What does it mean to put the plowshare into the ancestral grave?

Words: The plowshare is a type of agricultural implement, usually used for land reclamation, plowing of sand, deep plowing and other agricultural work. However, in some areas of China, plowshares were also used for special sacrificial activities. According to traditional customs, ancestral graves are places for worshiping ancestors. People will burn incense and pray in front of ancestral graves to express their respect. In some areas, people place plowshares in front of their ancestors' graves, hoping that their ancestors will bless crops and the family prosperity.

Quote: As a sacrificial tool for ancestral tombs, plowshares have a certain cultural background and significance. In the farming era, Chinese farmers regarded the plowshare as a sharp tool for crops, and its process of breaking soil to raise seedlings and sublimating and internalizing it was similar to the idea and method of sacrifice. Therefore, placing the plowshare in front of the ancestor's grave is an expression of gratitude to the ancestors, and it is also a kind of cultural heritage and value transmission.