Tea Arts 茶藝

Ancestor Worship and Divination (Shang and Zhou Dynasties) Two traditions that began in ancient China, and still continue today, are ancestor worship and divination. Ancestor worship means worshiping and praying to family members who lived before you, but are now dead. Ancestor worship was based on five main ideas: 1. The world is divided into three levels: heaven, earth, and the underworld. All of these levels are connected to each other. 2. A person is not only connected to a father and mother, but all the relatives from the distant past . 3. The human body has two souls. One soul, called the hun, rises when a person dies. The other, called the po, becomes a ghost. 4. A person needs to offer gifts to their ancestors in heaven, to show respect. Most of these gifts include wine and meat. The gifts could be placed out in nature, perhaps at the bottom of a mountain or along a river. It was very important for the king to give these gifts, to ensure a good year ahead. They b...

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