Chopsticks date from around 1,800 BC. At first, large chopsticks were often used for cooking. By about 200 BC, chopsticks began to become common utensils in Eastern meals. Traditional Vietnamese chopsticks Traditional Vietnamese chopsticks are mainly made of wood, have a round body for carpentry, are not painted or decorated, and the tip of the chopsticks is usually not too small, but somewhat longer than Japanese and Korean chopsticks. And in Vietnam alone, chopsticks also have certain differences between regions because of cultural characteristics. The northern countryside is associated with the image of the bamboo ramparts at the top of the village, so people often use old bamboo stalks to make chopsticks. Usually chopsticks in the North are somewhat shorter than in the South. In the South, where there are many rivers and rows of coconut trees, chopsticks are also made from coconut. More than an everyday item, chopsticks contain many cultural meanings Chopsticks are not only a permanent item in every daily meal, but also contain deep values ​​about Vietnamese people’s thoughts, feelings and culture. In the past, grandparents used to use the phrase “Learn to eat, learn to speak, learn to pack, learn to open” to teach children the basics of life. Accordingly, eating does not just stop at the instinctual aspect but also contains the rules people need to learn. At the beginning of the meal, it is necessary to compare the chopsticks and pay attention to whether the tip of the chopsticks is placed in the correct direction. Besides, in traditional meals, to show care and share in a subtle way, people use clean chopsticks to pick up the inviting food “a round” around the tray. During a meal, when you want to pick up food for someone else, it is usually polite to turn the end of the chopsticks to pick it up with the other end. After a meal, chopsticks should be put down neatly, should not be staggered or skewed. If you can’t hold the chopsticks properly, also pay attention to your fingers, don’t straighten your index finger when holding the chopsticks because it looks like you’re pointing directly at the opposite person. Besides, children are also taught not to suck and suck on chopsticks because this shows impoliteness on the table. When picking up food, don’t rummage through the whole plate to find something you like. When conversing during meals, do not talk while chewing, holding chopsticks while dancing and telling stories. When dipping food, you should also pay attention not to let your chopsticks touch the dipping sauce and do not let the dipping sauce get dirty on the table, nor should you use your chopsticks to stir the sauce or stir it into the soup bowl. These things are small but show the sophistication and culinary culture of the Vietnamese people. In addition, according to folklore, Vietnamese people believe that knocking chopsticks during a meal will cause hungry ghosts to come and disturb them. For a country with a long history and diverse cuisine like ours, chopsticks no longer stop at the aspect of serving food, but above all, it contains many cultural stories. hereditary life.

Archaeologists have accidentally found female skeletons from hundreds of years ago at the bottom of the lake In ancient China, the status of women was very low. The ancient doctrine of “three submissions” comes from the book “Rite – mourning” by Boc Thuong. In the book, it is written that “at home, follow the father, when married, follow the husband, the husband follows the son” (At home, follow the father, marry, follow the husband, the husband dies with the children). Simply from this point of view, it can be seen that a woman is completely dependent, has no autonomy, can only obey her father, husband and son. The higher the status of men, the lower the status of women in the old society. They are only considered as a tool to give birth, not allowed to read books, only “take, exam, exam, draw” is enough because these abilities can be used to please men and become men. famous women. Ancient society had a mindset that limited women’s abilities. They even firmly believe that “A woman without any talent is a virtue”. This idea is so deeply ingrained that many women at the present time still agree with it. In “The Commandments of Women”, Ban Co once mentioned this point of view: “Men consider strength to be a precious thing, women take weakness to make beauty”. To a certain extent, this saying reflects Ban Co’s prejudice against women. She believes that women only go up to do things within the rules, but men must be stronger than women. In such a society, women are naturally subject to a lot of oppressive rules. If you do something wrong, you will face a great tribulation. We have to talk about these things today, because at the bottom of a lake in Guangdong, the bodies of many women have been found. After the archaeologists conducted investigative research, they also came to a conclusion about an extremely cruel fact in history. Women have almost no status in feudal society Every country has its own supreme basic principles named law. It not only limits people’s words and deeds, but can also be a powerful weapon for people to protect themselves, the key to helping society to be harmonious and stable. However, in ancient times, the law was not quite like that. Many of the provisions set forth in the ancient laws were cruel and draconian, imposing cruel punishments on prisoners, there were various types of death sentences, and more and more tortures. For women without status in ancient times, the punishments were even harsher. There are even punishments specifically designed to deal with women only, many of which involve the use of corporal punishment. Because of her low status, women always have to accept all their mistakes. Emotional misbehavior is all about women. For example, if a woman is close to men other than her husband, it will be considered a violation of her virginity and imprisonment, and the most serious of all types of punishment is imprisonment in a pig cage. In the past, a woman’s virginity was the most important thing, so if many people wanted to slander or harm a woman, attacking from this aspect would be a fatal knife. The punishment for this is to put the woman in a bamboo pig cage, then dump a lot of rocks and drown her in the water until she dies. Confinement in a pig cage is the heaviest punishment. Women who are no longer virgins will be dealt with in this way. Therefore, the bamboo cages originally used to carry pigs are called “soaked pig cage” is for this reason. Blue Cave Lake in Guangdong is very famous and is loved by many people to visit and explore because under the lake there are many extremely strange caves. By chance, a diver while exploring found a lot of skeletons on the bottom of the lake. The man panicked and went ashore and called the police. When police arrived at the scene to collect the bones, they discovered that the skeletons were more than a hundred years old. So they contacted archaeologists and asked them to send experts to survey the site. After experts arrived and examined them, they confirmed that these were the remains of women from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Experts have also discovered that these women are all locked in feudal pig cages. However, after the establishment of the Republic of China, this punishment was gradually abolished. The notion that men despise women is also decreasing, and more and more women in society protect their legitimate rights and interests, flourishing in many fields.