1.   Binh and I knelt before the family altar and bowed three times.

2.   And two miniature spidery goddesses on swings make up a compact little family altar on their own.

3.   To signify the transformation of a deceased person into an ancestor, a priest usually gives family members a memorial tablet for the family altar.

4.   Ono set up the photo near a window of her apartment in keeping with the ancient Oriental tradition of the Butsudan, or household family altar.