What does ancestor mean?

Ancestors generally refer to grandfathers, which belong to the research category of folklore, and are generally called founders of academic schools, religious factions and all walks of life, or people who have made great contributions to the formation of an industry. Representative figures include Du Kang and Lu Ban.

"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.

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, some were forcibly placed by later generations, and some industries were ancestors of the same clan, such as pawn, fortune telling, incense, sericulture, silk weaving and cakes, all of which were based on Guan Yu. Another industry has several grandfathers, such as Guan Zhong, Zhang Fei, Yan Di and Lu Ban in salt industry.