As the saying goes, "Don't put three dishes, chopsticks don't make five, seats don't make six." What did the ancients want to express?

Don't put three dishes, which means don't just serve three dishes. Because in ancient sacrificial ceremonies, three courses were served, which was also called three-custom culture. There can't be five chopsticks, that is to say, five chopsticks can't be prepared for a banquet. A pair of chopsticks indicates an unknown situation. And if the chopsticks are uneven in length, it will make people feel disrespectful. The absence of six seats means that six people should not sit at the same table to eat. Because in ancient times, banquets were usually square tables or round tables. If there were only six people, it was like a turtle with four claws on its head and tail.

In fact, China has been a country of etiquette since ancient times. There are no rules, Fiona Fang. Ancestors summed up many ancient sayings and sayings including physiological philosophy in many life physiology. Although it is gradually lost now, many manners are still useful to us now. As the three popular cultures say, the last three courses generally include cattle, sheep and pigs. If you only serve three courses when entertaining guests, people will feel that they have become the object of sacrifice. This is the same as putting chopsticks in your rice bowl when you are filling a meal.

And the ancients liked to make a fuss about homophones very much. Three means homophonic with rhythm. In this case, serving three pots of vegetables indicates that the banquet broke up in discord. This is different from the theme of family reunion, so there is an old saying that if only three dishes are placed on the dinner table, it will make people feel too shabby and mean neglect.

And since ancient times, our ancestors have left us many rules of life, which we have been using to this day. It's just that the customs in different places may be different, but in the end there is a certain saying in it. For example, chopsticks can't be used to knock on bowls, because knocking on bowls is used to summon ancestors. Moreover, beggars also knock on bowls with chopsticks when begging. Chopsticks can't be inserted in rice. Many people should have been educated in this field. Because if chopsticks are inserted into the rice, people will feel that they are offering sacrifices.