Ancestor worship culture
2025 Qingming Memorial Address for the Ancient Locust Tree and Our Ancestral Settlers
On the fourth day of the fourth month in the year 2025 of the Common Era, as the Qingming Festival approaches, all the staff of the Hongdong Great Locust Tree Ancestral Root-Seeking and Ancestor-Worship Park, together with descendants of migrants from across the land, have gathered humbly at the foot of Mount Huo and along the banks of the Fen River. With offerings of the five grains and sacrificial libations, we respectfully pay homage to the ancient ancestors of our people who were displaced by the great locust tree.
2022 Qingming Ritual Address to the Ancient Locust Tree and Our Ancestral Forebears Who Relocated
On the fifth day of the fourth month in the year 2022 of the Common Era, the year of Renyin, as the season of Qingming arrives. A gentle east wind stirs the air, and the sky is clear beneath the bright sun. We, descendants of the great locust tree of Hongdong, with hearts full of devout reverence, observe a solemn and dignified ceremony, accompanied by harmonious and joyous music, to respectfully offer our rites to the spirits of our forebears who were displaced when the ancient locust tree was uprooted.
2021 Qingming Ritual Ode to the Ancient Locust Tree and Our Ancestral Migrants
On the fourth day of the fourth month in the year 2021 of the Common Era, the year of Xin-Chou, as the Qingming Festival arrives, a gentle breeze blows and the air is mild; the pines and cypresses stand lush and verdant. The descendants of the ancient locust tree, with due reverence, honor the past and cherish the present, solemnly offering sacrifices to our revered ancestors.
