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8月4日，日本又迎来一年一度的筷子节，虽然时逢全球性金融危机，但很多家庭仍然摆上了崭新的筷子，庆祝这一环保性的节日。日本人给筷子过节已经有34年的历史了，但是如何过还真值得说一说。

受中国文化的影响，日本、朝鲜、越南等亚洲国家，都以筷子为餐具。日本人是崇拜中国筷子的国家，箸，是筷子在日语里的说法，日本人至今仍沿用着这个中国战国时代的汉字。不过，日本的筷子跟中国的筷子却有所不同。比如，中国筷子头粗，而日本筷子头尖；中国的筷子长，而日本的筷子短。 日本的民俗学家为呼吁越来越西化的日本人正确使用筷子和重新认识日本的饮食文化，建议为筷子设立一个专门的节日。这一倡议得到了人们的热烈响应。1975年，日本正式规定每年的8月4日为“筷子节”。日本人为什么要将筷子节设定在8月4日这一天呢？这是取日语数字“8”、“4”与“箸”谐音之意。
筷子节这一天，日本各地会举行一系列的庆祝活动。在神社要进行一个非常庄严神圣的仪式：焚烧成千上万双使用过的筷子来祭祀已被砍伐的森林。在家里也要欢欢喜喜闹上一番，以感谢筷子成年累月、一日三餐的辛勤服务。在日本还有个以出产筷子著名的城市小滨，它的筷子生产量据说占到了全日本的80%。小滨的筷子故乡馆在每年的筷子节都会吸引不少筷子生产商、经销商、饮食业经营者参加。在奥巴马当上总统之后，日语发音跟“奥巴马”相同的小滨城更是人财两旺了。

在东京还有一所筷子学校，专门教授学生如何使用筷子，每一期学员受训时间为三个月。日本人特别注意餐桌上用筷的礼节，其中有用筷十忌：一曰半途筷，就是把挟住的菜肴又放下，再挟另一种。二曰游动筷，就是举筷不定，东挑西拣。三曰窥筷，即手持筷子，东张西望。四曰碎筷，用嘴或手撕筷头上的菜肴。五曰刺筷，以筷代叉，插菜进食。六曰签筷，用筷子当牙签，挑剔牙缝。七曰泪筷，挟菜途中，筷头上的汤汁，像泪水一样滴个不停。八曰吮筷，用嘴吮舔筷头上的汤汁。九曰敲筷，用筷子敲打碗盆或桌面。十曰点筷，就是用筷子指点主人、客人或厨师。

日本医学专家认为，日本医学专家认为，儿童使用筷子还有助于智力的发展，因而使用筷子的人也越来越多。每年全国共消费筷子七十多亿双，不过，日本人自古认为万物皆有神灵，不应该过多地用人力去改变自然，所以他们号召人人养成自备筷子的习惯，并将这种普及使用筷子的新潮视为弘扬日本文化最基本的标志。

August 4, Japanese chopsticks are once again embracing the annual festival, although comes just as the global financial crisis, but many families are still put on a brand new chopsticks, to celebrate this environmentally-friendly holiday. The Japanese chopsticks festivals have been given 34 years of history, but really worth to talk about how to live.

By the Chinese cultural influences, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other Asian countries, have to chopsticks as utensils. Japan is the worship of Chinese chopsticks countries, chopsticks, chopsticks in Japanese is to say, the Japanese are still in use with the Chinese Warring States period of Chinese characters. However, Japan's chopsticks with Chinese chopsticks are different. For example, the first Chinese chopsticks thick, while the Japanese chopsticks the first tip; Chinese chopsticks long and short Japanese chopsticks. Japan's folk to call for more and more westernized Japanese and re-understanding of the proper use of chopsticks in Japan's culinary culture, it is recommended for the chopsticks to set up a special holiday. This initiative has been the people's enthusiastic response. In 1975, Japan formally provide that the annual August 4 as "Chopsticks Day." Why should the Japanese chopsticks festival set in the August 4 the day then? This is the Japanese taking the number "8", "4" and "chopsticks" homophonic meaning.
Chopsticks's Day and throughout Japan will hold a series of celebration activities. The shrine to conduct a very solemn and sacred ceremonies: the incineration of tens of thousands of pairs of used chopsticks to worship has been cut down forests. Happily at home should be resolved in some, to thank the chopsticks spend months and years, three meals a day of hard service. In Japan there is still a famous city of chopsticks in order to produce a small shore, its production is said to account for chopsticks in Japan of 80%. Obama's chopsticks hometown museum during the annual festival will attract a lot of chopsticks chopsticks manufacturers, distributors, restaurant operators and their participation. Obama became president, the Japanese pronunciation with "Obama" the same little Ben Thanh is a booming wealth.

