Confucianism Modern Day Practice

An ancient tradition Confucius introduced when he created Confucianism is visiting your deceased elders, he called it ancestor worship. Ancestor worship is still is and is one of the most practiced rituals in Confucianism. When performing this ritual, one would normally go to where a dead older relative was buried and spend time with them at their grave, and even engage in conversation with them. Confucius believed that spending time with your elders was a strong virtue in filial piety, he thought even after your father dies you should still be loyal to him. Also the earliest date of this practice goes back to 1570-1045 BCE during the Shang Dynasty. After an elder passes away, the family will host a funeral and in many cases afterwords, will instal a household alter to honor that person. People in modern times will often visit loved ones graves and host funerals but the alter tradition had become much less common.