Han Chinese taboos?

1, the Han Chinese people avoid using chopsticks to knock pots, pans, bowls and plates.

2, avoid using cracked bowls and dishes, tea sets; to give guests a meal or make tea with one hand to the elders of the end of the delivery to receive things.

3, can not be backhanded and left-handed scooping rice, add vegetables, vegetables, can not mouth cigarettes end of the meal, add tea.

4, avoid walking in front of guests; avoid talking to guests, sneezing, yawning, scolding children in front of guests and relatives.

6, the water is very caring, clean, not in the well, the spring to wash dirty things.

7. When steaming crispy plates, brewing and deep-frying food, it is taboo for strangers to crash into the kitchen.

8, in front of elders or superiors can not tiger tandem legs (crossed legs), sit on their backs, women must sit with their legs together.

9, dining at the same table, can not wait to grab food and drink, sitting on the upper seat of the elders do not move chopsticks, the lower seat taboo first chopsticks; can not take the table's leftover meat, pasta away.

10, taboo on young people to elders and Zhuangyuan seniors do not ask questions, otherwise it will cause people to laugh, or laugh at the parents of their children did not raise enough, or no upbringing.

11, letters, telephone calls or telegrams to report good news but not bad news.

12, not to cross over labor tools, clothes, hats and people.

13, shorts cooler can not be hung on the person's welcome.

14, on the kang must take off shoes, can not bake shoes and socks and other things in front of the stove.

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