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Title: The Curse of Ancestor worship
Author: Fraser Trevor
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An ancient practice that has great relevance in the Ten Stages. The Curse of Ancestor worship involves religious beliefs and practices con...
An ancient practice that has great relevance in the Ten Stages. The Curse of Ancestor worship involves religious beliefs and practices consisting of prayers and offerings to the spirits of dead relatives. 

Ancestor worship is found in many cultures all across the world. Prayers and offerings are made because it’s believed the spirits of ancestors live on in the natural world and are thus able to influence the futures and fortunes of the living relatives. Ancestors’ spirits are also thought to act as mediators between the living and the Creator.

Death was not the sole criterion for being worshipped as an ancestor. The person must have lived a moral life with great social distinction in order to attain that status. Ancestors are believed to influence the lives of later generations by blessing or cursing them, in essence acting as gods. So praying to them, presenting them with gifts, and making offerings are done to appease them and gain their favor.

Evidence of ancestor worship has been found at sites in the Near East in Jericho dating to the 7th century before Christ. It existed in ancient Greek and Roman cultures as well. Ancestor worship has had its greatest influence on Chinese and African religions and is found in Japanese and Native American religions where it’s better known as ancestor reverence.

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