JesaJesa (, tɕe.sa) is a ceremony commonly practiced in China and Korea. Jesa functions as a memorial to the ancestors of the participants. Jesa are usually held on the anniversary of the ancestor's death. The majority of Catholics, Buddhists and nonbelievers practice ancestral rites, although Protestants do not. The Catholic ban on ancestral rituals was lifted in 1939, when Pope Pius XII formally recognized ancestral rites as a civil practice (see Chinese Rites controversy).
Ancestor veneration in ChinaChinese ancestor veneration, also called Chinese ancestor worship, is an aspect of the Chinese traditional religion which revolves around the ritual celebration of the deified ancestors and tutelary deities of people with the same surname organised into lineage societies in ancestral shrines. Ancestors, their ghosts, or spirits, and gods are considered part of "this world". They are neither supernatural (in the sense of being outside nature) nor transcendent in the sense of being beyond nature.
Confucian churchThe Confucian church ( or ) is a Confucian religious and social institution of the congregational type. It was first proposed by Kang Youwei (1858–1927) near the end of the 19th century, as a state religion of Qing China following a European model. The "Confucian church" model was later replicated by overseas Chinese communities, who established independent Confucian churches active at the local level, especially in Indonesia and the United States.
Tablette ancestralethumb|Une tablette ancestrale dédiée à la divinité de la Terre (Tudigong), à Hong Kong. Une tablette ancestrale, parfois également désignée sous l'appellation tablette mémorielle, tablette spirituelle ou tablette mortuaire, est un panneau utilisé pour marquer la présence d'une divinité ou de l'âme d'un ancêtre. Originaires de la culture chinoise, les tablettes ancestrales se retrouvent dans la plupart des cultures d'Asie de l'Est où se pratique le culte des ancêtres (notamment au Japon, en Corée et au Viêt Nam).
Chinese temple architectureChinese temple architecture refer to a type of structures used as place of worship of Chinese Buddhism, Taoism or Chinese folk religion, where people revere ethnic Chinese gods and ancestors. They can be classified as: miào (廟) or diàn (殿), simply means "temple" and mostly enshrines gods of the Chinese pantheon, such as the Dragon King, Tudigong or Matsu; or mythical or historical figures, such as Guandi or Shennong. cí (祠), cítáng (祠堂), zōngcí (宗祠) or zǔmiào (祖廟), referring to ancestral temples, mostly enshrining the ancestral gods of a family or clan.
Religious goods storeA religious goods store, also known as a religious bookstore, religious gifts store or religious supplies shop, is a store specializing in supplying materials used in the practice of a particular religious tradition, such as Buddhism, Taoism, Chinese folk religion, Christianity and Islam among other religions. These shops are abundant across Iran and the Greater Chinese region as well as Overseas Chinese communities around the world. In Iran, religious goods stores are usually visited to buy the Quran, Al Mafatih-Al Jinan, goods like the tasbīḥ, and many other things.
GuangxiLe Guangxi ( ; en zhuang : Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih), orthographe dans certaines transcriptions anciennes : Kouang-Si, est une région autonome de la république populaire de Chine, dans le sud de la Chine propre. Elle est officiellement appelée région autonome zhuang du Guangxi, même si la population zhuang n'y forme qu'un tiers environ de la population. Située sur le golfe du Tonkin, à la frontière du Viêt Nam, elle est nettement moins dynamique économiquement que la province voisine du Guangdong à l'est.
Chinese kinA Chinese kin, lineage or sometimes rendered as clan, is a patrilineal and patrilocal group of related Chinese people with a common surname sharing a common ancestor and, in many cases, an ancestral home. Chinese kinship tend to be strong in southern China, reinforced by ties to an ancestral village, common property, and often a common spoken Chinese dialect unintelligible to people outside the village. Kinship structures tend to be weaker in northern China, with clan members that do not usually reside in the same village nor share property.
WenzhouWenzhou (, ; wenzhounais : [ʔy33-11 tɕiɤu33-32] (iu ciou)), historiquement connu en anglais comme Wenchow, est une ville-préfecture dans l'extrême sud-est de la province du Zhejiang en Chine. Se trouvant à au sud de Shanghai, la ville portuaire de Wenzhou partage ses frontières avec Lishui à l'ouest, Taizhou au nord et la province du Fujian au sud. Elle est entourée de montagnes, de la mer de Chine orientale et de 436 îles, tandis que ses plaines sont presque entièrement sur le long de la côte de la mer de Chine orientale, soit près de de long.
Culte des ancêtresLe culte des ancêtres est une pratique commune à beaucoup de religions. Abandonné sous sa forme initiale dans de nombreux endroits, ce type de culte subsiste à Madagascar, en Chine, au Viêt Nam, en Corée du Sud, au Mexique, ou en Europe à travers un syncrétisme avec le christianisme. Les religions orientales ont intégré depuis l'origine le culte des ancêtres.
