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ancestor worship |
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ancestor worshipReligious rituals and beliefs oriented towards deceased members of a family or group as a symbolic expression of values or in the belief that the souls of the dead remain involved in this world and are capable of influencing current events. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This fork custom, known as an
"afterlife marriage," is rooted in ancestor worship, which
holds that people continue to exist after death, and the living are
obligated to meet their needs. Even ancestor worship, one of the commonest localist practices,
supposes the intervention of the dead in the affairs of living men and
women. One
ubiquitous component of religion is ancestor worship, which must sound
pretty good if you're getting on in years and can foresee the day
when you're going to become an ancestor. |
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