There are many unique etiquette and taboos in Japanese diet. (1) When entertaining guests, don't overfill or tip over the rice. You can't put a spoonful into the bowl in front of the guests, otherwise it will be considered disrespectful to the guests. (2) When eating, you can't put chopsticks in a bowl full of rice. Because chopsticks are often placed on the altar in front of the dead in this form. (3) When serving meals to guests, it is forbidden to divide the whole pot of rice into several bowls of rice, because this method was often used when serving meals to prisoners in the past. (4) When dining as a guest, it is enough to avoid eating only one bowl. Even if the second bowl of rice is symbolic, you should ask for extra rice. Because eating only one bowl means no chance. (5) It is forbidden to knock on the rice bowl while eating. It is said that this is because people are superstitious that knocking on bowls will attract hungry ghosts. (6) It is forbidden to sprinkle salt on the cake and tear it. (7) Don't cut anything on the lid. (8) Avoid putting soup in white water. (9) You can't eat food with chopsticks or drink soup with your mouth. When taking food out for an outing, it is forbidden to leave leftovers on the mountain. It is said that this is worried that leftovers will attract ghosts. (10) It is forbidden to pour red bean rice with lobster sauce. When you get married, superstitions will be broken. (1 1) Foods with fishy smell are forbidden to be sacrificed to gods and buddhas. (12) It is forbidden for girls to eat food that has been given to God, thinking that this will lead to marital disharmony when girls grow up. (13) When dining as a guest, it is forbidden to pay too much attention to clothes or touch your hair with your hands. (14) When eating at a banquet, it is forbidden to talk loudly with people who are far away. When speaking, it is forbidden to gesture, say sad or critical words. (15) It is forbidden to talk about politics, religion and other issues at the wedding banquet. (16) When you have to leave halfway at a large banquet for some reason, don't keep it a secret, otherwise it will make the host unhappy and disappoint others. (17) When eating, it is forbidden to put chopsticks in your mouth or tongue, and it is forbidden to speak with food in your mouth or stand up with something in your mouth, otherwise it will be considered as uneducated. In different regions or families in Japan, there are still many taboos in Japanese diet. For example, some people avoid eating and cooking in the first month; Some villages or tribes don't eat chicken or eggs. However, when eating or drinking soup, noise is not taboo, but is welcomed by the Japanese. Because this kind of behavior is often considered as a sign that diners praise the food or eat it sweetly.

2. Rules

The traditional salutations most commonly used by Japanese people are generally divided into standing at attention ceremony and sitting ceremony. When standing, your hands naturally droop, your fingers are close together, and your body leans forward with the bending of your waist. When standing with the highest respect, bend your waist until your face is almost flush with your knees, and then slowly straighten up. When accepting the salute of the younger generation, the back and neck should be straight and the head should not droop. Sitting ceremony is usually performed on tatami in Japanese-style rooms. This kind of sitting ceremony can be divided into nine forms, but now it has been greatly simplified because of the influence of western lifestyle. At present, there are three most common types: (1) refers to the ceremony. First of all, you should kneel on the tatami, hang your hands on your knees, touch the ground with your fingertips and lean forward about five degrees. This kind of ceremony is mostly used when the younger generation salutes each other and asks questions. (2) Hand bending ceremony. When performing this ceremony, you should hold your hands on the ground, lean forward about 45 degrees and face down, which is higher than the etiquette expressed in the reference ceremony. It is often used between peers to ask each other questions. (3) two-handed ceremony. When performing this ceremony, the palm is close to the ground, the spine and neck are straight, the whole body leans forward and the face almost touches the ground. This is the highest etiquette, which is commonly used when subordinates salute their superiors or distinguished guests. There are also three different ways to salute when taking a chair as a seat. When the superior salutes the subordinate, just sit in the chair and lean forward slightly. When saluting your partner, you should stand up from your chair and perform almost the same etiquette as standing. When you salute a distinguished guest or superior, you should salute deeply in front of the other person's seat, and then return to your seat after the other person is seated.

3. Taboos in words and deeds

There are many taboos in Japanese daily behavior and speech. (1) When getting married, Japanese people are afraid to say things like "leave", "break off", "leave" and "go home" because these words mean "break up" and "marriage is incompatible". (2) When you get married, you should return the container empty and avoid putting anything in it to avoid the suspicion of "duplication". (3) It is forbidden to go to the toilet naked. (4) The most taboo is to talk about it anywhere. (5) When eating, it is forbidden to pour miso soup on rice, and it is forbidden to pass things with chopsticks. (6) Don't step on the seat cushion when visiting others. (7) Avoid hanging washed things at night. (8) Don't put the bamboo basket on your head. (9) Don't sleep with your feet facing south and your head facing north, because coffins are usually parked with your head facing north. (10) It is forbidden to put hot water in the washing water. (1 1) Don't cut your nails at night. (12) Traveling abroad is forbidden to leave on the 8th and return on the 7th. (13) It is forbidden to give gifts to babies born on the seventh day, because the seventh day after the funeral is the seventh anniversary. (14) Don't look at other people's kitchens for nothing. (15) It is forbidden to chew gum alone in front of people. (16) Three Neighboring nasi (June, June, June, June, June, June, June, June, June, June, June, June, June, June, June, June.