Why can t customs worship people? Why don t the Chinese bow down?

The main reasons why Chinese do not kneel and worship are as follows:

1.The ritual of kneeling is not suitable for modern precaution. In ancient times, the kneeling ceremony was very common, but with the changes of the times, especially after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Zheng Tangerine Festival has been abolished and is now only retained in religious ceremonies.

2.Influenced by Confucianism. Confucianism attaches great importance to feudal ethics and morality, emphasizing that "men have ** under their knees", and generally only worship heaven, earth, kings, ancestors, masters, and elders, and do not bow down at will.

3.Influenced by Western culture. In the West, the etiquette of kneeling is still retained, but it is not used in daily dealings.

In general, the Chinese have gradually abandoned the kneeling ceremony in the course of historical development, which is related to Confucianism, the process of modernization, and international cultural exchanges.

Because the ritual of kneeling is not suitable for modernization.

The ritual of kneeling and teasing shirts was very common in ancient times, but after the founding of New China, the ritual of kneeling was abolished. At present, in most parts of the world, the ritual of kneeling is only retained in religion, and in addition, the ritual of kneeling is still preserved in Western marriage proposals. In addition, there is no kneeling etiquette in daily treatment and return.

Because in ancient times, the mind was broken down and the identity was particularly distinct, but in modern times, the mind is open and everyone is equal, so the etiquette of kneeling has been abolished.

Because this kind of psychological method is actually an insult to people, it is a bit of a fuss, so it is not popular now.

Because in today's society, there is no distinction between hierarchy and inferiority, and this kind of kneeling is very insulting, so it will not be popular.

It is because people do not pay attention to etiquette nowadays, and many rituals are simplified, and they also feel that this kind of kneeling etiquette is very disrespectful.

Foreigners (mainly referring to Western countries such as Europe and the United States) do not worship their ancestors, their family concept is not as good as that of us Chinese, they believe in God, so they will not worship, only pray.

Worshipping ancestors is a grand folk activity. Chinese New Year's Eve, Qingming Festival, Chongyang Festival, and Zhongyuan Festival (except , Qing, Jiu, and Lu) are the four major festivals of ancestor worship in traditional Chinese festivals. In ancient times, this custom was very popular.

Due to the different rituals and customs in different places, the forms of ancestor worship are also different. [1] Chinese people have a tradition of chasing after the end of the day, and they will never forget to worship their ancestors during the festival.

While worshipping ancestors, some places also worship the gods of heaven and earth. The offerings mainly include three animal meals, three teas and five wines, etc.; The parents officiate, burn three incense sticks, bow down, pray for a good harvest, and finally burn paper, commonly known as"Send money and food"。Ancestor worship is an ancient custom of profound significance for thousands of years.

Foreigners also worship, just like China worships ancestors on Chinese New Year's Eve, Qingming Festival, Chongyang Festival, and Zhongyuan Festival, foreign countries also have their own festivals to worship ancestors, such as Japan will also worship ancestors on July 15 of the lunar calendar, and their name for the festival is Obon Festival, and every family has set up soul shrines, lit soul fire and soul fire. In North America, All Souls' Day is celebrated every year on October 31, a day to commemorate all those who have died through Mass and celebrations.

Most Westerners do not worship their ancestors. Because most Westerners (developed countries such as Europe and the United States) believe in sects that strictly prohibit "kneeling" or "worshipping" any other figures.

Westerners in the feudal era actually worshipped their ancestors, but in a different way, the aristocracy would compile their own genealogy and heraldry, show the legitimacy of their status through the ancestor's surname and power, and the ancestors would be buried in a cemetery.

However, the Western feudal era adopted the "primogeniture system", so there will be no Chinese-style "family ancestor worship". The eldest son of the family inherits all the power of his ancestors, and the remaining sons are left to fend for themselves, and they have no power other than a family name and a small allowance.

Generally, they do not worship their ancestors, but they retain their insignia and praise their ancestors from time to time.

Japan is considered a foreign country, they worship their ancestors. Isn't there a Yasukuni Shrine, which is full of their ancestors, including war criminals who invaded China. The press always criticizes them for worshipping.

The method of worship is nothing more than burning incense and kowtowing. Nothing else.

It should not be worshipped, after the West reaches adulthood at the age of 18, he is already completely independent, and his relationship with his parents is not close, let alone the ancestors.

It's just to go to the purpose of offering flowers, lighting a small oil lamp at most, just talking, not giving anything to sacrifice at all, at most lighting a cigarette and putting it**.

It is to go to the cemetery often to worship, and the cemetery should generally be near the church

Method: Clean up the grass around the cemetery, put some flowers and the like, usually in obscurity

They use different methods, and you see they have genealogies that can be traced back to Adam.

If you look at the genealogy of China back to that generation, the Warring States period in China corresponds to the period of the Jewish exile, you can see the basic relationship between world history and human history.

Foreigners do not worship their ancestors, but they believe in God and come to church every Sunday.

Just take a bouquet of flowers to the cemetery to pay your respects. People cannot be resurrected after death, and people cannot be filial to the dead, but should be filial to the living. Nor can one seek the help of the dead, for that is foolishness.

Foreigners do not have the culture and idea of worshipping their ancestors, and the most they can do is to remember their relatives and other activities;

But there has never been such a grand ancestor worship event in China, and the scene is spectacular.

However, foreign Chinese do not rule out this possibility.

Attitudes towards the dead have no borders, they just take different forms. Every form has a kind of sustenance, and it's good to make it clear.

Westerners only have commemoration, no worship and sacrifice. For example, Americans will commemorate the founding of Washington, but they will not pay homage.

It's to go to the destination, offer flowers, light a small oil lamp at most, just talk, don't sacrifice anything, at most light a cigarette, and put **.

Some countries worship, some countries don't, and what they worship is similar to China, and it's not the same if they don't.

They don't worship, they just bring flowers and pray silently.

When it comes to worshipping the mountain and what is the effect of feng shui, there are three people in the family who can see their successful effects, one is the uncle who is so poor that he has no rice to cook, he is quite fascinated by feng shui, for the tomb repair, the tomb move, the mountain and the tomb are all relying on his feng shui story to attract everyone to do, the annual worship family can not take out the worship items, he is also happy to open the road with everyone hoeing grass and so on! Although he said that he had never enjoyed a few days of Qingfu [Bitter Man] in his life! But his son was at the top of his school grades until he returned home......The other is that his cousin is Baishan, he contributes money and effort, and he also has the most manpower in his family, and he is now a big boss, and his business is prosperous in the market.