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    Chinese ancestor veneration, also called Chinese ancestor worship, is an aspect of the Chinese traditional religion which revolves around the ritual celebration...
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    The veneration of the dead, including one's ancestors, is based on love and respect for the deceased. In some cultures, it is related to beliefs that the...
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    ancestor veneration (慎終追遠 shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn). Filial mourning Ancestor veneration in China Colour in Chinese culture Chinese burial money "Chinese funeral"...
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    in traditional Chinese culture, the spirit tablet is a common sight in many East Asian countries, where forms of ancestor veneration are practiced. Spirit...
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  • ancestor worship or, more accurately, ancestor veneration is when people seek providence[further explanation needed] from their deceased ancestors. Archaic...
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    Radical 113 or radical spirit (示部) meaning ancestor or veneration is number 113 out of the 214 Kangxi radicals. It is one of the 23 radicals composed of...
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    Cadency Ancestor veneration in China Yang Ximei (杨习梅), ed. (2016). Zhongguo Jianyu Shi 中国监狱史 [The History of Imprisonment in China] (in Chinese). Beijing:...
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    spring and said thank you for the harvest in autumn. The equinoxes were also the days of ancestor veneration in China. Japanese Imperial Rituals This is an...
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    God (redirect from In Deo)
    keeping with the tradition of ancestor veneration in China, adherents worship the spirits of people such as Confucius and Laozi in a similar manner to God....
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  • temple in the Imperial City, Huế, Thừa Thiên-Huế, Vietnam Luong74, another in Đức Hòa district, Long An, Vietnam Ancestor veneration in China This disambiguation...
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    to: Gin people (Chinese: 京族; pinyin: Jīngzú), descendants of ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh) in China Ancestor veneration in China (Chinese: 敬祖; pinyin: Jìngzǔ)...
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    also adapted Chinese religious ideas such as admiration for Confucius and ancestor veneration into the religious doctrine they taught in China.: 384  The...
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    death. Ancestor veneration in China is widespread. In Gnostic teachings humans contain a divine spark within them said to have been trapped in their bodies...
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  • nation") Ancestor veneration in China Chinese Buddhism Chinese folk religion Chinese folk religion in Southeast Asia Chinese Manichaeism Chinese religions...
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    Yin miao (category CS1 Chinese (Taiwan)-language sources (zh-tw))
    Temple Princess Babao Temple Temple of the Eighteen Lords Ancestor veneration in China Chinese folk religion Folk religion Ghost Festival Gion cult Hitogami...
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    Five Ancestor Boxing (Wuzuquan or Ngo-cho Kun) is a Southern Chinese martial art that consists of principles and techniques from five styles: the breathing...
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  • tombs were of great import to the Chinese. Ancestral halls were used for the veneration or commemoration of ancestors and other large family events. Family...
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    Confucianism and Chinese rituals during the 17th and 18th centuries. The debate discussed whether Chinese ritual practices of ancestor veneration and other formal...
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    Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day in English (sometimes also called Chinese Memorial Day, Ancestors' Day, the Clear Brightness Festival, or the...
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    Incense (category CS1 Chinese-language sources (zh))
    the Chinese have used incense in religious ceremonies, ancestor veneration, traditional Chinese medicine, and daily life. Agarwood (沉香; chénxiāng) and...
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  • Predynastic Shang (category Former countries in Chinese history)
    dynasty who practiced a spiritual religion that includes veneration of deceased royal ancestors. Among of the six, Shang Jia was the highest, commonly interpreted...
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    Chinese, including the Chinese diaspora. This includes the veneration of shen ('spirits') and ancestors, and worship devoted to deities and immortals, who can...
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    sick and broken man in 1161 having spent two-thirds of his life in the Jin Dynasty. He was 61. His temple name means "Venerate Ancestor". Consorts and Issue:...
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    Sacrifice to Heaven (category Articles containing Chinese-language text)
    included in Festival Huế every two years from 2002 and continues to this day. Temple of Heaven Wufang Shangdi Ancestor veneration in China Tian Son of...
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    Gong (title) (redirect from Duke (China))
    rites of ancestral veneration, any ancestor of great antiquity could be accorded the title gong regardless of their proper title in life; this was sometimes...
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    Joss paper (category Papermaking in China)
    sheets of paper made into burnt offerings common in Chinese ancestral worship (such as the veneration of the deceased family members and relatives on holidays...
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    Jesa (redirect from Jesa (Ancestor Ritual))
    practiced in Korea. Jesa functions as a memorial to the ancestors of the participants. Jesa are usually held on the anniversary of the ancestor's death....
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    and Tobagonian Chinese Venezuelan Chinese Vietnamese Related topics of interest Chinese ancestral veneration Chinese folk religion Chinese nationality Ethnic...
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    Tai folk religion originated in Yunnan province of China and is primarily based on ancestor veneration. This cult of ancestor worship was borrowed from Confucianism...
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    of ancestor veneration in modern-day China is reported to be declining in urban areas; however, in rural areas of China, as well as Taiwan, ancestor worship...
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