Therefore, as the main family, it was necessary for them to use the ancestor worship ceremony to gather people from the collateral family together at regular intervals. 5
After getting to know each other, getting acquainted with one another, and worshipping their common ancestors together, the connection between the bloodlines would naturally be strengthened.
This was also a necessary means for large families to maintain their strength.
Therefore, the Wade family would not only hold an ancestor worship ceremony once every twelve years, but they would also revise their entire Wade family genealogy chart at the ancestor worship ceremony.
During this period between the current twelve years and the past twelve years, each family would have already given birth to a new heir, an older generation would have died, and some young adults would have already gotten married.
Therefore, every twelve years, the countless branches o f the Wade family would have to report the population changes in their family over the past twelve years to the main family. 5
At that time, the main family would select a respected elder of good moral standing and reputation to
personally renew the genealogy chart. The elder would have to write down the names and deeds of each and every one of these people, one by one.
The existing Wade family genealogy chart consisted o f the names of millions of Wade family descendants a s well as the names of millions of their spouses. For instance, a certain son of the Wade family could have married the daughter of another family, or the daughter of the Wade family could have married the son from another family and so forth. 4
Every revision for the genealogy chart was also very grand.
The original copy of the genealogy chart was stored in a safe with constant temperature and humidity, and it would be brought out by the descendants of the Wade family during each ancestor worship ceremony.
After bringing the genealogy chart out for the ancestor worship ceremony, they would have to immediately and respectfully store it back. 3
After that, they would renew the new genealogy chart.
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