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Japan - Do Not stick your chopsticks in the rice bowl this practice is reserved for funerals | Bizarre foods, Food, Yummy food
What is wrong with sticking chopsticks upright in a bowl of rice before offering it to someone? - Quora
Have you ever seen a Japanese or Chinese person stab their chopsticks on a meal to stand it vertically (which is extremely ominous)? Why did they do it? - Quora
![RW Leaven on Twitter: "In China & Japan, upright chopsticks into a bowl of rice is an omen of death. Upright chopsticks resemble incense, which is burned to honour the dead. Also, RW Leaven on Twitter: "In China & Japan, upright chopsticks into a bowl of rice is an omen of death. Upright chopsticks resemble incense, which is burned to honour the dead. Also,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DUYFv2_W0AA3ftx.jpg)