The Spring and Autumn Festival of the Liu Clan in Jiazi is a traditional folk activity held by the Liu Clan in Jiazi to worship their ancestors. It is a large-scale, far-reaching and unique traditional folk activity mainly based on clan worship. Its ancestor worship rituals are rigorous, rich in local religious and cultural characteristics and historical and cultural connotations, and are generally recognized by the people. It has been included in the second batch of intangible cultural heritage list of Lufeng City. The people of Jiazi have always had the traditional virtues of loving their country and hometown, thinking of their roots, respecting their ancestors, and respecting their ancestors. The two ancestor worship activities of the Liu Clan in Spring and Autumn are based on this belief and worship of ancestors and tracing their roots. They are an important link to maintain the unity within the family and the most common folk belief. The Spring and Autumn Festivals of the Liu Clan in Jiazi have a profound historical origin and rich cultural heritage. At the beginning of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty, Nanhu Gong, the ancestor of the Liu Clan in Jiazi, joined the Chaozhou Guard, and later transferred to Jiazi to build a business and build the Jiazi Liu Clan Ancestral Hall. According to the "Liu's Genealogy" of Jiazi, from that time on, the Liu clan would hold this sacrificial ritual activity in the ancestral hall in the first and second months of the lunar calendar and in the eighth and ninth months of the lunar calendar every year. The whole clan gathered together, held a banquet and drank, and performed a community play in front of the ancestral hall. Every household killed chickens to honor their ancestors, and offered wine and delicacies to worship their ancestors. During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, Lanting Gong, the direct grandson of the Liu clan, rebuilt the Liu clan ancestral hall to commemorate the virtues of his ancestors, and pushed the annual spring and autumn sacrifices to the most prosperous period. The descendants of the Liu clan were prosperous and talented, and there were three-rank officials in the court in history. With the increasing popularity of the folk activities of "thinking of the origin and remembering the ancestors", the spring and autumn sacrifices of the Jiazi Liu clan became increasingly famous. Every year on the spring and autumn equinoxes, the Liu clan ancestral hall will be completely renewed, very lively, with gongs and drums, and a constant stream of people worshiping. It attracted many onlookers. For hundreds of years, the spring and autumn sacrifices have become a good style for the Liu clan of Jiazi to worship their ancestors, remember their ancestors, encourage their descendants to strive for progress, and be frugal and thrifty, and a traditional folk belief activity that connects the past and the future. The Liu clan's spring and autumn sacrifices have lasted for hundreds of years with very few interruptions. It was only stopped during the "Cultural Revolution". Not only were there no sacrifices, but even the statues were destroyed as "four olds", and the ancestral hall was almost scrapped. After the 1980s, the state and the government attached importance to the protection of cultural relics, and the Liu clan resumed the spring and autumn sacrifices. Today, the scale is getting bigger and bigger, and the scope is getting wider and wider. Every year, even the Liu clan of Jiazi who work, do business, and live abroad have to rush back to participate in the sacrifices. The Liu clan's spring and autumn sacrifices are spectacular in scale, solemn and solemn, with unique ways of worship and a strong cultural atmosphere. The local characteristics of its offerings are very rich and strong. On both sides of the ancestral hall, whole pigs and whole sheep are displayed. In the middle, there are food, wine, cakes, green fruits, and tea. In the back, there are good luck (oranges), peaches, and treasures (paper ingots). The ceremony is divided into two parts, namely, worshiping the door gods first and worshiping the ancestors. At 7 o'clock in the morning on the day of the worship, music begins to play together, and gongs and drums are loud. During the worship process, the sound of gongs, drums, and firecrackers are continuous, the scene is spectacular, the incense is lingering, and the atmosphere is strong. There are cannons, music, reading of sacrificial texts, prostrations, incense, wine, food, wine, fruits, and treasures. Under the leadership of the clan leader, all clansmen kneel three times and bow nine times to the ancestors. It fully reflects the deep remembrance and admiration of the Liu clan for their ancestors. The history of the Liu clan's spring and autumn sacrifices in Jiazi has a long history and has lasted for hundreds of years. It has important social value and influence. It has a long history and rich cultural connotations, and has a deep research value in folklore and other aspects; it can meet the emotional needs of future generations to remember their ancestors, strengthen family ties, and is an important link between the emotions and spiritual culture of the tribe. It is one of the important spiritual bonds to maintain the relationship between compatriots at home and abroad, and is an effective carrier for educating future generations to carry forward the ancestors' anti-0 and promote the reunification of the motherland. Source: "Lufeng Intangible Cultural Heritage"