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What do you mean by kowtowing?

Kowtowing is a kind of etiquette, showing respect for elders.

In rural areas, from the first day of the first month to the fifteenth day of the first month, young people and adults are grouped to kowtow to their neighbors and relatives. During this time, the scroll of the genealogy plaque was hung in the main room of the house, and a mat was placed in front of the door for people to kowtow. When the guests come, first stand in front of the genealogy, worship three times, and then kneel down and kowtow three times.

Then kowtow to the older people three times. If the children are related to the kowtowed people, they should be given lucky money. There are two waves of kowtow. The first wave mainly goes to the neighbor's house on the first day of the first month of the first month. The second wave happened a few days after the first day of junior high school, when I visited other relatives.

The form of kowtow:

Bowing and knocking at the door are common gifts for adults to meet their elders. Generally speaking, when visiting or visiting elders, you should take the initiative to say, "I (my name or seniority, identity) kowtowed to XX." And you can say a blessing, then bow to your elders, and then kneel down and kowtow.

If the elders accept this "head", they should also show it, mostly by giving money and saying something like "give you a pot of tea (or a pot of wine)" or "buy a pair of shoes to wear". Otherwise (such as showing modesty or not wanting to spend money).

The younger generation should say "don't knock" and "don't knock" in time after bowing. It is best to reach out and hold each other's body at the same time and stop kowtowing, because as long as you "head down", you will spend money.

This is a grand ceremony, which often happens in the following occasions: elders who meet for the first time, elders who meet their ancestors, people with high moral expectations or high status, teachers, New Year greetings, birthdays, thank humbly and so on.

The ceremony is to take a long bow first, then kneel down. After the first head, kneel straight up, then knock the second head, the third head, and finally stand up. Don't "pound garlic", it won't be straight if you touch your head three times in a row. That's impolite (children can).