What are the traditional etiquette?

Traditional etiquette has the following categories:

1, a walking gift. In ancient times, people with low status often walked in front of people with high status, so they had to bow their heads and express their respect for this respected person by taking small steps and walking quickly. This is called "ceremony". In the traditional walking etiquette, there is also the principle that "if you don't walk in the middle of the road, you can't stand in the middle of the road", that is, you should walk beside it; Don't stand in the middle of the door This not only shows respect for the venerable person, but also avoids pedestrians.

2. Meeting ceremony. There are certain rules on how to meet people with different identities. For example, general greetings and traditional bow ceremonies. Bowing ceremony is the most common meeting etiquette. The way is to put your hands together (usually your right hand is clenched and your left hand is placed above your right hand) and raise it to your chest, standing without leaning down, indicating general courtesy. If you are a guest, when you sit down in the door, the host and the guest salute each other politely and humbly. At this time, you are bowing, which is called "bowing".

3. the ceremony of sitting. There are certain rules for who sits in it and where. If you take the wrong seat blindly, not only will the host be unhappy, but you will regret your rudeness afterwards. If you are not sure what kind of seat to take, the best way is to listen to the host's arrangement. Indoor seats face east, that is, guests sit in the west seat, and the host usually accompanies them to sit in the east seat.

4, the gift of diet. The banquet for welcoming guests is called "Ying" and "Ying", and the banquet for seeing them off is called "Farewell". Whether welcoming guests or sending banquets, you can't do without wine. "No wine, no ceremony". There are many manners for drinking at a banquet, and guests can't drink until the host raises a glass to persuade them to drink. As the saying goes, "don't start drinking before drinking with others." . If the guests want to thank the host for his warm hospitality, they can also raise their glasses to the host in the middle of the banquet.

5. To he qing's hanging ceremony. Generally speaking, the greeting ceremony is held during the festival, which is a courtesy of the younger generation or people with lower status to the elders, and there are also greetings between peers. Such as the official New Year's Day greetings in ancient times and the folk New Year greetings. When paying homage to gifts, you should not only respect, recite congratulations, bow down, but also have gifts. The ceremony to celebrate hanging is mainly held in major events in life. A person's life goes through several stages: birth, adulthood, marriage, birthday celebration and death. Around these life nodes, a series of life etiquette has been formed.