The Chinese nation has a tradition of paying attention to courtesy and hospitality. In the folk, whenever there are weddings, birthdays and funerals, relatives and friends always come and go to celebrate the past. At this time, the host will offer wine to show his gratitude. This is what we call a banquet.
There are three kinds of banquet forms, including wedding banquet, which is what we call bartending. Throughout the ages, booze is almost an indispensable ceremony for every newly married couple. Nowadays, "Eating Wedding Banquet" has become the abbreviation of folk wedding. Of course, the scale of the banquet varies.
Birthday party, birthday celebration is "noodle rice". "Noodles" means eating "longevity noodles" at noon on your birthday. This kind of "longevity noodles" is not only eaten by relatives and friends who come to celebrate their birthdays, but also distributed to neighbors by enthusiastic people to show their sharing. The bowl for sending noodles is called "hand bowl" and is generally not taken back.
"Evening wine" refers to the birthday party arranged in the evening, where incense sticks are lit and firecrackers are set off. Accompanied by his wife, the old birthday star sat on the birthday hall and accepted congratulations from the younger generation and relatives and friends. After the banquet, guests will get longevity bowls and chopsticks at home. Relatives and friends can also ask for more and take them back to their children, commonly known as "begging for longevity."
Funeral banquets are usually held for three days when people are doing funerals. The first day was a "family drink", also called a "small drink", and only the closest family members had a light meal. The next day is "hanging by hanging", also called "wide opening", and the main banquet is on this day. There are often too many customers, and the seats will not be finished until evening. This is the so-called "mobile seat". After the funeral, we had a "funeral feast". If it is an old funeral, the people call it a "white wedding" or a "happy funeral". There is a custom of "stealing tableware" at the banquet.
That is, after the banquet, relatives and friends who attended the banquet "stole" one or two pieces, including wine glasses, spoons and small bowls. According to legend, the luck of "stealing" bowls and spoons for funeral can be taken back to future generations, which can avoid evil spirits and disasters and prolong life. In order to satisfy the custom of "stealing" bowls and spoons, mourners specially prepared a small number of sticks and pretended not to know. Let it steal it.