The word "cheers" originated in Ireland in the16th century, and originally meant to bake bread. At that time, Irish drinkers had the habit of putting a piece of toast in a glass of whisky or beer to improve the taste of wine and remove impurities from it. In the18th century, the word "cheers" only represented the action of clinking glasses while drinking.
So how did the custom of drinking and toasting come into being?
Chun Liang Jun looked up some information and found that there is indeed a saying that "a toast is to prevent others from being poisoned".
Anyone who has seen countless movies must know that in ancient times, it was common to kill the enemy with poisoned wine. The way to deal with poisoning is to hit someone else's cup with your own cup and let part of the liquid in one cup splash into another. At that time, the glass was made of gold and silver, so it was also resistant to collision.
Usually, people will say hello when clinking glasses, but then the greeting of clinking glasses was not as generous as we are now. At that time, the clink of glasses and the greeting of drinking were lucky to be alive. In addition, if the other person drinks after clinking glasses, the guest will look into the host's eyes after toasting, trying to detect whether there is a ghost in the other person's heart and refuse to drink if necessary.
Besides, there are other sayings about cheers.