孔氏家祭:千年传承的家族祭祀

KONG FAMILY MEMORIAL CEREM ONY: A FAMILY SACRIFICE INHERITANCE OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND YEARS

孔氏家祭是孔氏家族为纪念中国古代伟大的思想家、教育家、儒家学派创始人孔子及其祖先的祭祀活动,至今已有2000多年历史。慎终追远,祭祀先祖,是中华民族几千年来的优良传统,尤其是有民族文化符号意义的圣裔,其家风更是如此。孔氏家祭源于自古以来祖先祭祀的文化传统,每年在孔子故里——山东曲阜举行。

The Confucius Family Memorial Ceremony is aritual activity-A-oftheKong(Confucius)family to commemorate Confucius(the great Chinese thinker and educator)and his progeny.The ritual activities are performed in the hometown of Confucius,Qufu,China.It originated from the cultural tradition of ancestors sacrifice since ancient times.The original traditional ritual procedures and classical rituals of the ancestors let people feel the charm of ancient Chinese culture and understand the essence of ancient rituals.