Never Kanpai with “Water” ! Why ?

Lot of people do not drink alcohol but still do not want the make the host/guest left alone and do a Kanpai with water out of respect. But one should know that this is not considered good as per Japanese traditions. it’s considered “O’wakare no Kanpai”. What is it ? What’s the solution ?

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It is considered a bad luck to choose water for making a toast in Japan. If you’re at the drinking parties with your friends or attending business dinner with clients but can’t drink any alcohol, make sure to order soft drinks before people make a toast.

Why ?

Generally, Japanese people try to make the people who have died to drink water  with the hope that they don’t get thirsty in heaven.

Related to this habit, Japanese people believes making a toast by water means saying good bye to people who have died (O’wakare)

In other words, it’s like to announce the farewell to the deceased.

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