Order to read Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni I want to know the order in which the Higurashi series need to be read in, the series being the following:


Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Watanagashi
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Tsumihoroboshihen
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Minagoroshi
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Onikakushi
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Yoigoshi
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuribayashi
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni  Utsutsukowashi 
Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Kai Meakashi
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni  Onisarashi
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni  Tatarigoroshi
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni ~ Himatsubushi
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni ~ Hirukowashi
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Tatarigoroshihen
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Minagoroshihen
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni ~ Hinageshi
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Kataribanashihen
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Kokoro Iyashi Hen
Basically, when it comes to manga that's the recommended order:


Onikakushi-hen
Watanagashi-hen
Tatarigoroshi-hen
Himatsubushi-hen
Meakashi-hen
Tsumihoroboshi-hen
Minagoroshi-hen
Matsuribayashi-hen


Optional (Extra Stories):


Utsutsukowashi-hen
Yoigoshi-hen
Saikoroshi-hen 
Onisarashi-hen
Batsukoishi-hen 
Hirukowashi-hen


All of these are different iterations of the same period of time, but they focus on different aspects.

Though personally, I still recommend reading the Visual Novels: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni &amp; Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai.