21. Being unfilial is considered shameful and ancestor worship is widely practiced. 22. One example is ancestor worship, which is practiced in several Asian countries, including Vietnam and China. 23. The exact origin if the festival is obscure, but ancestor worship has always been a part of Chinese culture. 24. This South Pacific island republic is reviewing laws which have prohibited witchcraft and ancestor worship since Christianity and British colonialism arrived last century. 25. Ancestor worship and the tight solidarity of clan groupings is also condemned by the magazine. 26. One result is the way in which the celebration of the nativity is combined with ancestor worship, by far the largest observance in Vietnam. 27. The burden of preparing scores of elaborate dishes of food for many different kinds of ancestor worship and fixing complicated meals during the festival traditionally falls on daughters-in-law. |