As the saying goes: "If you live without cigarettes, you will not be able to make up for the loss when you are dead." What does it mean? Sui Li also has knowledge, and his knowledge has increased.

There are many customs and habits spread in rural areas of our country. Among them, accompanying gifts has become an unwritten rule. When a family has a wedding or wedding, relatives and friends will come to congratulate them, get together and have a drink. , chatty and homely, and will also come with a gift. Even in our daily lives, we often encounter the situation of following gifts. Now, following gifts has become a very common phenomenon.

But etiquette is also a science, and etiquette is not that simple. There are many things to pay attention to. We don't have to follow the etiquette, but we must not follow the etiquette randomly. If we don't pay attention to the etiquette and do the wrong thing, it will be embarrassing. Not only will it make the host unhappy, but sometimes it will lead to an unhappy relationship. Our ancestors also summarized the common sayings about accompanying gifts. One of them is this: As the saying goes: "No cigarettes for longevity, no compensation for mourning." What does it mean? Sui Li also has knowledge and knowledge.

Let’s first talk about why we don’t give cigarettes on birthdays? In everyone's eyes, sixty years old has entered old age. In the past, it was considered a long life. At this time, family members will make arrangements to celebrate the old man's birthday. This is also a happy event. Relatives and friends will also come to congratulate. Everyone is enthusiastic Let's have a lively meal together. At this time, everyone will bring out their own gifts to congratulate the old man on his longevity. The most straightforward thing for some people is to give money, mostly carefully selected gifts. But there is one thing that cannot be given, and that is cigarettes. Why is this?

In fact, the ancients had many taboos. They could not give cigarettes because the pronunciation of cigarette and "pharynx" in "die" are the same, so giving cigarettes was very unlucky. In the eyes of the ancients, it meant to let someone die early. . Therefore, when the old man celebrates his birthday, you must not give him cigarettes. This is a big taboo. If the old man sees it, he will think that he is cursing him and will make the old man unhappy. It is originally a happy event, but in the end it may make him unhappy. They broke up unhappy and offended others. So no matter how expensive the cigarettes are, it’s a good idea to know, but you can’t give them away at this time.

How do you understand that there is no way to make up for the loss? A funeral means the death of a loved one in the family, which is a very sad thing for a family. As the last ceremony in life, family members usually attach great importance to funeral and hold a grand funeral. When relatives and friends learn the news, they will come to express their condolences to their loved ones. But when you go to a funeral, you must also follow the etiquette. However, if someone goes in a hurry or for some other reason, forgets to follow the etiquette, then don't make up for it after the funeral.

Then why not make up for it later? In fact, if we think about it carefully, we can understand it. After all, the death of a loved one is a painful thing for others. If you go to attend the ceremony after the funeral is over, it will remind others of the pain of leaving the loved one. Another point is that it will make others mistakenly think that bad things will happen in the family. This is a taboo and is disgusted by others. This is the reason why there is no way to make up for the loss.

In fact, following etiquette is also a science, and there are many details in it. These common sayings summed up by our ancestors are still worth learning. Knowing more about these common sayings will still be of great help to our conduct in life. Help, otherwise the money will be spent in the end and others will resent us. It is better not to do this kind of thankless thing.