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Jisi in Korea

Jisi (Korean: 제사; Hanja: 祭祀; RR: jesa, Korean pronunciation: [tɕe.sa]) is a ceremony commonly practiced in the East Asian cultural sphere. Jisi helps people celebrate their ancestors. Jisi are usually held on the anniversary of the ancestor's death. Most people participate in Jisi but some religious groups such as protestants[1] and muslims do not.[2][3] The Catholic Church permitted Jisi in 1939.[1] Many people who have left their home countries avoid the rites[4]

A Chinese woman performing Jisi in Beijing
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Park, Chang-Won (10 June 2010). Cultural Blending in Korean Death Rites. Continuum International Publishing Group. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-1-4411-1749-6.
  2. 지금은 다른 종교를 믿을 수 있기 때문에 굳이 제사를 통해 영생을 찾을 필요도 없다.
  3. 개신교에서는 제사 대신 추도예배를 드린다
  4. 이민간 나라의 풍습에 따라서 제사 의식이 없는 나라가 있다.