Regarding the origin and development of etiquette, this paper briefly describes the origin and devel

.The history of the development of etiquette can be roughly divided into eight periods: the embryonic period of etiquette, the initial period of etiquette, the formation period, the development and transformation period, the strengthening period, the decline period, the modern etiquette period and the contemporary etiquette period. The formation and development of etiquette has gone through a gradual process from scratch, from low to high, from scattered to complete.

1) The embryonic period of the liturgy (50,000 BC - 10,000 BC).

2) The Origin of Ritual and the Period of Primitive Society, in the history of primitive society that lasted for more than 1 million years, human beings gradually became enlightened. In the middle and late Paleolithic periods of primitive societies, the germ of early rituals appeared.

3) The Beginning of the Rite (10,000 BC – 22nd Century BC).

Around 10,000 B.C., humans entered the Neolithic period, and not only were they able to make fine polished stone tools, but also began to engage in agriculture and animal husbandry. In the millennia that followed, primitive rituals took shape.

4) The formative period of the liturgy (21st century BC - 771 BC).

From about the 21st century BC to 771 BC, China entered the Bronze Age from the era of gold and stone. The use of metals has brought agriculture, animal husbandry, and handicraft production to a new level. With the improvement of living standards, social wealth was surplus except for consumption and gradually concentrated in the hands of a few, so class antagonism appeared, and primitive society disintegrated.

The Xia Dynasty from the 21st century BC to the 15th century BC began from the period of primitive Chinese society.

2.There are generally five kinds of ritual origins: one is the birth of the gods of rituals, the second is the unity of heaven, earth and man, the third is that rituals arise from the natural nature of man, the fourth is the product of the contradiction between human nature and the environment, and the fifth is that rituals are born from reason and originate from the vulgar.

What is etiquette, etiquette is etiquette and rituals. The essence of ritual is the way to govern people, and it is a derivative of the belief in ghosts and gods. People believe that everything is manipulated by invisible ghosts and gods, and performing rituals is to curry favor with ghosts and gods, so rituals originate from ghost and god beliefs, and it is also a special form of manifestation of ghost and god beliefs.

There are different theories about the origin of rites. To sum up, there are five origin theories: first, the gods are born of rituals; the second is the unity of heaven, earth and man; The third is that etiquette arises from the natural nature of human beings; Fourth, etiquette is the product of the contradiction between human nature and the environment; Fifth, etiquette is born from reason and originates from the vulgar.

1. Etiquette originated in the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasty (771 BC in the 21st century BC), mankind has entered the era of slave society, and the ruling class has developed religious etiquette into a ritual system in order to consolidate its position.

2. At this stage, China formed a relatively complete national etiquette and system for the first time. Ancient ritual classics were also written in this period, such as the Zhou Dynasty's "Zhou Rites", "Rites" and "Rites" are the earliest etiquette monographs in China. In the more than 2,000 years of history after the Han Dynasty, they have been the classic works of the state to formulate the etiquette system, known as the Book of Rites.

3. The "Five Rites" in "Zhou Li" is a set of etiquette norms and behavioral standards involving all aspects of social life. The sacrificial thing is an auspicious ceremony, the crown wedding is a family ceremony, the guest is a guest ceremony, the military service is a military ceremony, and the funeral is a murderous ceremony.