As the saying goes, "there are dishes on the banquet and wine under the banquet" is called "two don't eat". Why?

As the saying goes, "food comes to the table, wine comes to the table", which is called "two don't eat". This is a folk banquet cultural rule. There were and are now, but we don't generalize, mainly depending on the specific situation at that time, or what role you played in the banquet.

The first is the banquet for setting dishes. There are two ways to serve food at a banquet. First of all, the dishes are all here. If a large number of guests are invited, those who haven't come will not wait. Second, the banquet has already started, and there is no intention of waiting for the guests who have not come yet. This kind of scene makes people feel that the guests look down on the invited guests and don't take the guests who didn't come seriously. When you meet this kind of banquet, you usually don't eat it. Obviously, people are invited to be guests, so why not wait for them? Whether in the past or now, this is a matter of etiquette and politeness at the banquet. It is impolite for guests to serve food before a banquet, even when eating.

Then the wine leaves the table, which means that the drinking at the banquet is over and a person begins to eat. Suddenly, a guest came, and he wanted to take back the wine he had taken down, so that everyone at the banquet could accompany the guest to drink it again. This practice is inappropriate in folk customs. This kind of wine, not only can't be drunk by new guests (no one to accompany them), but also is a disrespect to the guests at the table. People in many parts of our country have this taboo. You can't drink any more after eating. For example, in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, you can't drink after meals. Because rice and "sin" and wine and "long" are homophonic words, drinking after a meal will be considered as "guilty for a long time", which is a disrespect to the elders and an offence to the host.

This often happens among the people. When a person holds a banquet for a distant guest or an important guest, the host will tell you his intention when inviting you to the banquet. He wants you to give him face. This is because the host values you. For some reason, the food was ready before you arrived. This is also a banquet that provides food. Guests can eat later. There is a simple reason. When the host asks you to accompany the guests, you are recognized as a semi-host. The purpose is to make the guests eat delicious and have fun. So, as a guest, don't pay attention to these. Besides, the guest is the protagonist, and the person accompanying the guest is the supporting role. Everything is to make the host and guest happy, and the people who accompany them have nothing to care about.

At some parties, guests are in a hurry because they have important things to do. If one or two guests don't arrive, the host of the party will be in a dilemma. If you serve food in advance, explain the situation to the guests who have not arrived in advance, leave another dish for the guests who have not arrived, or make other arrangements, there will be no contempt for people. Convenience is a virtue. And some family dinners. If you happen to invite someone to dinner, it's also a banquet with vegetables. There is a folk saying that "all who come are guests". Hospitality is a folk tradition in our country. If the host warmly invites you to sit down, you have to eat this kind of meal. In short, the sentence "two don't eat" should be analyzed in detail. Especially in modern society, it is a fast-paced society, and many banquets are served at the scheduled time, so it is impossible to wait for people slowly. If someone is late, you can't blame the host for looking down on others. You can only blame yourself for not keeping the appointment at the specified time.