Ancestor worship might be called veneration of ancestors.
Those who practiced the Shinto religion. Some Buddhists do this as well.
it means some one that was in your family but way back that's what ancestor means
An ancestor.
Ancestral means of, belonging to, inherited from, or denoting an ancestor or ancestors. Ancestors are your parents, grandparents, great grandparents, etc.
Most ancient Japanese temples are either Buddhist or Shinto temples. The Buddhist temples are shrines for meditation and focus to achieve an enlightened spirit. Shinto temples were sights dedicated to ancestor worship.
Ancestor worship encourages submitting to authority rather than questioning it.
Ancestor Worship
Ancestor worship usually involves offerings that had a special meaning to the ancestor(s) in question in their lives. Food and drink are also essentials, and in some cultures, so is money.
The feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity: "ancestor worship".
Ancestor Worship
And Ancestor Worship.
Ancestor Worship
Christianity, Ancestor-Worship, Islam, Judaism, Hindi, Rastafarian, Animism, Buddhism. Most commonly is a mixture of traditional Ancestor-Worship and Christianity.
Mostly Ancestor Worship
Robert John Smith has written: 'Kurusu' -- subject(s): Case studies, Family life surveys, Rural conditions, Social change, Villages 'Ancestor worship in contemporary Japan' -- subject(s): Ancestor worship, Ancestor-worship, Japan, Religion, Religion and sociology
Ancestor Worship
Some forms of religion involve the worship of one's ancestors. In such a religion, the religious rituals would be ancestor rituals.