Ten Common Superstitions In Taiwan

<h1>Sticking chopsticks upright in rice has special meanings.</h1> <p>Children and foreigners first learning to master eating with chopsticks are often warned against sticking their chopsticks upright in rice.</p> <p>This is due to the custom of offering a bowl of rice with chopsticks (or incense) perpendicularly placed into the center of the bowl when praying to the deceased. Hence, by sticking chopsticks upright into your rice bowl, it is as if you are cursing the person in front of you to an early death by mimicking the praying ritual for the deceased. Something to consider the next time you are dining with a frenemy.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/lotusfire/ten-common-superstitions-in-taiwan-97c4209e11c7"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>