We Love Hakka (Culture: 神主牌 ancestral tablet)

Hakka people believe that their ancestors are deities that bless and protect their descendants with peace and prosperity. There is a Hakka saying that goes, “the ancestors are in the hall, the gods are in the temple”. This means that gods are worshiped in the temple, and ancestors are honored in the family’s ancestral hall, where the ancestor tablet is displayed. Typically, a family shrine will only have room for the ancestor tablet, with no other deity placed on the mantle at home. 客家人的祖先神位稱為神主牌，其他族群稱之為牌位、靈位、公媽牌，客家人有「神在廟 祖在堂」說法，「神在廟」意思是廟裡祭拜眾神，「祖在堂」意思是祖先牌位供奉在廳堂。因此伙房通常不擺放其他神祇牌位，祖先是唯一的神，以庇佑後代子孫平安順遂。 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn