中法宴请礼仪比较——餐桌禁忌

A Comparison of Banquet Etiquette between China and France——Taboo at Table

"禁忌"这个词,国际学术界统称为"塔布",源于中太平洋波利尼西亚群岛土语,音译为"Taboo"。禁忌最初只是一种迷信形式,是基于原始民族对于"玛那"(Manna,一种超自然力)的崇信。然而,随着文化形态的改变,禁忌成为一种有它自己基础的力量;同时,也慢慢地远离了魔鬼迷信而独立,它逐渐发展成为一种习惯、传统而最后变成了法律。随着时代发展,全球化的脚步日益加快,各国之间的交流日益频繁。不论是领导人出访还是百姓会友,用餐都是不可避免且又十分重要的一项活动。餐桌禁忌便成为不容忽视的问题,不同的国家由于文化、历史、地理环境等因素的不同,餐桌禁忌也各有不同。

The word ＂Jin Ji＂, phonetically named as Taboo by the international academy, is origi- nally a dialect of the Polynesian island in the Pacific. Taboo is initially only a superstition of the Aborig- inal belief for Manna superpower. Thereafter, taboo, with a power as its own special base and gradually far away from the devil superstition, becomes a habit, a tradition and a law at last. As time goes by and the globalization is fast developing, there are more exchanges between countries. Eating is an important and inevitable activity, whether as a part of a leader＇s visit or people＇s gathering. But because of the difference of cultures, history, and geography, table manners and taboos are different. Therefore, the taboo at table becomes a problem that can not be ignored.