Manchu Etiquette What is the greeting ceremony of Manchu?

The common etiquette of Manchu is to pay homage and compete for thousands. In the past, young people paid New Year greetings to their elders in three days and thousands in five days. Please take your respect as a small gift, stand with your hands down, bow and sing, "Please pay tribute to someone." Cheating is a big gift, and men and women have different forms. When a man sees his elders, he bows first, with his left leg stretched forward and bent back, and his right leg dragged back; Hold your knees in your left hand, droop your right hand, and sing "Please." The woman's head was slightly lower, her hands touched her abdomen, and she knelt down, singing "Please say hello to someone". In the eighth episode of A Dream of Red Mansions, a family member beat Baoyu. It said, "When they saw Baoyu, they all stood with their hands down. There is only one seller named Hua Qian. I haven't seen Baoyu for many days, so I rushed up to pay my respects. " Manchu people have a "province" to pay New Year greetings, that is, the younger generation regularly says "good morning" and "good night" to the elderly every day, which is also called "morning province".

The waist-hugging ceremony is the most intimate gift of Manchu people, which is generally used to meet relatives. Its form is that the right hand supports the waist, the left hand caresses the back and the neck is covered. This custom has been popular since the late Jin Dynasty. "People who meet old people will be rich, even between men and women." There is also a "head-to-head ceremony" when relatives meet, which is generally common between the old couple. When the old man came back from a long journey, the old lady stepped forward and leaned her head on the old man's chest. The old man gently stroked the old lady's neck or patted the back of her head.

Manchu people are "vulgar and disorderly." On weekdays, people who meet their elders, rich or poor, are called "mafa" (Manchu, meaning grandpa). When you meet an elder on the road, you must bow your hands and ask "Saiyin" (Manchu, meaning "good"). Only when the elders pass by can the younger generation act. The younger generation goes to the elder's house, "although the guests will sit in the corner."

When the elderly come to the younger generation's home, the younger generation will be grateful. When the woman was working on the kang, she saw the old man enter the house and "knelt down three times in a row, pointing her right hand at Yumeiduan"; Companions don't kneel, just stroke their eyebrows three times to show their respect.

The kowtow ceremony is common in the lower level to the higher level, and the younger generation to the elder. Show respect, service and entreaty, or pay tribute to the New Year during the Spring Festival. When saluting, first take off your hat, kneel on your left knee and then kneel on your right knee. With a snap of horseshoe sleeves, he landed on his hands and knocked his head three times. This custom has existed since the founding of the People's Republic of China. "News of Jianzhou" said: "Taking off your hat and kowtowing to the slave owner (Nurhachi) is just like Hu." You should also kowtow when offering sacrifices.