祖先崇拜,来源于氏族社会对祖先鬼魂的崇拜,在宗法血缘关系浓厚的古代中国,成为汉族强烈的信仰,它是宗族结合的精神支柱。祖先崇拜,主要是祭祀有功绩的远祖和血缘关系密切的近几代祖先,即对先祖和死者的祭祀。祖先崇拜仪式的核心是“祭”的礼俗,而“祭之以礼”是孝的内容之一,祖先崇拜具有“孝”的特性。在等级制的中国古代社会,祭祀祖先既是信仰,也是一种权力,这种权力表现为建筑祠庙和 Ancestor worship, derived from the clan society’s worship of ancestral ghosts, became a strong believer in the Han in ancient China, where the patriarchal blood relationship was strong. It was the spiritual pillar of the union of clans and tribes. Ancestor worship, mainly to worship meritorious predecessors and close relatives of kinship ancestors in recent generations, that is, worship of ancestors and the deceased. At the core of ancestor worship rituals is the ritual of “offering”, and “sacrificing gifts” is one of the contents of filial piety. Ancestor worship has the characteristics of “filial piety”. In the hierarchical ancient Chinese society, sacrifices to ancestors are both beliefs and powers, which manifest as temples and