Why do parents scold you for putting chopsticks in the middle of a meal?

Because this practice will only appear at funerals, and chopsticks will only be inserted in the middle of meals when they are given to the dead. Friends who have lived in the countryside should know that rural people have taboos on many things. Although people are generally open-minded now, many old people still have some superstitions. Therefore, when going home for the New Year, the younger generation will often be nagged by the elderly because of some improper practices. For example, in eating, my hometown is very taboo to put chopsticks in the middle of meals.

Only for the dead? Shengfan? I believe many people, like me, were scolded by their parents for putting chopsticks into their rice. But in fact, some parents may not even know why it is so bad. In fact, it is a taboo to put chopsticks in your own rice. This taboo has lasted for hundreds of years and still affects many people, especially in rural areas. People living in cities may not care too much about this, because most of them have never attended funerals in the countryside. When I was in college, I saw many people put chopsticks into bowls directly for convenience in the canteen. Usually when I see the other person close to me, I will subconsciously change seats.

Actually, the reason is very simple. We have a funeral in the countryside. Are the dishes with chopsticks in the bowl for the dead? Eat? Yes, it's a souvenir, similar to burning incense, with the same nature. If you have seen the funeral of rural people, you will find a bowl of rice or meat on the table with two chopsticks or incense on it, so that the deceased can have another full meal. What if they are here? Ecliptic? I will be hungry.

In ancient times, the food of death row inmates was the same. Chopsticks are inserted in the food so that they will not return to the person who gave them food after death. Now, these rules are definitely gone. But some rural people are still very taboo. Actually, superstition aside, it's really rude to eat like this.