"You are late, punish three glasses of wine", "Three cups of respect, otherwise it is not sincere.". In life, there are often people who are asked to be fined for not being able to meet on time, so why is there a etiquette of drinking three cups in a row at the wine table?
"Three rounds of wine, five tastes of dishes" is often used in many literary works to describe the banquet halfway through or near the end, it seems that there are many etiquettes related to the number "three" at the wine table.
In many regions, the "first three cups" on the wine table are exquisite; when toasting, in order to show respect, they often toast three cups in a row; when they are punished, they are often asked to be fined three cups in a row, and today our topic is about the etiquette of drinking three cups in a row.
Three cups in a row
First of all, let's talk about the source of the three cups of Lianjing: the ancients often drank with the "three lords" as a gift, and when drinking, the host must drink before the guests, which is called "offering". This custom is very long, the host drinks first, including the implication to the guests that "there is no poison in the wine" and can be drunk with confidence. After the host has finished drinking, the guests also need to drink back and forth to pay homage to the host, called "酢", also known as "newspaper".
Finally, in order to persuade the guests to drink more, the host must drink it first, which is for "reward". Guests also raise their wine glasses to drink after the host has drunk, which is to "socialize", that is, to respond to the host's kindness. Now the "first three cups" in many of our regions are probably the evolution of this etiquette.
The Book of Rites and Jade Algae records: "The gentleman's drinking is also subject to the first lord and the color is sprinkled with ruye, the second lord is said to be a word, and the ceremony has been three lords and oil and oil, so as to retreat." "It is the evidence of the ancient drinking etiquette, so ordinary toasts are based on these three lords." It has evolved to this day in many areas, in order to show respect, it is often necessary to toast three cups in a row.
Three consecutive penalties
Since ancient times, people have had a special understanding of "three". We often say that repeated two and no longer three is enough to explain the particularity of this number, generally from "one" to "two" is easier, to "three" will feel a little difficult, "three" may be the highest number used by the ancients, in their eyes is the most complete.
Drawing on the example of three cups in a row above, perhaps the penalty of three cups of wine is derived from the meaning of "consummation": the punished person does not drink a glass of wine, and his understanding of his "mistake" is deepened, and when the punished person drinks three glasses of wine, it means that he has completely confessed his mistake. Therefore, the three consecutive penalties are used to test whether the punished person has the etiquette of recognizing his mistakes.
However, in modern society, drinking three cups in a row has often become a word used by drinkers to adjust the atmosphere or persuade wine, which is not right. Drinking is not easy to be too fast, slow drinking is the best, do not joke with people at random to dry three cups in a row, just stop.
If you really need to toast, you must know the meaning of toast:
1. For superiors, venerables, and elders, do what they do first;
2. To friends, partners, and people of the same generation, toast each other to show closeness;
3. To subordinates and juniors, when receiving toasts, toast to express blessing, satisfaction, and great importance.
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