古代供奉祖先的方式有很多种,其中一种常见的方式是在家中设置祖先神龛或祖堂。祖先神龛通常摆放在家庭中的一个特定位置,如客厅或起居室,或者在家庭祠堂中。在祖先神龛或祖堂上,会摆放着祖先的牌位或像,以及供品如鲜花、水果、酒、食物等。家人们会定期向祖先献上祭品,表示尊敬和怀念。
除了供奉祖先外,古代家庭也会定期举行祭祀仪式,如春节、清明节等传统节日,或者是祖先的生辰忌日,都是家庭举行祭祀仪式的时候。在这些仪式中,家人会一起祭拜祖先,燃香烛,祈求祖先保佑家庭平安和福运。
The means of archaic consecrate ancestor has a lot of kinds, among them a kind of familiar pattern is ancestral shrine is installed in the home or ancestor hall. Ancestral shrine puts a in the family specific position normally, be like sitting room or living room, perhaps be in domestic ancestral temple. In the ancestor shrine or on ancestor hall, the memorial tablet that can put an ancestor or picture, and offerings is like flower, fruit, wine, food to wait. People meets the home to be displayed to the ancestor regularly on oblation, express to respect and be yearned for.
Besides consecrate ancestor, archaic family also can hold sacred ceremony regularly, wait for traditional festival like the Spring Festival, tomb-sweeping day, or birthday the anniversary of the death of a parent of the ancestor, it is a family when holding sacred ceremony. In these ceremonies, family is met one case hold a memorial ceremony for does obeisance to an ancestor, light joss sticks and candles, invocatory ancestor blesses a family to carry with blessing in safety.