China has a history and culture of more than 5000 years. When many people talk about culture, they think of poems and songs. But in fact, these cultures are only suitable for a way of entertainment among literati. In the eyes of ordinary people, they don't understand this, but proverbs are more popular. Proverbs are the treasures of China traditional culture. It is not unreasonable to spread them so far. They are accumulated by ordinary people with their own practical experience and can be used for reference by future generations. There are many kinds of proverbs, such as Feng Shui.

Since the Zhou Dynasty, a lot of etiquette has been formed, and then Confucianism, founded by Confucius, constantly praised etiquette, which led to the spread of these cultures at the dinner table. After all, China has always been called "the state of etiquette". Whether it's entertaining guests, visiting relatives and friends at home, or talking about business on the wine table, there are a lot of etiquette constraints on everyone at large and small dinners, and so on, which can reflect our literacy and embodiment. What does this sentence mean?

Bian Xiao, let's analyze it for you. It's simple not to put three dishes. Even if you invite someone to dinner, even if it's just you and the other person, you can't just have three dishes on your table. In China, numbers are very sensitive. There are many sayings that eating is a good thing for everyone to get together, so it is a good thing to be in pairs. Plus the number three, which sounds the same as "three", makes people listen to it very well.

Chopsticks are not equal to five. It's not that five chopsticks can't fit on the table, but the length of chopsticks is very demanding. The ancients believed that whether a family ate or treated guests, it should be hierarchical. Everyone eats at the same table, and their natural status is the same. Whether it is tableware, chopsticks or food, it should be the same. Otherwise, guests will feel uncomfortable and treated differently.

In addition, chopsticks should not be placed casually before and after eating. For example, some people don't allow chopsticks to be put in a bowl, which means bad. After all, it is unlucky to put chopsticks like this when offering sacrifices to the dead. If chopsticks are long or short on the table, it is also a very bad phenomenon. In order to avoid this situation, we should pay more attention in the future.

The seats don't add up to six, which means it's best not to sit six people at a table, which doesn't look good. Generally, it is best to sit eight people at a table, which means the Eight Immortals cross the sea. But if you are six people, it looks like a turtle, which is not good for everyone. Some people even call it "turtle seat", which means two people sit on both sides and one person on both sides, so it is like this.

You see, China's proverb culture is so interesting, which is reflected in all aspects. There is so much stress on eating at the table, which is the wisdom of our ancestors and needs us to understand thoroughly.