Confucius said ♥When Confucius is making ancestral offerings, it is as though their presence is felt. When he is making sacrificial offerings to the gods, it is as though their presence is felt. Confucius said:"It is as if I did not make any offerings, if their presence is not felt at all." (from the Analects of Confucius)The kanji "祭" (making offering for ancestor/god) can be pronounced "matsuri".
