Correct salute posture

Bowing hand, also known as bowing, is a gesture of making a fist with both hands, bending the arm, then lifting it, palm up, left hand out, and showing people with the left hand.

introduce

In ancient China, there were strict etiquette rules for bowing. According to different occasions, identities and objects, the way and degree of salute are different. Among them, Yi Tian is the etiquette of ancient nobles, and it is also the most grand etiquette for ancient Han people to meet.

When you bow and raise your hand, you should maintain a solemn, sincere and modest attitude, lean forward slightly, put your hands together, palm up, and show it to others with your left hand to show sincerity and respect.

Application occasion

1. Daily social occasions: in daily social occasions, such as visits, banquets and parties. People often clap their hands to express their greetings and thanks.

Wedding occasion: In traditional Chinese weddings, the bride and groom need to bow to their parents and guests. The bride and groom are usually a couple, standing opposite each other at the wedding scene. When saluting, the groom's left hand presses his right hand, and the bride's right hand presses her left hand, indicating that they have been together for a hundred years and will be together forever.

3. Funeral occasions: In funeral occasions, the significance of high-five ceremony is to show respect and memory for the deceased.

4. Sacrificial occasions: When offering sacrifices to ancestors or gods, people will also use high-five ceremonies to express their respect and prayers.

The origin and matters needing attention of high-five ceremony

origin

High-five ceremony is a traditional meeting etiquette in ancient China, which originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty. At that time, Zhou had six famous assistants, namely, Bird, Seasonal Bird, Uncle Bird, Uncle Bird, Concubine and Concubine, among which her family accounted for four.

In order to facilitate management, the Emperor of Zhou arranged them in the order of young and old, and the order was: bird, seasonal bird, ostrich, uncle bird, uncle bird and ostrich. This arrangement order was inherited by the Six Rites and eventually evolved into a modern bow ceremony.

Matters needing attention

1. Put your hands together and raise them to your chest. When bowing, your hands should be folded naturally and raised to your chest to show sincerity and respect.

2. The left hand is outside and the right hand is inside. When you bow your head, you should have your left hand outside and your right hand inside. This is because in ancient China, the left was the most important and the right was the second.

3, the head should be slightly lower. When kowtowing, head should be slightly lowered to show modesty and respect.

4. Verbal honorifics. Bow and raise your hand to show respect, such as "visiting", "I've heard a lot about you" and "Congratulations".

After the ceremony, don't take back your hands immediately, but pause a little to show respect and modesty.