What are the Eight Rites and Four Etiquettes

In the Eight Rites and Four Etiquettes, the Eight Rites refer to the Rites of Instrumentation, the Rites of Ceremony, the Rites of Speech, the Rites of Hospitality, the Rites of Walking, and the Rites of Watching. ", "the etiquette of speech", "the etiquette of hospitality", "the etiquette of walking", "the etiquette of viewing", "the etiquette of sightseeing", "the etiquette of dining". "Four ceremonies" refers to the entrance ceremony (7 years old), growth ceremony (10 years old), youth ceremony (14 years old), adult ceremony (18 years old), so as to educate and guide the minors to strengthen civilized etiquette quality.

The significance of the eight rites and four ceremonies

Of the eight aspects of etiquette education, the etiquette of instrumentation includes a neat face, decent dress, natural hairstyle, and a generous demeanor. The etiquette of food and drink, including hygiene, love of food, frugal dining, eating elegant. Manners of speech, including civilized language, calmness, patience, listening, sincerity and friendliness. The courtesy of treating others includes respecting teachers and elders, loving partners, being tolerant and courteous, and treating others with honesty and integrity. The etiquette of walking includes obeying traffic regulations, giving way to the three first, helping the elderly and the weak, and taking the initiative to give up one's seat.

The courtesy of watching refers to watching cultural and artistic performances and sports competitions and other occasions, abide by the order, care for the environment, concentrate on appreciation, polite applause. The etiquette of sightseeing means treating the landscape well, caring for cultural relics, respecting folklore, and abiding by public morals. Ceremony of etiquette, is to pay attention to civilized etiquette, to do in accordance with the rules of etiquette, fear, serious and solemn, respect for etiquette.

"Four ceremonies" is mainly 7 years old, 10 years old, 14 years old, 18 years old as an important node, were organized to hold a profound, solemn and simple entrance ceremony, growth ceremony, youth ceremony, adult ceremony, as a means of educating and guiding the minors to strengthen the civilized etiquette literacy. Yang Zhichun special emphasis on instructions: "to carry out civilized etiquette education for minors in the country there is no precedent, "Jiangsu Province, the basic civilized etiquette of minors norms" is still a trial, the need to explore and practice in the continuous improvement."