In my community, sacrifice is the behavioral manifestation of the human practice of religious belief. Generally, the worship of gods can be roughly divided into:

(1) Worship with bare hands: without joss sticks or gold and silver paper, just put your palms together in front of the gods and worship.

(2) Burn incense and worship: prepare incense candles and gold and silver paper to worship the gods.

(3) Sacrifice of Sacrifice: a more solemn way of worship. The Sacrifice must be prepared when worshiping the gods. It is usually held during New Year’s Day, the birthday of the gods, or when the gods are thanked. There is usually a certain ceremony .

In terms of timing, worship can be divided into two types: regular worship and irregular worship. Regular worship includes the family’s lighting of incense every morning and evening in the home, and the worship of the gods, ancestral spirits, and gods in the family. If the ancestral spirits are located in the temple, the temple is responsible for daily worship. On the first and fifteenth day of each month, four fruits, or sacrifices, are prepared for the gods in the family. Irregular sacrifices are held when accidents occur, such as prolonged drought and rain, illness, and funerals. The purpose of all these sacrifices is to show respect, give thanks, apologize, pray, and worship immortal life.

This month, I had the opportunity to visit our district’s local priest, and I asked him about the sacred rituals of sacrifice, which are as follows:

Offer sacrifices to the gods.

Light the God Case candle.

Offer three cups of tea before the gods.

Burn incense to welcome God.

Have a glass of wine.

Throw a cup to ask about the coming of the gods.

The gods have come down. Offer a second glass of wine.

Those who have prayed to the gods, throw a cup, may I ask if the gods promise?

Offer a third glass of wine.

Throw a cup and ask the gods if they have finished their meal.

Hold gold paper and firecrackers in both hands, and worship the gods.

Burn gold and silver paper and set off firecrackers.

Hold the wine and spread gold and silver paper, called a libation, and then withdraw the sacrifice.

As a devout Buddhist, I practice these rituals along with my parents every weekend at the local temple, hoping to reminisce and worship the spirits that passed away a long time ago.