How did the great aunt come from?

In the national and folk beliefs, there is a kind of worship called ancestor god, which is to worship ancestors as gods.

Because of the close blood relationship with people with the same surname, they are often regarded as ancestors. Married women often go back to their parents' homes. After her death, her husband's family should inform her family and invite them to inspect the funeral. As for unmarried women, because they live in their own clan all the year round, their relationship with their clansmen is even more extraordinary, and they are regarded as their own family.

Therefore, in the areas of Fujian culture and Hakka culture, the name "Aunt" is often heard and has a high status. In some places, some gods are even called "aunts" and are greatly respected by people.

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Ancestor God is a god evolved from ancestors, that is to say, he has both the functions of ancestors and gods, and two "identities". Therefore, to understand what is the ancestor god and its evolution, we must first understand what is the ancestor. People are familiar with the concept of ancestor, which is the product of patriarchal clan system in China.

It is vividly and concretely embodied in folk genealogy, god's main cards, tombstones, sacrificial activities and people's ideas. According to the materials of field investigation, we can know that people's so-called "ancestors" can actually be divided into three categories.