Making a toast is a ceremony that is characteristic of every feast - whether it be a home gathering or an important reception. When making a toast, as a rule, it is customary to get up, and then clink glasses. But how to behave in each specific case? There are unspoken rules that govern this side of our life.
Instructions
Step 1
When making a solemn toast, you must stand up - this European tradition dates back to the Middle Ages. However, it is not customary to clink glasses in all cases. At especially important and ceremonial receptions, it is customary to simply raise the glass and make it move towards the person making the toast. The same can be done by those sitting at the other end of a long table, instead of coming up and inconveniencing everyone.
Step 2
If a man is making a toast, he must approach the person he is speaking to. If the “toasting” is a woman, then you should go clink glasses to her. On especially solemn occasions, all those present can stand up when making a toast. Also, everyone should stand up if a toast is made in honor of any tragic or heroic event, or as a tribute to the memory of the deceased (with the exception of commemoration). In such cases, do not clink glasses.
Step 3
Toasts that are pronounced as a joke or contain a short good wish, that is, do not refer to any particular person, can be said while sitting.
Step 4
Disabled people and the elderly are allowed not to get up when making a toast. In this case, clink glasses should be approached to the toast, regardless of his gender and status.
Step 5
You should not interrupt or comment on toasts. If you want to add something, you should do it after the toast and clinking glasses as a short note or clarification. The word for making a toast should be asked from the "hero of the occasion" or (in the case of corporate feasts) from the host or the boss.