Chopsticks in Tokyo, there is a school dedicated to teach students how to use chopsticks, each time for three-month period of training students. Japanese special attention to table manners to use chopsticks, chopsticks were very bogey 10: 1 reads halfway chopsticks, is to Xiezhu dishes down again, and then rely on the other. Yu Dong Kuai second is, that is, give chopsticks uncertain, East West pick pick. Third is glimpse of chopsticks, that is, holding chopsticks, looking around. Si Yue broken chopsticks, mouth or head Shousi chopsticks dishes. Wu Yue stab chopsticks to chopsticks on behalf of the fork, inserted eating vegetables. Liu Yue signed chopsticks, use chopsticks as toothpicks, critical teeth. 7 Yue tears chopsticks, Xiecai way, chopsticks head soup, like tears, like drops of a non-stop. 8 Yue Sucking chopsticks, mouth sucking licking chopsticks head soup. Yue 9 knocking chopsticks, use chopsticks beat Wanpen or desktop. 10 Yue-point chopsticks, is to use chopsticks pointing owner, guests, or cook.

Japanese medical experts believe that the Japanese medical experts believe that children's use of chopsticks also contribute to cognitive development, thus the use of chopsticks is also increasing. Total annual consumption of the country more than 7 billion pairs of chopsticks, but the Japanese since ancient times that Everything has the gods should not be too much to change the use of human nature, so they called on everyone to bring their own chopsticks to cultivate the habit, and this the new wave of popularity of the use of chopsticks as a carry forward the most basic symbol of Japanese culture.
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On August 4, Japan, the annual chopsticks day, although this global financial crisis, but a lot of families is still on the new chopsticks, celebrating the festival of environmental protection. The Japanese have to chopsticks feast of 34 years old, but still really worth to mention.

Influenced by Chinese culture, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other Asian countries, with chopsticks for tableware. Japan is the country, Chinese chopsticks worship Zhu, chopsticks in Japanese, the Japanese are still the warring states period of Chinese characters. However, Japan chopsticks with Chinese chopsticks is different. For example, China and Japan chopsticks head coarse tip; head chopsticks, Chinese chopsticks, and Japan chopsticks long. Japan's calling for more and more westernized folklore of Japanese people use chopsticks properly and re-know Japan diet culture, establish a suggestion for the chopsticks. This proposal was enthusiastically received. In 1975, the formal Japanese annually on August 4, for "chopsticks day". Japanese people will set chopsticks day on August 4, this day? This is "8", Japanese number "4" and "Zhu" homophonic. Chopsticks day that day, all will hold a series of Japan's celebrations. In a shrine to very sacred ceremony: burned thousands of double use chopsticks to sacrifice the forest has been cut down. In the home also want it in a joy to thank chopsticks, shine, three meals a day of hard service. In Japan and a fruit with chopsticks, the famous city of small capacity chopsticks is accounted for 80 percent of Japan. The small home chopsticks annually in library will attract many chopsticks chopsticks day producers, distributors, catering operators. When the President on Obama after Japanese pronunciation, "Mr Obama" with the same small seaport is two people lose money.

In Tokyo and a special school, students chopsticks to use chopsticks, each student training time for three months. The Japanese special attention to the table with chopsticks etiquette, including 10: a useful chopsticks is halfway chopsticks, Japanese cuisine and carry lived down, then carry another. The swimming chopsticks, raise chopsticks, east to pick the jian. Three yue peep chopsticks, namely, with chopsticks in all directions. Four pieces with chopsticks, Japan mouth or hand tore chopsticks, head of the food. Five yues thorn with chopsticks and chopsticks, fork dish. Sixth sign chopsticks, use chopsticks when toothpick, captious teeth. Qi yue, carry on food tears chopsticks, chopsticks, like the head as broth tears dripping incessantly. 8 yue by mouth sucking chopsticks, sucking lick the soup bowl head. Nine yue knock chopsticks, use chopsticks beating bowl tub or desktop. Ten yue: chopsticks, use chopsticks is master, guest or cook advice.

Japanese expert thinks, Japanese medicine, medical experts have thought that a child use chopsticks helps the development of intelligence, so use chopsticks is also more and more people. The total spending more than seventy million pairs of chopsticks, however, the Japanese ancient gods that everything is too, should not change in human nature, so they called on everyone's own form chopstick habits and the universal use chopsticks to Japanese culture is the most fashionable as basic symbol.