Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Catholic ban on ancestral rituals was lifted in 1939, when Pope Pius XII formally recognized ancestral rites as a civil practice (see also Chinese Rites controversy). [2] Many Korean Christians, particularly Protestants , no longer practice this rite and avoid it both locally and overseas .
Jerye is a courtesy term covering the holding of many ancestral rites, and is a statement of etiquette concerning ancestor worship. Among the various kinds of Jerye are Gije , Seeje , and Myoje . Jerye ( 祭禮 ) is an act of expressing sincerity by offering sacrifices of food to the spirit, the soul of the dead, and to demons, including the god.
The North Korean Catholic Church, ecclesiastically united with South Korea, is composed of the two dioceses of Diocese of Pyongyang and Diocese of Hamhung (suffragan to the Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul), and the only territorial abbey outside Europe, the Territorial Abbey of Tokwon or Dokwon.
After the ban on traditional civil rites was lifted by Pope Pius XII in 1939, [75] many Korean Catholics openly observe jesa (ancestral rites); the Korean tradition is very different from the institutional religious ancestral worship that is found in China and Japan and can be easily integrated as ancillary to Catholicism. Protestants, by ...
Catholics ignore filial deeds by referring to parents as physical parents, calling the spirits of ancestors the devil, and rejecting ancestral rites as demonic events. It is an unchangeable principle that if there is yin and yang, there must be a couple.
The majority of Catholics, Buddhists and nonbelievers practise ancestral rites, although Protestants do not. [26] The Catholic ban on ancestral rituals was lifted in 1939, when the Catholic Church formally recognised ancestral rites as a civil practice. [26] Ancestral rites are typically divided into three categories: [27]
This is also called the "family rite". The meaning behind this name is the hope that the family will be at peace and the descendants will be well for 12 months a year. If the family rite is held in September, Jung-guil on September 9 of the lunar calendar is regarded as auspicious day.
Jongmyo jerye (Korean: 종묘제례) or jongmyo daeje (종묘대제) is a traditional rite held for worshipping the deceased Joseon monarchs in Jongmyo Shrine, Seoul, South Korea. It is held every year on the first Sunday of May. The jongmyo rite is usually accompanied with the court music playing (Jerye-ak) and dance called Ilmu or line dance.