What are the traditional etiquette on the introduction of traditional Chinese etiquette

1, the gift of worship and congratulations

China has been a humane society since ancient times, people care for each other, mutual sympathy, in the worship and congratulations there are many rituals and regulations. The ceremony of paying respect is usually performed during festivals, and it is a salute from the younger generation or people of lower status to their elders, and there are also mutual congratulations between peers.

Such as the ancient New Year's Day officials to congratulate the folk New Year's gift. When performing the ceremony, not only the attitude of respect, recite the words of congratulation, bow down and bow, 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.

2, the gift of food and drink

Diet etiquette in Chinese culture occupies an extremely important position in the pre-Qin people to "to enjoy the gift of Swallow'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". The ritual of the banquet regardless of the welcome 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 the goblet". Guests who want to express their gratitude to the host's hospitality, but also in the middle of the feast to raise a cup to the host to toast. In the process of eating, the same first master chopsticks to urge food, guests can move chopsticks.

3, sitting etiquette

Traditional social etiquette is well organized, seating also has a primary and secondary points of honor, honored on the top, the end of the humble sit. 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 host 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 a south-facing position, i.e., 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". There is a guest, should immediately rise to greet.