Etiquette taboo

1. taboo of numbers

　　 occident People think that 13 is unlucky and should avoid them as much as possible. Even 13 days per month, some people will feel uneasy. And people also believe that Friday is unlucky, especially when it comes to Friday on the 13 day. The numbers in daily life, such as door number, hotel room number, layer number, banquet table number and car number, try to avoid the 13 figure.

The pronunciation of "four" is similar to "death" in Chinese and Japanese, so it is regarded as an unlucky figure in Eastern countries such as Japan and Korea, so there are no ward four and beds in hospitals in these countries. The same is true in our country. If we encounter "four" and do not say no, the taboo people often say: "two pairs" or "two two" instead; in addition, the "Nine" pronunciation in Japanese is similar to "bitter", so it belongs to the same category. Taboo List.

　　 2. taboo for food

Residents in Islamic countries and regions do not eat pork and scaly fish; Japanese do not eat mutton; some countries in Eastern Europe do not like seafood and avoid eating all kinds of animal viscera. People in Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen and Sultan do not eat seafood and all kinds of animal viscera (except liver) except for eating pork. People in Arabia can drink wine. String 4

　　 3. taboo of color

Brown is the color of mourning and mourning; many European and American countries regard black as the color of mourning for mourning and respect for the dead; Ethiopia people wear deep yellow clothes to express their deep condolences to the dead; the Syrians also regard yellow as the color of death; Pakistan is jealous of yellow because it is a special color for monks; Venezuela uses yellow as a medical sign; blue is a symbol of demons in the eyes of Egyptians; the Belgians are also the most jealous of blue; they wear blue clothes in case of unlucky things; Turks believe that the colors are ominous, so they absolutely prohibit colors and colors in decorating rooms and living rooms. The Japanese think green is a symbol of unlucky, so do not use green; Brazilians.

　 4. taboo of flowers

The Germans thought that tulips were not sentimental flowers; the Japanese thought that the lotus was an unlucky thing and meant a sacrifice; chrysanthemums were regarded as "evil flowers" in Italy and South American countries; they could only be used for graveyards and spirits; in France, yellow flowers were considered unfaithful; the purple purple flowers were commonly used for funerals in Brazil; in international communication occasions, the use of chrysanthemums, azaleas, Dianthus flowers and yellow flowers to the guests was a common practice; in Europe and America, being invited to a friend's house for a guest to give flowers to their wives was a pleasure, but in Arabia countries, it was a violation of etiquette.

　 5. other taboo

　　在使用筷子進(jìn)食的國(guó)家，不可用筷子垂直插在米飯中;在日本不能穿白色鞋子進(jìn)房間，這些均被認(rèn)為是不吉利之舉;佛教國(guó)家不能隨便摸小孩的頭，尤其在泰國(guó)，認(rèn)為人的頭是神圣不可侵犯的，頭部被人觸摸是一種極大的侮辱;住宅門口上也忌懸掛衣物，特別是內(nèi)衣褲;腳被認(rèn)為是低下的，忌用腳示意東西給人看，或把腳伸到別人跟前，更不能把東西踢給別人，這些均是失禮的行為;歐洲國(guó)家，新娘在婚禮前是不試穿結(jié)婚用的禮服的，因?yàn)楹ε滦腋；橐銎屏?還有些西方人將打破鏡子視作運(yùn)氣變壞的預(yù)兆;另外西方人不會(huì)隨便用手折斷柳枝，他們認(rèn)為這是要承受失戀的痛苦的;在匈牙利，打破玻璃器皿，就會(huì)被認(rèn)為是厄運(yùn)的預(yù)兆;中東人不用左手遞東西給別人，認(rèn)為這是不禮貌的;英美兩國(guó)人認(rèn)為在大庭廣眾中節(jié)哀是知禮，而印度人則相反，喪禮中如不大哭，就是有悖禮儀。