What are the customs of Japan

Japan is a great nation of hard-working, intelligent people, competitive, pay attention to etiquette, politeness in manners and language. Japanese people in character, willpower characteristics, self-control, discipline and work seriously are more prominent. The religious beliefs of the Japanese people are more complex, and most people believe in the native Shinto and Buddhism. Shinto is the religion of the Japanese nation, which is roughly divided into three systems: Shinto shrine Shinto, sect Shinto and folk Shinto. It developed from the primitive religion of Japan. Shinto belief in multiple gods, known as 800,000 gods, 8 million gods or 15 million gods, especially worship as the sun God emperor ancestor God, Amaterasu God, and as the ancestor God of the Japanese nation, also said that the Japanese nation is "Tiansun nation", the emperor is the descendant of Amaterasu God, and is its representative in the world, the emperor is the god system. The place of ancestor worship is called the shrine or Jingu, and the clergy are Ke Guan, Ci palm, etc. Japanese national festivals are Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, respect for the elderly and cultural festival and so on. One of the most solemn Spring Festival, time in the Gregorian calendar New Year's Day, the Spring Festival is coming, every family is busy making rice cakes, if the Spring Festival can not eat rice cakes, will be considered too poor or poor, there is no festive atmosphere. The Dragon Boat Festival also eats brown seeds, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is known as the "Full Moon Festival" in Japan, which is twice a year on August 15 and September 13. Every year on September 15 for the "respect for the elderly Day", this day people go to the retired elderly home to express sympathy, in the society to form a kind of respect for the elderly social fashion. It is worth mentioning that the "Culture Festival", on November 3 every year, the government carries out condolences and awards activities for intellectuals on this day to show their contribution to the development of national culture. Japanese etiquette is famous around the world, and in daily life, people are mostly polite and say "hello" to each other when they meet. The Japanese language stipulates that there are honorifics and simplified characters, and everyone must speak in honorifics to guests, elders and superiors. When you meet someone for the first time, you should bow, the greeting is 30 degrees, and the farewell is 45 degrees. To bow, the hat should be removed and the eyes lowered, indicating sincerity and cordiality. Their common greetings include "good morning", "hello", "good night", "sorry", "please", "please take care of me", "Excuse me" and so on. Special is: "For Japanese men generally do not call" Sir ", otherwise it will make the other party's expression awkward, because in Japan "Sir" is a teacher, doctor, elderly, superior or special talent people. Japanese people pay more attention to clothing, generally not allowed to wear vests or barefoot. In formal occasions mostly wear dress, men wear complete sets of clothing, pay attention to dark suits to show masculinity. In communication, the Japanese do not use cigarettes to welcome guests, smoking and disrespect smoke. However, tea ceremony is a special ceremony to receive distinguished guests and friendly relatives through the art of tea tasting. And like to drink oolong tea, think it is a "slimming tea", can solve the fat to help digestion. Japanese living habits and our people have many similarities, sleep late, love neat and hygienic, never put things in the room, a change of clothes in addition to underwear, shirts, socks and handkerchiefs are sent to wash.