Legend about spoons ...

There are many taboos about spoons in Japan, which shows that spoons are closely related to Japanese life. For example, when eating, you can't greet guests while holding a spoon. You must put the spoon away first, and then get up and greet the guests. Even if the guest has come to your side, you must put the spoon on the table before talking to the guest. Otherwise, for a well-educated family, this is a very impolite behavior. You will not be accepted by others. In ancient Japan, prostitutes walked to the crossroads with spoons at night and waved them in four directions, hoping that more guests would patronize. It is precisely because they use spoons in their careers that some people call prostitutes "spoons". Now you should know how embarrassed it is to swing around with a spoon in your hand, especially female friends. In Japan, we must pay attention to this etiquette so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. In daily life, there are many taboos about spoons. For example, it is forbidden to lick spoons with your mouth and tongue, which is similar to the etiquette of western food. Even if there is food on the spoon, you must not remove it directly with your mouth or tongue. Find other ways. Because spoons are generally used to scoop soup or hold liquid food, they are public utensils. If you touch it with your mouth, it will affect the reuse of others. This is extremely impolite behavior, and even within the family, this etiquette needs to be observed. According to Japanese legend, if someone touches a spoon with their mouth while eating, it will rain, and when they get married, they will encounter dogs barking, which is unlucky, and they will get sick, or their children will have flat faces and spoons. There is also a taboo to carry rice on your back with a spoon, so that women can become stepmother in the future, and so on. It can also be seen from these taboos that the older generation of Japanese regard spoons as sacred, powerful and supernatural things.