Ancient people's nicknames for etiquette gestures

The ancient people's elegant address to everything was the ultimate gesture of beauty etiquette.

"Ancient Etiquette Gestures"

Handmade ceremony

A greeting etiquette, that is, crossing your hands and fingers on your chest to show respect, can be exercised by men, women and children, and is a ceremony for people with low status to show respect.

Bowing ceremony

Also known as bow and thumb ceremony, it is a meeting ceremony of ancient Han people. Put your hands on your chest when you salute. Contemporary general right hand clenched fist, left hand outside; If you bow to a funeral, the opposite is true. It is said that the ancients respected the left hand, and some people usually used their right hand when attacking others. Therefore, when handing over, the left hand is outside, showing people with the left hand to show sincerity and respect.

"The branch stands in an arch."-The Analects of Confucius

Make a fist salute

This is a traditional etiquette unique to the Han nationality. Fist-making means holding your right hand with your left hand, embracing naturally, and shaking slightly on your chest naturally, not too hard or too high. Holding the right hand with the left hand is called "Bai Ji". On the contrary, it is disrespectful of the other party's "regional worship". There are two kinds of boxing methods for ancient martial arts practitioners. One is right palm and left fist, and the other is left palm and right fist. Right palm and left fist represent life and death, but left palm and right fist are just for discussion.

Put your hands together, bow deeply in front of people, and kneel down with one action.

In ancient times, people met, met hands in the air, and then saluted. It can be used regardless of age and seniority, but it is mostly used among peers.

"If you succeed, you will not be knighted, and your thumb will return to the field." -Jin's "Ode to the Epic"

Put your hands together and bow, giving priority to each other.

Refers to the etiquette of meeting the host and guest in ancient times. There are three kinds of thumb-letting ceremonies, called three thumbs: one is the native thumb, which is specially used for different surnames without marriage, and the hand is pushed down slightly when saluting; The second is the thumb, which is specially used for married surnames. When saluting, push your hands flat and reach forward; The third is Tianmu, which is specially used for guests with the same surname. When saluting, push your hand up slightly.

"The master of ceremonies is in charge of the nine ceremonies, the welcoming ceremony, and the celebration of appearance, rhetoric and thumb."

-"Zhou Li Qiu Guan Mike"

kowtow

In ancient times, a sacrificial ceremony was one of the "Nine Worship", commonly known as kowtowing. When saluting, I got up as soon as I landed on my head. Because its head touches the ground for a short time, it is called nodding. It is usually used to pay tribute to superiors and colleagues, such as greetings and farewells between bureaucrats and greetings, visits and farewells between people. It is also often used at the beginning or end of a letter.

"The monarch of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Cr Qin, died suddenly, giving the city thirty-six and a population of thirty thousand." -"Historical Records Zhou Benji" "A late nod. Chen Zu is innocent, but fortunately ... Qiu Chi nodded-Qiu Chi and Chen Bozhi's book.

kowtow

Refers to the ancient sacrificial ceremony, which is the most grand of the nine worships. Courtiers often use it when visiting the monarch. When saluting, the giver kneels on his knees, presses his left hand with his right hand, surrenders to the ground, and slowly lowers his head to the ground. You must stay on the ground for a period of time with your hands in front of your knees and your head behind your hands.

"How can Zi Xuan kowtow?" —— Mandarin Today.

Bow twice

Worship twice to show the solemnity of etiquette. "Farewell" is also often used at the end of old letters to show respect.

"I want to serve Bai Bi and his wife well, and pay tribute to the first king." -"Historical Records of Xiang Yu"

bow down and worship

Ancient sacrificial ceremony. When saluting, put your hands on your forehead and kneel and kowtow for a long time. At first, it specifically refers to a way of paying homage to the Buddha, and later it generally refers to a way of paying tribute to express extreme respect or fear.

"I am worshipped." -"Mu Tian Zi Zhuan" Volume II

Bow and pay tribute

Goodbye. Bow, bow.

"Draw a sword and stab the mountain, and the water will surge for it; Bend down and worship the well, and the spring water flows upward. " -Song Ming Lian's "Tiger Running for Spring"

"There are many beautiful women in Jiangshan, and they compete with each other." -Mao Zedong's "Qinyuan Spring Snow"

politeness

That is, when people with low status walk in front of people with high status, they must bow their heads and pay tribute to the respected people with a small step.

"The gentleman is on the road, taking advantage of the trend, and he is handing over." -"Book of Rites Quli Shang"