What are the classifications of traditional etiquette

I. Classification of traditional Chinese etiquette

1. Walking etiquette:

The same attention is paid to interpersonal relations in the process of walking, so there are walking etiquette. In ancient times, it was customary to "tend to rituals", that is, when a person of low status walks in front of a person of high status, he must bow his head and bend his waist to show respect to the honored one by taking small steps quickly, which is "tend to rituals".

Traditional walking etiquette, there is also "line not in the middle of the road, stand not in the door" principle, that is, walking can not walk in the middle of the road, you should walk on the side; standing can not stand in the middle of the door. This not only shows respect to the honored one, but also to avoid pedestrians.

2, the gift of meeting:

People's daily meeting should be warm, but also courteous. How to meet with people of different status, there are certain rules. For example, the general greeting, in the tradition of the arching salute.

Arched hands is the most common etiquette of meeting, the way is the hands embrace (generally the right hand within the fist, the left hand on top of the right hand) lifted to the chest, standing and not down, said the general courtesy. If you are a guest in someone's home, in the door and seat, the host and the guest are polite to each other to salute and humility, this is the ritual of bowing, known as "揖讓". The same is the two hands clasped fists, arched and then pressed down, at the same time bowed his head, upper body slightly bent forward.

Greetings are common in daily life, in addition to the social occasions mentioned above, thanking, congratulating, apologizing and entrusting others to do things are also often performed. It is also common for people of high status to make a bowing gesture in return to those of low status. In traditional society, there is also a kneeling ceremony for the supreme person, that is, both knees on the ground, head and hands rhythmically touch the ground to bow, that is, the so-called kowtow. Nowadays, the kneeling ceremony can only be seen in the remote rural New Year's activities, and is generally no longer practiced. In today's society, people meet each other, generally practicing the Western society introduced the handshake.

3, the ritual of sitting:

Traditional social etiquette is well ordered, sitting also has a primary and secondary honor and respect, the honored one sits on the top, the humble one sits at the end. What kind of status to sit where there are certain rules, if you blindly sit in the wrong seat, not only the host is not happy, they will also be rude afterward to regret. If you can not grasp what kind of seat, the best way is to listen to the master arrangements. Indoor seating to the east as the honor, that is, the guests sit on the west seat, the host is generally accompanied by the east seat. Elderly people can be arranged in the south position, that is, the north seat. The younger ones accompanying the guests are usually in the north-facing position, i.e. the south seat. The rules of sitting are, when eating and drinking, the human body is as close as possible to the food case, and when not eating and drinking, the body is as far back as possible, the so-called "virtual sitting after all". A guest, you should immediately rise to greet.

4, dietary etiquette:

Dietary etiquette in Chinese culture occupies an extremely important position, in the pre-Qin people to "to enjoy the gift of Yan's pro-fourth guests," and future generations of dinners and drinks is often a scene of etiquette and live theater. Welcome the guests of the banquet is called "wind", "dust washing", send off the guests of the banquet is called "going away". Banquet rituals, whether welcome or send can not be separated from the wine, "no wine is not etiquette". There are many etiquettes for drinking at banquets, and guests need to wait for their hosts to raise their glasses before drinking.

The so-called: "Drink with others, do not start goblet". Guests who wish to express their gratitude to their hosts for their hospitality may do so by raising their cups in the middle of the feast and making a toast to their hosts. In the process of eating, the same first master chopsticks to urge food, guests can move chopsticks. The so-called: "with people *** food, careful not to taste first". In ancient times, there is a list of eating rules, such as "when the food does not sigh", "*** food is not full, *** rice does not Ze hand", "do not throw the bone in the dog", etc., the host and the guest to respect each other, to create a harmonious eating The good atmosphere of civilized eating.

5, to celebrate the gift of hanging:

China since ancient times is a humane society, people care for each other, mutual compassion, in the celebration of hanging in many rituals and customs. Bye congratulation ceremony is generally performed during the festival, is the younger generation or lower status to the honored elder's salute, between peers also have mutual congratulations. Such as the ancient New Year's Day officials to congratulate, folk New Year's gift. When the worship ceremony, not only the attitude of respect, oral recitation of congratulatory words, bowing down and bowing, but also have to congratulate the gift. The ritual of celebrating a hanging is mainly performed in the major events of life. A person's life has to go through several stages such as birth, adulthood, marriage, birthday celebration, death, etc. A series of life rituals are formed around these life nodes. The reproduction of children and grandchildren is a major family event, the birth ceremony is naturally grand and lively.

When the baby is full-term, relatives and friends have come to the door to congratulate, and gifts of nutritious food and young children's shoes, hats and clothing. When a child grows up, he or she has to perform a rite of passage, which in traditional Chinese society is known as the rite of passage of crown and maturity. At the age of 20, a man is crowned and given a new name, which indicates that he is qualified to marry and undertake social affairs. At the age of 15, a woman performs the ceremony of adding hair and maturity to her hair, indicating that she is old enough to get married. In modern times, bar mitzvahs are held at the age of 18, and schools hold collective coming-of-age oath-taking ceremonies to emphasize young people's sense of adulthood. Marriage is a major event in life and was highly valued in traditional society.

Traditional weddings had six procedures, the so-called "six rites of passage of the Duke of Zhou," namely, nacai, asking for a name, naji, naji, please period, and welcome. The Song Dynasty simplified into the natsui, nakai, kiss welcome three rites. The climax of the wedding is the welcome, the groom will go to the woman's home to welcome the bride, and the newlyweds will go to the bridal chamber after paying homage to the bride, and perform the rituals of hair-tying and fm radio. On the wedding day, friends and relatives come to congratulate the bride, and the host has a big feast for the guests. Birthday ceremonies are usually held after the age of forty. On the day of the birthday, there is a ceremony to celebrate the birthday, and friends and relatives send birthday gifts to congratulate the family. The last rite of life is the funeral ceremony, which no one can escape. The Chinese attach great importance to sending off the dead, and funeral rites are well-developed. When a person dies, it is a happy event. Relatives and friends come to offer condolences. In order to express their feelings of mourning, people have to offer elegiac couplets, hanging scrolls, or gifts and gratuities. The deceased is usually buried in three or five days in the coffin. The rituals of worship and celebration and hanging show the spirit of social cooperation and social unity of the people to help each other.

Two, the Chinese spirit of etiquette is dear to the people, etiquette is the principle of inferiority and respect for others. When interacting with others, one should lower one's posture, treat others with humility and respect in order to win their respect. If a person of high status condescends to befriend a person of lower status than him, he will get a good social effect, "If you want to be good, the big respect the small". And respect for others is not only a polite gesture, or only for ceremonial expression, but to have from the heart of respect for others. If there is no respect from the heart, etiquette becomes a sham, which is not in line with the traditional standards of propriety. The traditional etiquette principles of sincerity, respect and humility, and the cultivation of the body by all are still worth promoting in contemporary society. Of course, now our inheritance of traditional etiquette is a complex issue that needs to be carefully analyzed and chosen.