What are the manners of Koreans?

The general characteristics of Korean social customs can be summarized in the following words:

Korean guests and friends attach importance to etiquette and express their feelings very delicately;

White is what they admire most, and they love and cherish it.

Honest and generous personality, very amiable attitude;

There is a tradition of respecting teachers and respecting morality, and addressing guests with honorific words;

Bow and say hello, be civilized, be warm to others and make friends.

There are the following characteristics in the details of life:

Koreans always welcome guests with a sincere smile. Greet the guests politely when meeting "Hello!" ; Say, "Please walk slowly!" "I wish you a safe journey!" Or a polite greeting, such as "Have a nice trip". Koreans have a good folk tradition of respecting the elderly. Caring for and respecting the elderly is considered a glorious virtue. Lu Yu elders or superiors should bow to greet and make way for them.

At the dawn of New Year's Day in North Korea, the traditional custom is to put some money into a tied scarecrow and throw it on the cross street. They think it can drive away evil demons and usher in lucky stars. At dusk, people will burn all the hair that the whole family has lost in a year. It is said that this can make the four seasons safe. During the New Year, Koreans must cook a kind of rice cooked with glutinous rice, chestnut powder, pine nuts, jujube paste and honey besides enjoying delicious food. It is said that eating this kind of meal can make the family prosperous and lead a sweet life.

Koreans worship the sun god and call themselves descendants of the sun god. White represents sunshine, so they prefer white. They like hibiscus flowers. Because hibiscus flowers are bright, beautiful and of high practical value (hibiscus flowers can be used as vegetables, tender leaves can replace tea, and stems can be used for paper making, etc. ). So it won people's preference. Therefore, people respect it as the national flower and regard it as a symbol of national perseverance. They also have deep feelings for Jindalai flowers, and people generally prefer this kind of flowers. People think that Jindalai symbolizes eternal prosperity and happiness.

Etiquette etiquette

Koreans are used to bowing and shaking hands when meeting guests in social situations. When shaking hands, whether with both hands or with the right hand, women generally do not shake hands with men, but only bow. They advocate the etiquette and traditional habits of respecting the elderly: ordinary children must greet and bow to their parents after getting up and returning from a long trip; When parents go out and return, children must greet, send and salute; When elderly guests come to the door, parents should take the lead in bowing to the guests, and then let their children bow to the guests to show respect for the elderly.

North Korean etiquette and morality

The etiquette and morality of Koreans, with respect for the elderly and guests, filial piety to parents, respect for teachers and mutual courtesy as the main contents, restricts a person's words, deeds and every move. Be polite in speaking, walking, eating and entertaining guests.

When speaking, the younger generation must use honorific words to their elders, and all acquaintances who are older than themselves should also use honorific words, and the first meeting between peers should also use honorific words to show elegance and courtesy. For guests, even if they are a few years younger than themselves, they will generally treat each other with respectful words. Three meals a day, first serve the elderly and elders, and set a single table for the elderly and guests. Daughter-in-law or children respectfully hand the food to the elderly. Only after the elderly and elders hold spoons can the whole family eat.

When eating, the spoon should be put in the soup bowl. It is impolite to put a spoon on the table. Holiday meals are usually shared with neighbors. Drinking and smoking: father and son are not at the same table. When the younger generation can't avoid drinking and smoking in front of their elders, young people drink with their backs to show respect. At a banquet, people usually sit down and raise their glasses in turn according to their age. On the way, when you meet an old man, you must respectfully salute and say hello, make way for him, and even look at him. When festivals come, old people, parents and teachers are respected. The younger generation, children and students bring delicious or useful things to the homes of the elderly, parents and teachers to celebrate festivals. Koreans attach great importance to 60, 70 and their children's first birthday.

When the elderly celebrate their 60th birthday, their children will hold a grand ceremony, and their descendants and relatives will get together to hold a big banquet for the elderly to celebrate their birthdays together, and then sing, dance and play the piano, so that the elderly can enjoy family happiness in their later years. In recent years, Korean musicians have created a song "Mom, I wish you a long life" based on this traditional activity, which has become the main theme of the past.

Koreans especially like to talk about the word "conscience". Parents want their children to be conscientious and productive from an early age. Whether there is a "conscience" or not "conscience is right" has become the main symbol to judge a person's behavior, and it has also become a mantra to talk about people. In a village, anyone who is considered to have no conscience or bad conscience will be despised and disliked by the whole village.

In short, the Korean people have inherited and carried forward their excellent national traditions and formed their own unique national customs and habits in the long-term production and life practice.