Seating Customs

Hakka people do red (happy) white (funeral) good things, or foreign guests to visit, it is inevitable to set up a table (seat) feast, the host and guests of the seating arrangements are delicate, which reflects the Hakka people respect for the elders, respect for the guests of the traditional virtues. In the past, the banquet table used to be the Eight Immortals Table, each table (seat) sitting eight people, the master according to the recognized principles of the arrangement of each person's seat, can not be overstepped.

First, the main hall set up a Baxian Table, seating arrangements are the first left after the right, as shown

2 1

6 5

8 7

4 3

1, please the same clan Zi uncle or their own family members, is to sit on the elders (1), according to the number of generations of the senior high and low: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, in order of order; the generation of the low number of people, even if outside the big official or the family, the number of people, the number of people, the number of people, the number of people, the number of people. , even if they become a big official or make a big fortune outside, they are not allowed to sit on the upper seat.

2, banquets for relatives or foreign guests, guests in the eldest sitting on the top, in order to sit the other guests, the eighth seat is generally the master of the guests, is commonly known as "carry wine pot" (pouring) people.

Second, the main hall set up two tables, the arrangement of seats:

2 first

Third, the main hall set up three tables, the arrangement of seats:

first

3 2

Fourth, the main hall set up four tables, the arrangement of seats:

4 3

2 first

V, the main hall The main hall is set up with 5 tables of eight immortals, and the arrangement of seats:

5 4

The first

3 2

Six, the main hall is set up with 6 tables of eight immortals, and the arrangement of seats:

6 5

2 The first

4 3

The chief's seat belongs to the most decent people, not who want to sit on the seat, there are different situations

First, do birthday banquet guests: male birthday is to clan Zi uncle sitting in the chief, female birthday is to female maiden guests sitting in the chief.

Second, the child full moon feast: to the child's mother's maiden family guests sit in the chief. It is not right to sit in the chief of the grandmother of the child's mother's family.

Third, the wedding banquet guests: the bride's female family guests to sit in the chief.

Fourth, move to a new home banquet: all the clan Zi uncle sitting, the eldest person sitting in the chief, such as outside the family has come to the female family guests to sit in the chief, the female family to the high generation of the family to sit in the chief, such as the mother, grandmother's mother's family have come to the guest, should be the grandmother's mother's family to sit in the chief. Some of the master builder to sit in the chief.

Fifth, tomb banquets: to clan Zi uncle's elders sit in the chief.

Six, white (funeral) banquet: male funeral is to clan Zi uncle elders sit in the chief, female funeral is to female guests from the mother's family sit in the chief.

At the beginning of the banquet, all the participants should wait for the chief to open the chopsticks before they can lift the chopsticks, and at the end of the banquet, the chief will be dispersed at the end of the banquet, and the other guests should not be dispersed at the end of the banquet.

During the banquet, the host, such as the birthday of the eldest son or the newlywed groom (the bride accompanied), must hold a glass of wine, according to the order of the seats to each seat, for the guests to toast to show the enthusiasm of the host. Can also be a cup, the guests drink with.