You can get arrested for spanking an unruly tot these days, but flogging the immortal bejesus out of once-revered ancestors can pay significant dividends. Pounding the Founders and other historic ...

By the close of 2002, there were at least three contenders for the title of “earliest known human.” There was the 7 million year old Sahelanthropus tchadensis from the Djurab Desert, the 6 ...

In Korea, ancestor worship is referred to by the generic term jerye. Notable examples of jerye include Munmyo jerye and Jongmyo jerye, which are performed periodically each year for venerated ...

By the close of 2002, there were at least three contenders for the title of “earliest known human.” There was the 7 million year old Sahelanthropus tchadensis from the Djurab Desert, the 6 ...

A line from my NRO essay on Dante and Holy Week has caught the eye of some readers. In it, I make a wisecrack that ancestor worship is the true religion of the American South. Here, from my book ...

ZHENGZHOU, China, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 22, the third day of the third lunar month, a grand ancestor worship ceremony was held in Zhengzhou City, capital of central China'sHenan ...

Professor Song Hyeon-dong of Konyang University noted that ancestor-memorial services function as worship ceremony outwardly, but also as a mechanism for family unity internally.

China Review, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Spring 2016), pp. 169-186 (18 pages) Although ancestor worship has been widely acknowledged as one of the most significant cultural traditions in Chinese society, ...

Formerly the editor of the Galway literary magazine The Burning Bush, Michael S. Begnal is an accomplished poet, whose collection "Ancestor Worship" was recently published. Though American-born ...

These beliefs were described by early missionaries as "ancestor worship". Ancestor worship among Africans refers to sanctified ancestors who have respected divine precepts; these are honored with ...

Against the background of the traditional procedures and functions of ancestor worship in Korea, the recent changes in actual practices and certain selected attitudes are examined in this paper. The ...

Mickey Love, Executive Director, Historic London Town and Garden, welcomes guests. Historic London Town and Gardens hosted its Middle Passage Port Marker Ceremony in remembrance of ancestors ...