth or worshiping ancestors, the formal process, the ritual inscriptions
Indispensable.
When the Su family worships their ancestors, they naturally have to follow this process.
"Top three animals!"
After reciting a few hundred words of memorial text in rhyme, Su Jiu inserted the incense stick in his hand into the incense burner and gave a loud shout. As soon as he finished speaking, someone came from one side carrying a plate.
These people are all young and strong men in the village, and they were selected by the old man to come over to help.
In ancient times, this kind of thing was usually done by family servants and slaves. Of course, in today's society, there is no such system anymore, so we can only hire people.
The three animals Su Jiu mentioned are not the usual pork, mutton and beef, but are completely based on the ancient ancestor worship process.
The dishes brought by the first few people were small animals, including chicken heads, duck heads, and fish heads. The ones brought by the following people were a pig, a sheep, and a cow. They were all alive.
The third animal.
For the purpose of offering sacrifices to ancestors, the big three animals need to be beheaded on the spot.
The small three animals are eaten by the lonely ghosts on the roadside, while the big three animals are eaten by the ancestors.
Su Jiu waved his hands, and a talisman appeared in his right hand. A seal was drawn, and the power of thought in his body instantly activated the talisman. A faint light was visible to the naked eye and radiated towards the three animals.
Su Jiu looked at those people and signaled.
Su Jiu had already told him that after he used the talisman, he could let go and leave the three animals alone.
At this moment, the pigs, cattle and sheep that had lost their hands did not move around, but stood quietly in front of the sacrificial table. Everyone knows that animals cannot be held by anyone, no matter how well they are reprimanded, they will not be able to do anything at the critical moment.
I won't listen to you.
But in front of me, these three animals were as obedient as good babies, motionless.
In fact, this is exactly what Su Jiu's talisman does. Su Jiu directly used a small illusion talisman to trap the three animals into hallucinations.
When Su Jiu had prepared all this, he touched the candles with both hands, and the pair of candles burned instantly.
Although the people in the courtyard were surprised by all this, they did not exclaim like ordinary people. Everyone knew a little bit about what kind of family the Su family was.
The customs and traditions of the older generation have been passed down for a long time among the many relatives of the Su family.
We have become accustomed to this kind of thing. Although today's society is a scientific society, there are still many problems that science cannot explain.
The process of ancestor worship can be divided into four parts. The first is to recite the sacrificial inscriptions, the second is to offer the three sacrifices, the third is to worship the ancestors naturally. The last is to invite the gods.
Su Jiu lit the candle, picked up a stack of paper money, and shouted loudly.
"Worship the ancestors!"
Then he began to burn money and paper in the iron basin next to him.
There were about twenty people in the Su family, starting with Mr. Su, who was the first to kneel down and worship. After the relatives of the Su family finished their worship, Luo Zhonghai and several of his uncle's apprentices came to worship.
After all this is done, it is the last part of the ancestor worship, inviting the gods.
This is the most important part of Feng Shui family ancestor worship.
It is also the most critical link.
When Su Jiu stood in front of the sacrificial table, the people in the Su family suddenly became quiet and looked at Su Jiu. This was the moment that everyone was waiting for.
Worshiping ancestors divides luck. What kind of development will there be in the new year depends on this moment.
In fact, a small number of Su family members do not agree with the old man's decision to worship their ancestors this time. Su Jiu is still just a student. How high can his Feng Shui attainments be? How many gods can he invite? How much Qi can he get from his ancestors?
transport?
These are what these people are confused about.
If the old man came to hold the ceremony, they would definitely be satisfied. However, if Su Jiu came to hold the ancestor worship ceremony, these few people do not have much hope in their hearts. If they were not afraid of the prestige of the old man Su, they would have done it long ago.
He retorted loudly.
Yin Yanqing was one of the few dissatisfied people. Standing behind the crowd, Yin Yanqing looked at Su Jiu coldly.
"At such a young age, what Feng Shui attainments do you have? They also held an ancestor worship ceremony. Just don't make a joke later. The old man is serious. He actually asked Su Jiu to preside over the ceremony. It seems that there is really no one in the Su family. This
After your ritual fails, you must send your grandson over and ask him to teach you and learn his skills."
Yin Yanqing secretly thought that it was impossible to say these things, but there was no problem in thinking about it.
Although the profession of Feng Shui is not popular among the public now and is even regarded as a feudal superstition, Yin Yanqing knows in his heart that he has seen many bosses and bosses outside who believe in Feng Shui.
In a few years, when society develops, the system left by our ancestors will naturally become popular. Not to mention, the boss where I work spent just as much money last time to hire someone to decorate his office.
Three hundred thousand, this is all money!
It's a pity that my grandson is still young, only a few months old. However, I am still under fifty years old, and I still have a lot of time to enjoy the blessing of my grandson.
Just as Yin Yanqing was thinking about it, he was suddenly startled by a startled shout.
"...The heaven and the earth are leisurely. We are awake, paying homage to the ancestors and protecting the future generations..."
I saw Su Jiu standing in front of the sacrificial table, with her hands in a weird shape, and her voice gradually getting louder. Just this would not surprise the people around her.
The magical scene is in the open space in the yard in front of the sacrificial table.
Every time Su Jiu uttered a word, a vague figure appeared in the open space in the yard ahead.
These figures appear very blurry, but it can be vaguely seen that the clothes they are wearing are all ancient costumes.
When this scene appeared here, everyone's scalps immediately went numb. It was broad daylight! Although everyone knew in their hearts that these phantoms in front of them were the ancestors of the Su family, it was still broad daylight!
"Hiss!" Seeing this scene, Yin Yanqing couldn't help but let out a cold sigh, his scalp became numb, and goosebumps all over his body suddenly stood up.
Although I know that the Su family is a Feng Shui family and I also know that the Su family has some magical abilities, this is the first time I have seen this weird scene in front of me like this.
Just now, I was still thinking about what abilities Su Jiu had and what Feng Shui attainments he had, but within half a moment, this scene appeared in front of him.
Yin Yanqing was instantly horrified and shocked.
The whole person couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. (To be continued.)
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