What is the meaning of etiquette?

"Etiquette" is a composite of the words "rite" and "ritual", which are related but have different concepts. The meaning of "etiquette" is relatively rich, and its span and differences are relatively large. It has both ancient and modern meanings, and can be understood in different ways, both broadly and narrowly. The original meaning of "rite" is the ritual of offering to the gods; later on, it was gradually extended to be a general term for expressing respect. It can refer to the ceremony held to show respect or solemnity, but also can be referred to as the social interaction of politeness, but also can be referred to as the social norms and moral norms of the aristocratic hierarchy in the slave society or feudal society. Of course, "rites" is only a part of the members of the society consciously and voluntarily subject to its norms of behavior, not the social imposition of external rules and regulations, and even more can not be compared with the formation of a certain historical conditions of political, economic, cultural and other aspects of the system. With the development of history, the connotation of "etiquette" has been extended and expanded, in many occasions, it has become "polite", "etiquette", "etiquette" synonym. For example, respect for the elderly and love the young etiquette behavior, in the public **** car to the elderly to give up their seats can be said to show respect. In fact, these etiquette activities and behavior embodied in the "etiquette", is to comply with and expand a certain social norms and moral norms of activities and behavior, should be attributed to a certain code of conduct, social norms and moral norms.

So, the definition of "ritual" is: a specific ethnic group, people or country based on the objective historical tradition and the formation of the establishment and maintenance of social hierarchical order as the core content of the values, moral norms, and with the corresponding rules and regulations, behavior.

The concept of "Yi" has the following meanings related to etiquette: (1) appearance, instrumentation; (2) model, example, such as the so-called "Mr. Etiquette" and "Miss Etiquette" in the "Yi", including the meaning of model, example; (3) ceremonies, etiquette; (4) law, guidelines

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It is understood that it is a pleasant thing for many people to visit the homes of their friends and relatives, especially when they are invited to do so. In order to discuss things, business negotiations, etc., to visit each other's units or homes, is a mission-critical activity. Whatever the case should pay attention to the etiquette of the guest, in order to reflect the due cultivation. (A) the preparation of the guest 1. dating Guests and the other party to date beforehand, do not arrive suddenly, so that people are caught off guard. The time of the guest should be chosen at the host's convenience, not too early or too late in the guest time, but also to avoid eating and napping time. Evening guests, the time should not be too long, so as not to affect the host rest; appointment time set, do not miss the appointment. To arrive on time, do not be late, let the host anxious; also not too early, so that the host can not prepare. Indeed, due to special reasons can not go as promised, should promptly explain to the host, another time. 2. Instrumentation Before the guests move, pay attention to their own instrumentation. General activities can not be overly groomed. If it is more important date, you should comb your hair, shave your beard, dress neatly, clean shoes, showing the meeting of the solemn and respect for each other. It is impolite to go as a guest with an unkempt appearance and a dirty body. 3. Other preparations When you are a guest, according to the need, you can bring some gifts to show the host's affection. The first meeting, but also with a business card, so that the host better understand their own, to help establish a more stable contact. (B) before and after entering the door Arriving at the host's door, we should organize our hair and clothes a little bit, see if there is soil on our shoes, if so, we should wipe them, and then we should press the doorbell twice, and if there is no doorbell, we should knock the door with our middle knuckle two or three times. Ring the bell and knock on the door two or three times can be, not too many times, not too long, not too fast rhythm, and not too much force, or it will appear rude. What's more, don't slam the door with your fist or kick it with your foot, lest the owner be offended. If there is no answer, you can repeat it and ask a question, "Is anyone there?" If the door is open, it means there is someone at home, but don't go in directly; knock gently twice and wait for the host to open the door to greet you before walking in. After entering, turn around and close the door gently, then put your rain gear and coat in the designated place or hand them over to the host to place. If you have children with you, ask them to greet the host family and teach them not to run around. If you have gifts, offer them to the host at the same time. Zhangjiakou ceremony planning (Zhangjiakou etiquette company) reminds you: into the parlor, do not be too busy to take a seat, to express greetings to the host, and wait for the host to indicate the seat, and then sit down. If there are other guests, you should give them greetings and sit aside, do not immediately have a long conversation with the host, so as not to interrupt their conversation. When accepting tea or cigarettes from the host, one should bow one's body and say "thank you". When the host serves fruit, you should give way to the first guest and then take it yourself. If the host peels the fruit for himself, he should say, "Thank you, I'll do it myself." If you are visiting a first-time acquaintance, you can hand over your business card and then enter into a conversation. When you are a guest, smoke less, tea should be slowly savored, fruit should be chewed in small bites, ash should be popped in the ashtray, peel and core should not be thrown. Sitting posture should be natural and generous, not too formal, not too big, do not casually stand up, walk around, do not look around, not to turn over the host's things. Guests, if the host has no ashtray, the host does not smoke, you should try to restrain yourself, do not smoke, so as not to make the house full of smoke, so that the host is difficult. If you really want to smoke, you can ask first: "Can I have a cigarette?" If there is a woman in the room, you should ask her, "Do you mind if I have a cigarette?" Say "thank you" when the host offers a cigarette. If the host offers you a cigarette, even if you have one, do not refuse the host's cigarette and smoke your own. If you don't know how to smoke, say, "Thank you, I don't know how to smoke." Trying to go to the restroom in the middle of a conversation is embarrassing, but it must be addressed. The male guest may wish to ask the hostess, "Where is the restroom?" It is also easier for the female guest to ask the hostess. It is even more annoying if the host is of the opposite sex. We might as well learn from foreign practice and ask: "Where is the restroom?" or "Where is the bathroom?". or "Where is the bathroom?" Many places in our country, women to the toilet with "one", which is also a good way to solve the problem of "difficult to say". (C) farewell conversation time to be appropriate, the master is indeed very high, may wish to talk longer, the master showed nothing to say, they should immediately talk about what they want to talk as soon as possible, if the master frequently look at the table, it should be interesting to get up quickly to say goodbye. Say goodbye to express gratitude, do not forget to take back the rain gear before leaving, coat and other things, lest the host found and then go after you. When you walk out the door, turn around and say "goodbye", and if your host wants to send you off, you can say, "please stay!" If your host is watching you from the door, say, "Please come back." Then wave and leave.