Jesa
Sign in to saveJesa (, ) is a ceremony commonly practiced in Korea. Jesa functions as a memorial to the ancestors of the participants. Jesa are usually held on the anniversary of the ancestor's death. The majority of Catholics, Buddhists and nonbelievers practice ancestral rites, although Protestants do not.
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11 sectionsContents
- History in Korea
- Prehistoric
- Jecheon event
- Jesa as national ritual
- Kinds of ancestor rituals
- Performance
- Modern ancestor rituals
- ''Heotjesatbap''
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Jesa (, ) is a ceremony commonly practiced in Korea. Jesa functions as a memorial to the ancestors of the participants. Jesa are usually held on the anniversary of the ancestor's death. The majority of Catholics, Buddhists and nonbelievers practice ancestral rites, although Protestants do not.
Since their origins, Jesa has taken on a certain formality as human civilization has developed, which is sometimes called rituals in Confucianism.