Tip 1: How to accept congratulations

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Tip 1: How to accept congratulations

In the life of every person there are manyholidays, the focus on which he becomes. Birthday, promotion at work, wedding, the birth of a child and many other events put you in the position of receiving greetings and gifts. And this also needs to be able to do all the rules of etiquette.

Instructions

Taking gifts from guests, try not toGive preference to one or the other, try to restrain emotions, even if one of the gifts brought you to delight or, on the contrary, into horror. It would be more prudent to thank the guests in the same polite tone. Show respect to the person who took care of the souvenir and did not come to you empty-handed. Be polite, despite the fact that you accept a third identical gift in a row or just tired of standing and holding out your hands.

After receiving a gift in hand, do not discard it inside. If it is handed personally, then it is necessary to deploy it for everyone. Otherwise, you will show disrespect to the guest. Thank for the gift, tearing off his eyes, you need to look at the giver, not on the thing. To avoid such situations and save time on viewing gifts, arrange somewhere in the corner a special table for them. So you definitely will not offend your reaction with the donor and do not make the guests bored.

Often guests want to express theircongratulations. Try to organize the right atmosphere and atmosphere for this. Do not let the speaker interrupt other guests, do not distract yourself. In the end, thank for the wish and smile at the guest - he is worthy of rewarding for his words. Watch your facial expressions and gestures during the guest's speech, the bored initiator of the event can deeply offend the guest, thereby spoiling the relationship with him.

Remember that gifts like candy, alcoholdrinks and other things it is more appropriate to serve on the table than to carry away from the guests. It's a good tone and you should not give it up. Collect the same flowers immediately put in vases and bring them to the room with guests. So you not only decorate the room, but also show gratitude to the guests for their care.

Tip 2: How to Congratulate

The answer to congratulations is traditionally consideredA sign of good tone and the basis for compliance with established rules of etiquette. Modern people are already used to receiving congratulations not only in person, but also by e-mail or by phone. So far, such a method of congratulations as a telegram for the holiday has been distributed, basically such greeting telegrams are sent to the people of the older generation who are close.

Variants of how you can congratulate withthere is a great variety, however, it is necessary to be able to accept such congratulations and it should be done correctly. Congratulations should be answered in the same way as these congratulations were received. For example, you received a congratulation on the holiday by e-mail, so you can answer it in exactly the same way. Responding to congratulations, be sure to thank for the kind words and warm wishes. If you are congratulated on a state holiday, you should congratulate you in return. If it is a question of a professional holiday, be sure to thank the interviewer that he did not forget about the important event for you. On the Women's Day of March 8 beautiful ladies can congratulate not only the representatives of the stronger sex, but also other women. If another lady congratulates a woman from March 8, congratulations should be sent to her in return. Separate thanks deserve a present for the holiday, even if it's a simple postcard. The answer to congratulations does not have to be emotional. If it is a question of congratulations from colleagues or business partners, it should be sustained in calm, official tones. Well, if you received congratulations from friends or relatives, you can voice your sincere joy at the heartfelt greetings you have heard.

Tip 3: Where did the tradition of the Asiangdi holiday originate?

Koreans believe that there are threeImportant dates, which they must certainly celebrate together with the whole family. This small list opens the Asiani children's holiday. The second such event is a wedding celebration, and the third is the celebration of the jubilee in 60 years.

From the history of Asiangdi

The Asiangdi Festival is an important event forKorean family. It is believed that a person who did not celebrate the first birthday by a special tradition, can not perform a wedding ceremony, and also celebrate the hwangab, i.e. 60th anniversary.

Translated from the Korean language, "asiandi" means "the birthday of the child.

Tradition of celebrating Asiangdi - the first daybirth of the child - roots go deep in the old days. In those days when medicine was not so developed, and there was not enough food, not every child lived to the age of one year. Therefore, it was a tradition to celebrate the first year of the baby's life with great scope. In ancient times this day began with the offering of rice and other dishes to the child's spirits-patrons. Now this procedure is not observed by all Korean families. The main meaning of the holiday remained - the prediction of the future birthday. On the day of Asiangdi, you can find out what fate awaits the child, who he will become. But in order to get this information, you need to perform a kind of ritual.

Asiangdi Celebration

To celebrate asyandi, Korean parents are suitablewith great trepidation. Preparation for the event begins long before the celebration. On the day when the child turns a year, the parents of the birthday or birthday girl traditionally cover two festive tables. The first table is laid at home in the living room for the originator of the celebration, the second for the relatives, it is installed in any convenient place.

In the presence of close relatives the child is seated for a full meal with a festive table. This must be done strictly until 12 noon.

A room in which to accept congratulationschild, to this day decorate and drape with a white cloth. The very baby is dressed in a festive national Korean costume. Parents sit the child at the table with cooked meals. Then, according to the age-old tradition, a ritual of fate is held. On the table in front of the baby, if it's a boy, lay out the following items: rice, money, a book, a dagger, a bow and arrows, paper, a pen, yarn, fruit. For girls put rice, a book, money, a pen, sewing accessories, an iron. The whole family, with bated breath, waits for the first thing to pick up the baby. Rice or money - to be a rich man's kid, a brush, a pen, a book - to be a child to a scientist. If the attention of the kid is attracted by fruit, then he will become a statesman, and if he chooses a bow and dagger, he will become a military man. If the girl takes the sewing accessories - be the master of the needlewoman. After the choice made by the birthday girl, all relatives begin to congratulate the baby, presenting as a gift money for which parents must buy something memorable for their child. The holiday continues with guests' entertainment and entertainment.