Five traditional Chinese etiquette

One, the etiquette of walking -- in the process of walking the same attention to interpersonal relations, so there are walking etiquette.

"Tend rites": that is, the low status of people walking in front of the high status of people, be sure to bow their heads and bend down to take small steps to show respect to the honored one.

Traditional walking etiquette, there is a "line not in 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.

Second, the gift of meeting - people meet daily should be enthusiastic attitude, but also courteous.

The present-day bowing ceremony

How to meet with people of different status, there are certain rules.

Curtsy:Used for general greetings. That is, the hands are clasped (usually the right hand fist inside, the left hand over the right hand) raised to the chest, standing but not down, indicating a general courtesy.

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Greetings: If you are a guest in someone's home, the host and the guest are polite to each other when they enter and take their seats, then you will be greeted with a greeting. Thanking, congratulating, apologizing and entrusting others to do things, the high status of the low status of the person's return, etc. are also often performed by bowing.

That is, the two hands clasp fists, arch up and then press down, at the same time lowered head, the upper body slightly bent forward.

Kneeling ceremony: traditional society to the supreme person.

That is, both knees on the ground, head and hands rhythmically touch the ground to bow, known as kowtow. Nowadays, the kneeling ceremony can only be seen in remote villages to pay homage to the New Year's activities, generally no longer practiced. In today's society, people meet each other, generally practicing the Western society introduced the handshake.

Three, the ritual of sitting - traditional social etiquette is well ordered, sitting also has a primary and secondary honor and respect, the honored on the seat, the humble end of the seat.

What kind of identity to sit where there are certain rules, blindly sitting in the wrong seat, as rude behavior. 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 generation is usually in the north 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 close as possible to the back of the so-called "virtual sitting after all". If you have a guest, you should get up and greet him immediately.

Four, the food rituals - the pre-Qin people to "to enjoy the gift of Yan pro Quartet of guests", and future generations of dinners and drinks is often a scene of etiquette live theater.

Welcome the guests of the banquet called "wind", "dust", send the guests of the banquet called "going away".

The so-called "drink with others, do not start the goblet". Guests need to wait for the host to raise the cup to drink, before drinking. In the process of eating, the same first master chopsticks, guests can move chopsticks.

Anciently, 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" and so on.

Fifth, the gift of worship and celebration of hanging - China since ancient times is a humane society, people care for each other, mutual compassion, in worship and celebration of hanging there are many rituals and customs.

Baiheli: generally line in the festival period, is the younger generation or lower status to the elder's salute, between peers also have each other's congratulations. When the ceremony is performed, not only the attitude of respect, recite the words of congratulation, bow down and bow, but also have to congratulate the gift.

Ceremony of Celebration and Hanging: It is mainly performed in life events. A person's life will go through a number of stages, such as birth, adulthood, marriage, birthday celebration, death, etc. Around these life nodes, a series of life rituals have been formed.

Birth rites: the reproduction of children and grandchildren is a major family event, naturally grand and lively.

When the baby is one month old, relatives and friends have come to the door to congratulate, and gifts of nutritious food and young children's shoes, hats and clothing.

The rite of passage of maturity: when a child grows to adulthood, he or she has to perform the rite of passage.

Crowning Rites: When a man is 20 years old, he is given a new name, which means that he is qualified to get married and undertake social affairs.

Crowning Ceremony

Matriculation Ceremony: a ceremony performed when a woman is 15 years old, indicating that she is old enough to get married. The modern rite of passage is performed at the age of 18, and schools hold collective coming-of-age swearing-in ceremonies to emphasize young people's sense of adulthood.

Nail hair plus maturity ceremony

Marriage: The traditional wedding has six procedures, the so-called "six rites of the Duke of Zhou", namely, nacai, asking for the name, naji, naji, please period, kissing and so on. The Song Dynasty simplified to Nacai, Naji, pro-welcome three rites.

Greeting Ceremony

Bidding Ceremony

Birthday Ceremony: Generally, it is held after the age of forty.

Birthday ceremony: friends and relatives send birthday gifts to congratulate.

Funeral Ceremony: When a person dies in a positive way, it is a white happy event. In order to express the mourning mood, people have to offer couplets, hanging scrolls or gifts, gifts. The gift of worship and celebration shows the spirit of social cooperation and social unity of people helping each other.