Stone Age Custom : Veneration of Ancestral Generations by Living Generations: the Original Human Way with Symbolic Communication, Words

Veneration of the dead "Cult of the dead" redirects here. For other uses, see Cult of the dead (disambiguation). The veneration of the dead, including one's ancestors, is based on love and respect for the deceased. In some cultures, it is related to beliefs that the dead have a continued existence, and may possess the ability to influence the fortune of the living. Some groups venerate their direct, familial ancestors. Certain religious groups, in particular the Eastern Orthodox Churches, Catholic Church and Anglican Church venerate saints as intercessors with God; the latter also believes in prayer for departed souls in Purgatory. Other religious groups, however, consider veneration of the dead to be idolatry and a