Folk wine customs of the Yi people

The Yi folk wine customs have a long history, rich in content, humorous and colorful. They are a vivid reflection of the extensive and profound China wine culture. The Yi people are famous far and far for their generosity and hospitality. Whenever the Yi people encounter red affairs or ask for marriage, visitors from the family cannot leave without alcohol. The etiquette of drinking is the most important part of the Yi food customs, and the wine customs are mainly reflected in several aspects: pouring wine, toasting, and encouraging wine.

When pouring wine, the Yi people pay attention to "respecting others when the wine is full, and deceiving others when the water is full", which means pouring tea to the guests. The tea cannot be filled to the full cup. It is regarded as disrespectful to the guests, so just pour 70% of the tea. Similarly, 80% of the rice is served. The glass must be filled, otherwise, dissatisfaction with the glass will be regarded as disrespectful. The host should enthusiastically encourage the wine, but guests should not drink it all in one gulp. They should sip it gently or drink half a cup. When the whole family eats around the table, there is also a particular seating order. The elders will be seated at the top, the younger generation will be seated at the bottom, and the honored ones will be seated at the bottom. Only others can be seated. In the banquet setting, for example, one room and two tables are arranged side by side, with the left being the honor and the right being the second; if they are arranged front and back, the inside is the honor and the outside is the second; the three tables are arranged side by side in one room, with the middle being the honor, the left being the second, and the right being the bottom.

When the wine and dishes were ready, the host and guest were seated on both sides, the host said,"Let's start drinking. Come on, let's make a toast first!" After saying that, he raised his glass to the guests, and at the same time, he started to pay homage. Then he urged everyone to drink and drink together. After three cups, the host asked everyone to "move their chopsticks", that is, to taste the delicious taste of the dishes. When eating, they should pick up a bite of the dishes and eat them, put down the chopsticks once, and stop for a while before eating. Drinking wine frequently and eating vegetables is regarded as a lack of courtesy and lack of education. After that, the owner said,"I'll let you get to know each other." So starting with the highest or important person in seniority, and starting with the older one, we toast one by one. There are three ways to toast: one is to toast each person present in the order of seat; the other is to focus on toasts, to elders, masters or important figures; and the third is to toast each other among peers. Toasts cannot be exchanged across tables. You must walk to the guest's seat and pay homage to each other, and proceed in turn. First toast to the guest and guest, then toast to the guest, and then return to the third guest seat to make a toast. This is done in turn, and the order cannot be chaotic, otherwise it will cause dissatisfaction to the guests. After the host toasted, the accompanying guests and guests also stood up from the guest and guest positions to toast, and the atmosphere began to liven up. Those who are toasted have to stand up, thank you, and drink it themselves. Sometimes the toaster refuses, but the toaster does everything possible to persuade them to drink.

On the wine table, the drinking orders to persuade wine are also ever-changing. At different times, different places, different occasions, and different characters will come up with various tricks, either to toast, persuade wine, or to avoid wine. Make jokes, come at your fingertips, and be humorous and vivid.

The person who advised the wine would get up to make a toast, and the person who was advised would say,"Lift your butt, drink it again", meaning that the person who advised the wine would have another glass. At this time, the bartender responded: "Move your butt to show respect."

Drinking alcohol has an obvious social function. In order to express the friendship of having a friend and having fewer cups of wine and the manhood of a man, people will say this when making a toast:

If you have deep feelings, you will feel bored; if you have shallow feelings, you will lick it;

If you have strong feelings, you can't drink enough; if you have weak feelings, you can't drink enough.

To express your alcohol tolerance:

One or two rinses and gargles, three or four taels are not considered wine,

Five twos, six twos, six twos, and still roaring.

Half a catty is not worth wine, one catty supports the wall and walks, and I won't walk if I walk half a catty.

Unable to drink, he found reasons to prevaricate:

When I came, my wife gave instructions to drink less and eat more vegetables.

The bartender encouraged,

Wine strengthens the courage of a hero and refuses to obey his wife's control.

Find reasons to drink a glass of water:

As long as you have feelings, everything you drink is alcohol.

The drinker was unaccommodating:

There is no cloud in the sky and there is a drought on the ground. The cup just now cannot be counted!

Forced to be helpless, he confessed to his drinking friends in a begging tone:

Thousands of rivers and mountains are always in love. Can you drink less?

Drinking friends adhere to principles but also have flexibility:

The sky is blue, the sea is blue, and the cup is passed down.

Everyone drank glasses one by one in a happy atmosphere, laughed and laughed loudly. People who knew how to toast and persuade wine could also take advantage of the opportunity to entertain guests to resolve some misunderstandings in daily interactions, shorten the distance, enhance feelings, and not get drunk. The host family will not be happy with a few guests.

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