东西方礼仪
东西方礼仪
2015-05-26
The Origin of Whipping off Hat
It is a basic etiquette for male to whip off hat when they greet to others. Greeting others with hat on head looks extremely impolite. Why should people do it without question?
It can be dated back to the age of cold weapon, during which people created the simple weapons without gunfire. With the creation developing, people have a new way to solve the conflicts. They gave wars with these weapons to their enemy and did harm to each other. So it is necessary to find something to protect them from attacking. Little by little, helmet was created.
During the war time, putting on helmet means hostility and vigilance. As long as helmet was on head, the soldier would keep fighting. Once the helmet was put off, it means surrender and obedience.
So it can explain that why people should put their hat away when greeting. Without helmet (means hat in today ) , without protection, without hostility, and just with friendship and kindness.
And there is another reason. In the history of people development, the different hats mean different classes in society. Putting the hat on is equal to a behavior to tell people which class that you belong to and who you are. So whipping the hat can give people the feeling of respecting and equal relationship between each other. But when the greeting is done , people must put their hat back( Because in the past ,
people can’t hold the weapon to protect themselves with helmet on hand during the war.).
Not only in China, but also in western, obeying the essential etiquettes is especially important. Because it relates to what the others feel about us, at the same time, it shows the respect of the history.