The phenomenon of "eating cold seats" is serious in rural areas. Most people put down their share of the money and leave without even daring to eat. Why is this?

It is very common to hold banquets in rural areas, and it is also popular with everyone. Every household, no matter what wedding or wedding event they have, they have to invite relatives and friends to get together. This has formed a tradition for a long time. According to this custom, if there is an important event at home, not informing relatives and friends, it is considered to be unsophisticated or inappropriate.

"Eating a banquet" is a cultural tradition

Every place has different names for the culture of "eating a banquet", such as "eating at the table", "sitting at the table", "with the ceremony", etc. There are many names, but they all express the same meaning, that is, when you are invited to eat at a wedding or funeral, the host will prepare a table full of hot dishes, cold dishes, drinks, melon seeds, sugar, etc. of. In the past few years, areas with poor living conditions were especially interested in and looking forward to eating seats. At that time, it was difficult to eat a meal of meat, but you can eat a lot of meat by "eating seats".

The banquet culture in each place is also different. For example, in Henan, melon seeds, drinks and sugar are often placed first to prepare guests to eat while waiting for the dishes, and then cold dishes, hot dishes, and eggs are gradually placed. Soup is often the last dish on every table. When guests see the egg soup, they will naturally know that the banquet is over. In the Northeast region, every table must have elbows, which reflects the enthusiasm and generosity of the locals. In short, the types and order of dishes vary greatly from region to region.

The phenomenon of eating cold banquets is serious

We have said before that there are certain reasons why the culture of eating cold banquets can be passed down to this day. It is a channel for the transmission of emotions between people. But now the phenomenon of being left alone is very serious. What does this mean? In fact, "eating a cold banquet" does not literally mean to give guests cold food, but it means that there are not many guests staying to eat at the banquet, and the banquet table is deserted. In fact, to put it bluntly, it means that the guests are no longer there. Instead of staying and finishing the meal before leaving, I left directly after taking my share of the money.

Many people think this is not a big deal. It doesn’t matter if they want to leave or don’t want to stay for dinner. But in fact, in the previous banquet culture, guests never left directly after paying their portion.

Guests are invited to have a banquet at weddings, funerals and other happy events. In order to express their blessings or comfort, the guests will give the host gifts, which is what we call share money. It can be seen that in such a situation, the relationship between the two is reciprocal, and there will not be a situation where the guest only pays but does not have food.

Conclusion

Nowadays, the phenomenon of eating cold food is becoming more and more common in rural areas. We should reflect on the reasons and understand that this phenomenon is not caused by a single reason. .

It is caused by a combination of factors, and it is difficult to change this phenomenon. From a certain perspective, the emergence of this phenomenon also reflects that today's society is changing.