Who's Grandpa?

Grandfather belongs to the research category of folklore, and is generally called the founder of academic schools, religious factions and all walks of life, or a person who has made great contributions to the formation of an industry. Representative figures include Du Kang and Lu Ban.

Source:

"Zhou Li Kao Gong Ji" said: "Those who know create it, those who are skillful describe it, and those who keep it are works. Everything is done by saints. "

There is a famous saying: "All work is done by saints", that is to say, all walks of life have their supervisor-grandpa.

Cultural characteristics:

Industry ancestor worship is a branch of folk culture. In the past, all walks of life attached great importance to it and regarded it as the patron saint of this industry. There is a folk saying that "three hundred and sixty lines, no ancestors can stand." Grandfathers are very prestigious people, who directly or indirectly created and supported this industry.

Some people became ancestors by accident, others were forcibly installed by later generations, and some industries used a founder, such as pawnshop, fortune telling, candle industry, sericulture industry, silk weaving industry and pastry industry, all of which took Guan Yu as their founder. Another industry has several grandfathers, such as Guan Zhong, Zhang Fei, Yan Di and Lu Ban in salt industry.