How to prepare a ancestral table
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The ancestral rites look north toward the direction where the provincial (sinwi) is, and look toward the south toward the direction where the jeju (person performing the ancestral rites) is located. And in the direction of Jeju looking at the province, the right side is the east and the left side is the west.
The ancestral rites are usually arranged in five rows. The side closer to the province is Column 1, and the Jeju side is Column 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Here’s how to sort foods by each column.
▶ [Row 1] Banseogaengdong (rice is on the west side, soup is on the east side), seajeopgeojung (dishes containing spoons are displayed in the center in front of the shinwi)
▷Sake cup, rice, seam allowance, soup, rice cake soup, etc.
Place the seam allowance (spoon bowl) and sake cup and place the rice on top. Rice cake soup is served on New Year’s ancestral rites, and songpyeon is served on Chuseok. When viewed from the direction where Jejusa Temple is located, rice and wine glasses are placed on the left (west) and rice cake soup and soup are placed on the right (east), and the seam allowance is aligned in the middle.
▶ [Column 2] Eodongyukseo (fish to the east, meat to the west), Dongduseomi (fish head to the east, tail to the west, belly to the fat side)
▷Land battle, body battle, small enemy, fish enemy, fish battle, etc.
In the second row, put meat, tofu and fish in that order. According to the Eodong Yukseo, food made with meat should be placed on the west side (left) and food made with fish should be placed on the east side (right). Then, the fish is placed so that the head is in the east (right) and the tail is in the west (left) according to the East and West Sea.
sacrificial table setting
sacrificial table setting
sacrificial table setting
▶ [Row 3] Type of soup (yuk-tang, so-tang, fish-tang)
Yuk-tang (meat soup), So-tang (tofu, vegetable soup, etc.), and Eo-tang (fish soup) are in the third row. At this time, yuktang made with meat is served to the west (left) and fish soup to the east (right). Candlesticks are placed in the third row or in the first row, so please place them according to the characteristics of each region.
▶ [Row 4] Jwapowoohye (Po at the left end, Sikhye at the right end)
▷Po (fish), tricolor vegetables, chimchae (water kimchi), Sikhye, etc.
In the 4th row, fish fillets are placed on the west side (left) and sikhye is placed on the east side (right). Three-colored herbs are fern, spinach, and balloon flower.
▶ [Row 5] Choyul Isi (from the west, jujube, chestnut, persimmon, pear), Hongdongbaekseo (red fruits to the east, white fruits to the west)
▷Jujube, chestnut, pear, persimmon, etc.
In the 5th row, from the west (left), jujube, chestnut, pear, and persimmon (dried persimmon) are listed in order according to Johul-i’s poem. And in the east (right), according to Hongdongbaekseo, put red fruits on the east side and white fruits on the west side. In addition, hwan-gwa, gangjeong, and yak-gwa are raised according to regional characteristics.
※ Q&A Why do you cut off the top of the fruit?
Ghosts can’t eat hard food and only drink it with the smell, so the fruit is cut to make it more fragrant. And if you shave the whole thing, it will brown and it won’t look good, so only the top part is shaved.
sacrificial table setting
sacrificial table setting
sacrificial table setting
※ Precautions when preparing an ancestral table
There are a few things to keep in mind when setting up the ancestral rites table. It looks like this.
1. If you post fish ending in 00, you will be pressured.
– Since ancient times, fish with the letter ‘chi’ at the end, such as cutlassfish, Spanish mackerel, and saury, are said to be common, so they are not served on the table.
2. Fruits with hair are prohibited during ancestral rites
– Fruits with hair, such as peaches, are not served on the table. Our ancestors believed that peaches had the power to ward off demons, so they were not served on ancestral rites.
3. No Spices
– Spices are not used in food for ancestral rites. In particular, red pepper powder and garlic are representative foods that chase away ghosts, so we never use spices.
4. Food should be served in odd numbers, not even numbers.
– Even numbers mean positive and odd numbers mean negative. So when you put food, you have to put it in an odd number.
5. For the ancestral rites, white rice cakes are used instead of red beans. Red bean sirutteok is served on a regular ancestral table, so please don’t get confused.
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The province symbolizes the target of the sacrifice during holidays or ancestral rites. These days, there are not many houses that enshrine the spirits, so during ancestral rites or ancestral rites, to honor ancestors, the relationship with the deceased, position, and name are written on paper, which is called local.
● Local size: 6 cm wide, 22 cm long
● How to write
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When using both male and female ancestors in a province, the male ancestor is written on the left and the female ancestor is written on the right, based on the center.
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1. Hyeongo is the relationship with the subject of the ancestral rite.
– Hyeon is written on the first letter as a sign of respect, but it is not used for subordinates. And go (考) is written as father, rain as mother, grandfather as jogo, and grandmother as jobi.
Father Hyungo (顯考) Great-grandfather Hyungojogo (顯高祖考)
Mother Hyeonbi Great-grandmother Hyeon-gojobi
Grandfather Hyeonjogo Husband Hyeonbyeok
Grandmother Hyunjobi Wife Mangsil or Gosil
Great-grandfather Hyeonjeungjogo (顯曾祖考) Hyungyeong
Great-grandmother Hyeonjeungjobi (顯曾祖妣) younger brother Mang-je or Go-je
child deceased or eunuch
2. Student is a part that means a position.
– When you become a government official, write down the name of the official position, and female ancestors can also write down the class accordingly.
– Usually, a man without a government official is written as a student, and a woman as a yin (孺人).
3. In the seat of the spouse, the name of the deceased is usually written. All male ancestors write down their father, and female ancestors write down their main building and surname.
4. At the end of the province, you must write the word Shinwi (神位).
– Sinwi means the location of the target of the ancestral rites. In simple terms, it means that the deceased is located in the province.
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So far, we have looked at how to use beo and fat to prepare a New Year’s ancestral rite (charial table). If you are new to it, you will find it very difficult, but if you follow the basic principles, you will be able to follow it in no time. In addition, each region is slightly different, so please prepare the ancestral rites (charial table) for your ancestors according to the regional characteristics.