对天水市正月初三祭祖现象做了三方面的分析:一、“三”的神秘含义;二、随着社会的变迁,以家庭为单位的祭祀取代了宗族祭祀成为一种必然趋势;三、祭祖的现代意义主要是以血亲为基础的孝道的体现和追怀初始、增强“根”的意识。 In the first lunar month, the phenomenon of ancestor worship in Tianshui has been analyzed in three aspects: First, the mysterious meanings of “Three ”; Second, with the social changes, the sacrifice of the family as a unit replaced the clan worship as an inevitable trend ; Third, the modern significance of ancestor worship is mainly the manifestation of the filial piety based on the blood relationship and the remembrance of the initial, enhanced “root ” consciousness.