Eating in the countryside was originally a saying that there was a banquet at home when there was a wedding. Whether it's a wedding, a baby or a funeral, as long as there is a banquet, it's called eating. Nowadays, the meaning of eating seats often mentioned by netizens is more focused on "white things", that is, people will eat seats when they are dead.

Word source of eating seats:

In rural areas, weddings and funerals are held, and people are invited to eat together, that is, to eat seats.

This stem comes from the adaptation of proverbs. The word mentioned now mainly refers to funeral. When netizens joke that someone is dead and it's time for a funeral, they will say it's time for dinner.

Eating big seats is a local dialect in northern Jiangsu (also spoken in Xiaoxian, Dangshan, Huaibei and other places in Anhui), especially in Fengxian and Peixian. In other words, whenever there is a happy event, such as getting married and having children, friends and relatives will be invited to congratulate. The main thing is to eat a big meal, and friends and relatives call it a big meal. The big seat has a unique taste.