1. There is a saying that "four dishes are for female guests and thirteen dishes are for male guests" in rural areas, just to distinguish the specifications of banquets.

2. The characteristics of the old funeral banquet are "weighing three catties" and "three don't bend five".

3. After the funeral, the host should shout "Guest Qi" during the empty sacrifice before he can formally sit down.

4. In the past, when rural Hunan held a happy event, the banquet was held until noon, and the funeral was just after lunch.

5. Wedding banquets in rural areas of Guangdong Pearl River Delta pay attention to "the first three tails and four tails, and the end of the first month", that is, the third, thirteenth, 23rd and end of the first month cannot be chosen as the date of wedding banquet wine.

6. At wedding banquets in some rural areas in southwest China, two pairs of brand-new chopsticks should be prepared and tied with red paper or green leaves to show that "chopsticks have been changed" to show good luck.

Different regions have different customs, which need to be decided according to local customs.