Do you know the traditional foundation of drinking culture-wine virtue and wine ceremony?

In ancient China, wine was regarded as a sacred object, and its use was more solemn. It was not used for offering sacrifices to heaven, ancestral temples or entertaining guests. Form the customs and styles of ancient wine activities. With the general rise of the brewing industry, wine has gradually become a kind of person? Children's daily drinking activities are also extensive, and after people's ideological and cultural consciousness, they are stylized and form a relatively systematic wine custom. These customs involve many aspects of people's production and life. Its forms are vivid and diverse. China has a long history and splendid culture, and many ethnic groups distributed all over the country have brewed rich and colorful folk wine customs. Some wine customs have been passed down to this day.

The foundation of traditional drinking culture-wine virtue and wine ceremony;

Historically, Confucianism was regarded as the orthodox view of governing the country and keeping the country safe, and the custom of wine was also influenced by the Confucian view of wine culture. Confucianism pays attention to the word "wine virtue".

The word "wine virtue" first appeared in Shangshu and Shijing, which means that drinkers should have virtue, instead of "subverting Jue virtue and wasting wine" like Wang. It embodies the Confucian thought of drinking, that is, "drinking is only for sacrifice" (drinking can only be carried out during sacrifice); "No Yi wine" (drink from time to time, drink less at ordinary times to save food, and only drink when you are sick); "collective drinking" (? Prohibition of gathering people to drink alcohol); "No indulgence" (no drinking). Confucianism is not opposed to drinking, and it is a virtue to worship the gods and provide for the elderly. As a food culture, drinking has formed a etiquette that everyone must abide by in ancient times. Sometimes this etiquette is very complicated. But if you don't comply on some important occasions, you will be suspected of insurrection. Because I drink too much, I can't control myself and get into trouble easily. It is important to make drinking etiquette. Yuan Hongdao in the Ming dynasty, seeing that drinkers don't keep the wine ceremony when drinking, deeply felt the responsibility of their elders, so he learned from ancient books? I collected a lot of information and wrote a special article "Zheng Zheng". Although this is written for drinkers, it also has certain significance for ordinary drinkers. China ancient drinking has the following etiquette:

When the host and guests drink together, they should bow to each other. When the younger generation drinks in front of their elders, they usually bow first and then sit in the second seat. The elders ordered the younger generation to drink, and the younger generation could raise a glass; The elder hasn't finished the wine in the cup, so the younger generation can't drink it first.