Abstract
This study was examined about consciousness and actual service, functions of ancestral rite in modem society. In order to study, the questionnaires for 401 university students were used and personal interviews with 14 as 7 female,7 male. Data were analyzed using the SAS programs. The main results of this study were as follows: The male's consciousness and actual service was significant higher than female's about the traditional ancestral rite. The religion was affected significant variable in ancestral rite. When the family hold many performs and students are participate in ancestral rite many times, they are positive about traditional ancestral rite. On the functions of ancestral rite the students thought the ancestral rite influenced family members and relatives to promote mutual family membership.