世界金門日擬辦聯合尋根祭祖活動

Kinmen County Government invited associations from 23 different clans (1) to meet on the 15th to discuss and negotiate the collective ancestor worship ceremony to be held on World Kinmen Day in the coming mid-October. Participants of the meeting have reached a consensus that they will follow the ancient rituals (2) to collectively commemorate their ancestors.
金門縣政府15日邀請縣內二十三個姓氏宗親會代表，就今年十月中旬舉辦的世界金門日祭祖活動召開協調會。會中達成共識，將採依古禮，各姓氏聯合祭祖。

The 4th World Kinmen Day and its related activities have been set on October 15th-17th this year. Kinmenese from all over the world will return to Kinmen, with many of them a new generation landing on their motherland for the first time. Since this is the case, the hosting authorities would like to design root-seeking and ancestor commemoration activities that will give the overseas Kinmenese a good impression. These specific activities may include making traditional snacks such as rolled rice balls, seeking for one's own family roots through a family tree, and contacting and interacting with one's own family members.
　 世界金門日今年十月十五日至十七日在金門舉辦，將有來自世界各地的鄉親返金，更將有許多新生代的鄉僑，係第一次踏上家鄉的土地，因此藉由規劃「尋根祭祖」活動│宗祠祭祖、搓圓(傳統禮俗小吃)、族譜尋根、親情聯繫交流…等等，讓鄉僑享受一趟「感動」豐盛的返鄉之旅，對故鄉金門留下美好的印象。
In this meeting, all participants expressed and exchanged their opinions, and they reached a consensus that a collective ancestor worship ceremony will be held following the traditional rituals to commemorate their ancestors. After the ceremony, members of different clans will be led to their own clan temples and enjoy their root-seeking tours. The exact location and specific rituals of the collective ancestor worship ceremony will be discussed and looked into by the Department of Civil Affairs (民政局) at the next reconciliatory meeting in the near-future.
與會充分表達意見後，最後達成共識，將依循古禮聯合祭祖，後續再由各姓氏宗親帶往宗祠進行尋根巡禮。至於聯合祭祖地點、儀式等細節，將由民政局研議，留待下次協調會討論。

【註解】
●1. clan-(n)指家族、宗族或氏族。
●2. ritual-(n)儀式、典禮。

本文摘譯、改寫自《金門日報》2011年7月16日報導