to offer sacrifices to gods or ancestors to show respect or pray for protection

items or food offered to ancestors, gods, or the deceased during a ritual ceremony

to hold a memorial ceremony or offer sacrifices at a grave or before a spirit tablet to honor the deceased; to commemorate

a platform used for making sacrifices or holding commemorative ceremonies; sacrificial altar

To perform rituals and offer sacrifices to honor one's ancestors

to worship or offer sacrifices to gods or ancestors

A person who leads or officiates at religious ceremonies; an intermediary between people and the divine.

To clean an ancestral tomb and offer sacrifices to the deceased

To hold a memorial ceremony or sacrifice by government bodies, social organizations, or the public to honor the deceased

To offer sacrifices to Heaven; an important ancient grand ritual performed by the emperor.

A text or elegiac address read aloud during a memorial or sacrificial ceremony to mourn the deceased.

to pour wine on the ground as a ritual offering to the gods or ancestors in ancient times

A formal sacrificial ceremony or religious festival; sacrificial rites or memorial services.

ceremony or ritual used when offering sacrifices or honoring the dead; memorial ceremony

a structure or platform used for religious rituals or offerings

vessels, dishes, or utensils used when offering sacrifices to ancestors or gods during religious rituals

To preside over or perform the sacrificial rites at a funeral or religious service.

to offer up sacrifices; to make an offering to a deity or ancestors

To have a large and sumptuous meal, especially to treat oneself to meat or delicacies after a period of simple eating; traditionally refers to the meat meals eaten on the 1st and 15th of the lunar month.

to offer sacrifices to the deceased; to perform a worship ceremony for the dead

The formal rites or ceremony performed during a sacrifice

To accompany the person leading a ceremony and help perform ritual sacrifices or funeral rites

To perform sacrificial rites or offer tributes in front of a coffin or a memorial tablet for the dead

The act of pouring out wine or other liquids on the ground as a sacrifice or offering.

to perform rituals or offer sacrifices in front of a tomb or grave; to pay respects at a grave

a large piece of silk or cloth with an inscription, given as a gift to a grieving family at a funeral

Mid-spring and mid-autumn sacrifices performed in honor of Confucius during the first ten days of the second and eighth lunar months.

General term for funeral ceremonies and sacrificial offerings.

A traditional festival held by Indigenous peoples of Taiwan to celebrate a bumper harvest and offer thanks to ancestors and spirits; specifically the major annual festival of the Amis people held between July and August.

burnt offering, specifically in the context of ancient Judaism

a person authorized to perform religious rites, especially in an ancient or liturgical context

head of the highest institution of higher learning in imperial China

The highest ranking priest in a religious hierarchy, particularly referring to the Jewish High Priest who presided over the council and performed sacrifices in the Holy of Holies.

To perform a ritual or sacrifice at home to honor ancestors; a private ritual performed within a family to honor ancestors

A major festival of the Bunun indigenous people of Taiwan to celebrate a successful hunt and pray for safety; the name refers to the practice of using the ears of deer or wild boar as targets for archery practice during the ceremony.

to pay one's respects and offer sacrifices to ancestors or spirits; to observe religious rites

rites for ancestor worship performed in the spring

(bound form) a good meal; sumptuous food; historically refers to the twice-monthly meat meal provided to employees by their masters

to offer up a sacrifice; to perform a ritual sacrifice

(literary) to compose a piece of writing by piling up references or taking bits from various other works; based on the image of an otter displaying its catch of fish on a riverbank, as if offering them in a ritual sacrifice

to display many books while writing or to quote extensively; refers to the behavior of otters laying out their catch like an offering

The most important festival of the Saisiyat people of Taiwan, held every two years in autumn to commemorate a race of magical short people who taught them agriculture and crafts. A minor festival takes place biennially, while a major one is held every ten years.

to brandish a figurative weapon or measure intended to deal with a situation; to resort to a specific tactic or policy

An elegiac prose piece written in 803 by the Tang dynasty essayist [[韩愈|韓愈|han2 yu4]] to mourn his nephew; widely considered one of the most moving examples of the sacrificial genre in Chinese literature.

to mourn the dead and offer prayers or sacrifices to the deceased

To perform a ritual sacrifice to inform gods or ancestors of a major event, such as a national crisis or a significant personal matter.

A classic elegiac essay by the Qing Dynasty writer [[袁枚|袁枚|yuan2 mei2]] in memory of his third sister; it is considered one of the three masterpieces of ancient Chinese sacrificial writing alongside [[祭十二郎文|祭十二郎文|ji4 shi2 er4 lang2 wen2]] and [[泷冈阡表|瀧岡阡表|long2 gang1 qian1 biao3]]

To offer sacrifices to Confucius; specifically refers to the formal ceremony held at Confucian temples annually on September 28th to commemorate his birthday.