"Ancestral sacrifices were not just a time to remember the dead, there was an element of self-interest too," Hung explains. After all, it was normal to pray to the ancestors for prosperity and protection from harm.
「祭祀時，人們除了懷念祖先，也想因此得些好處」，洪德先舉例說，祭拜神主牌，通常都祈求保佑發財或平安。