1, forbidden towel gift

Once upon a time, Taiwan's folk mourners used to send a towel to the mourner after the funeral was over, with the intention that the mourner and the deceased would be cut off from each other. Therefore, in Taiwan, there is a saying that "to give a towel, to break the root" or "to give a towel, to leave the root", and to give a towel means to say goodbye forever. Therefore, in ordinary circumstances, if you give someone a towel, you can not help but think of an inauspicious funeral and cut off, the meaning of goodbye.

2, forbidden to give a fan

Fan cheap and fragile, used for summer fan cool, a cool day in the depths of autumn, that is, "the autumn fan to see the broker", is too desperate. Means that after the use, and then no use value, that is to be abandoned. Taiwan folk saying: "send fan, do not meet", based on this psychology, so the fan can not be a gift to others.

3, forbidden to knife and scissors gift

Knife and scissors will hurt the sharp instrument, the meaning of the "two cuts", "two cuts". This is between the giver and the recipient, not only ill-intentioned, but also threatening. Therefore, Taiwanese folk have a taboo not to give a knife to someone.

4, forbidden to give people brown

Bereaved families in the custom, neither steamed sweet fruit, nor wrapped brown. If the gift of brown to others, will be misunderstood as the other as a mourner, so it is also taboo.

Expanded Information

Taiwanese food culture: Taiwan's food culture is a fusion of culinary styles from all over the world. Taiwanese cuisine has deep roots in Southern Fujian cuisine (which is also influenced by Fuzhou cuisine) and Guangdong's Chaoshan and Teochew cuisines, as well as being influenced by Hakka cuisine, Guangzhou cuisine and Japanese cuisine.

Taiwanese cuisine is characterized by abundant seafood, sauces in dishes, and seasonal dietary supplements, and tends to be natural and original, with a style that is fresh, fragrant, and light, with no complexity in seasoning. The hot climate makes some sweet and sour dishes appear in Taiwanese cuisine. Taiwanese cuisine has been known as "soup soup water", soup dishes are popular.