August 4th every year. Japanese people must say "I received it" before using chopsticks, and say "I am very grateful" after putting down chopsticks. These words, full of religious feelings, are really grateful to the people who gather food in mountains and seas and to the natural gifts of heaven and earth.
With the progress of society and the development of science and technology, people pay more and more attention to the role of chopsticks. From the comparison of Japanese and western food cultures, there are similarities and differences between Japanese chopsticks and western knives and forks. The same thing is that they are all food containers, but the difference is that the former is a cultural carrier with rich connotations. Chopsticks, this small tableware, are magically printed in the hearts of the Japanese people. This has a special influence in the fields of material life and spiritual culture.
Origin of the festival
It is said that a scholar named Ichiro Honda suggested that August 4th be designated as "Chopsticks Day" in order to thank chopsticks for their hard service of three meals a day. The scholar's initiative immediately received a warm response from people. 1On August 4th, 980, the "Sacrifice Conference for Defending Japan" held a chopsticks offering ceremony at Rizhi Shrine in Akasaka District of Tokyo and Hachiba Shrine in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture. On this day, people sing and dance to celebrate this solemn and sacred festival.
Since then, Japan has had a "Chopsticks Festival". On this day, every household is very excited to celebrate. Thank chopsticks for three meals a day. In rural areas, new chopsticks should be put on every festive festival, such as sowing, transplanting, harvesting, birthday or marriage, to show happiness. There are records about chopsticks in Historical Records compiled in Nara era of Japan. Chopsticks at that time were not like two thin sticks today. 16 was used to bend chopped bamboo into tweezers.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Chopsticks Festival.