Drinking alcohol in moderation is something that can make people feel happy, and this matter is respected and recognized by almost everyone around the world, drinking during dinner parties and drinking when passing the time.
On some occasions, it will also be drunk to talk about business. You see, drinking often assumes the function of connecting friendships, spending time, and talking about things. And in the drinking activities of people all over the world, we can find a very common rule, that is, when drinking, there will be the action of clinking glasses, and when this action is performed, there may be some words of blessing or the phrase "cheers" ("cheers").
Such words can increase the atmosphere of the audience and make the atmosphere more harmonious and lively.
It's just that it's such a common drinking habit, and when we go to explore its historical origins, not everyone knows about it.
Furthermore, in our country, many friends will also wonder if people in our country used to clink glasses when they drank?
Let's first talk about the phrase "Cheers", where does the phrase come from? Think about it carefully, in the ancient film and television dramas you watched, would the heroes and heroes in it say cheers when they drank? Probably not. (Unless the screenwriter is uneducated!) ）
Why not? Because when you actually drink alcohol, you have to say "Cheers", which only appeared in the 18th century, and then gradually became popular.
And the first people to use this term were the Irish.
They would say "sláinte!" loudly when they were drinkingThis word means toast, and it also means to wish the other person good health. Kill two birds with one stone!
As a result, such a wonderful blessing gradually became popular and was recognized and accepted by "drinking lovers" all over the world.
So what were the ancients like in our country?
We can look at a paragraph:
The host drinks as much as he can, presents the cup and then pours it full to persuade the guests, and the guests receive the drinks, if the guests do not drink enough, the host will tilt the clouds: "Chitose Chitose!" "When you drink it all, take it and start with it. or the guest borrowed the lamp to persuade back, and as before; or do not reply to persuasion, at will; Or put the lamp again or change the lamp, and feel free. - Shilin Guangji, Leveling Handle
From here, we can also feel that our country's wine culture really has a long history! We can see some things that you see if they are also very common in our modern times.
1.After the host has drunk a bowl of wine, he will show the bottom of the cup to the guests, telling them that he does not "raise goldfish" and that he respects the guests very much.
2.When we are persuaded to drink, we will say "Chitose Chitose", and if we translate it in the current plain language, it should be "let the other person finish drinking", not "not interesting enough".
3.If the guest finishes drinking and does not persuade the host to drink, then the round of drinking circles will end. (This is premised on the premise that the host will always accompany the guests to drink, and it is mainly between the host and the guests.) ）
You don't see if it's interesting. Isn't it very similar to our current wine culture?
In fact, we can understand it this way, Chitose and the more elegant "Jubai" are actually synonymous with "Cheers" in ancient times. It's all a blessing.
It's just that at that time, there may have only been verbal "cheers" but no actual cheers. This is mainly because in ancient times, for a long time, there has been a separate meal system, everyone sat down without sitting together, each eating their own food, how to talk about clinking glasses?
As for the "clinking glasses" action, it is also with the progress, development, and exploration of Chinese food that it has reached a certain level, and the meal sharing system has disappeared.
The dishes are delicious, and the taste of the meal may not be good, so people began to sit more at the same table to eat, and the dinner culture began to prevail. It is probably because of the rules of clinking glasses since the Tang and Song dynasties.
Further, our country is not the first country to have a clinking rule.
The earliest should be ancient Rome or ancient Greece, which is the specific, it is still inconclusive.
Ancient Rome said: The ancient Romans loved dueling. It is a ritual to drink alcohol before a duel. The purpose of clinking glasses is to prevent the other party from poisoning, so when clinking glasses, you can flow part of your own wine into the other party's wine glass, so as not to be framed.
The ancient Greeks said: This statement is more romantic! It is said that when you drink alcohol, your senses mainly converge on your nose to smell the wine, your eyes see the color of the wine, and your tongue can feel the taste of the wine, but the ears are a little indifferent.
Therefore, the ancient Greeks wanted to clink glasses when drinking, so that the ears could also participate in "drinking" and enjoy the pleasure of drinking.
Okay, that's all for the above popular science about "drinking and clinking glasses". Hope it helps! Thank you!
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