New Year's Customs and Taboos

Beijing's New Year's customs are taboo on using knives, scissors, and needlework before the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Get needle and thread.

Beijing folk tradition believes that knives, scissors, needlework and thread are sharp weapons. Using them before the "Bo Wu" will easily lead to "ruin", "bad luck", "misfortune" and other unlucky things, and it will also cut off the road to wealth. In fact, people have been busy working for a year in order to get sufficient rest and entertainment during the Spring Festival.

And there are still many taboos during the New Year

On the first day of the Lunar New Year: 1. Married daughters are not allowed to return to their parents’ homes: If a daughter married during the New Year returns to her parents’ home, she will make her parents’ family poor. Therefore, you can only go back to your parents' home on the second or third day of the lunar month, but the implication is that the married daughter is already someone else's daughter-in-law. During the New Year, many people from your husband's family will come to visit you, and the daughter-in-law will have to help serve tea, so you can't do it on the first day of the lunar month. Return to your parents' home

2. Avoid eating porridge, meat and medicine for breakfast: In the past, only poor families ate porridge, so you must eat dry rice on the morning of the first day of the lunar year, which means that your family will be rich throughout the year. , and the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year is called the Gathering of All Gods, which means that all the gods come out to pay New Year greetings. Therefore, to show respect, first do not eat meat and eat vegetarian food. In addition, except for those who are seriously ill and have to take it, it is best not to take general supplements on the first day of the Lunar New Year. .

3. Avoid calling other people’s names to wake them up: Do not call others’ names to wake them up on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year. This means that the other person will need people to urge them to do things throughout the year.

4. Avoid New Year greetings to someone who is still sleeping: Do not wish the other person New Year greetings when the other person is still sleeping on the first day of the year. Wait until the other person gets up before greeting the other person, because this will make the other person stay in the hospital bed all year long

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From the first day to the fifth day of the lunar month: 1. Do not take a nap during the day: Taking a nap during the day during the New Year means that you will be lazy throughout the year. The implication is that during the New Year, many guests come to your home to pay New Year greetings. If you take a nap during the New Year, it will be harmful to others. Very rude. 2. Avoid dumping sewage, garbage, and sweeping the floor: Do not engage in sweeping work during the Chinese New Year, because this can easily sweep away the wealth of the family. 3. Avoid letting others take things out of your pockets. Don’t let others take things out of your pockets during the Chinese New Year. This means that your money will be taken out of your pocket throughout the year. 4. Avoid asking for debts from others: During the Chinese New Year, whether you are asked for debts or ask for debts from others, you will be in bad luck throughout the year, so it is taboo to ask for debts from others.

Every Chinese New Year, we always hear a lot from the elderly at home about what can’t be done, what can’t be done...

You may be very annoyed, so you don’t do it at all. Listen in.

But you must know that these taboos of the elderly really have their origins and origins!

You can’t believe it!

Isn’t there a saying among the people?

“One day goes smoothly during the New Year, and one year goes smoothly next year.”

So don’t underestimate the importance of these days from the first to the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year! !

New Year’s Day:

1. Don’t sleep in.

Taking a nap is actually a very good thing, it is very beneficial to the body and so on.

But during the Chinese New Year, especially the first day of the Lunar New Year, you must not sleep in late.

Otherwise, it means that you have been lazy throughout the year. Of course, although this is a way of saying it, you still have to be careful.

In addition, as a junior, you cannot wake up your elders who are not awake to pay New Year greetings on the first day of the new year.

Otherwise, this elder is likely to be bedridden or suffering from illness throughout the year.

2. Do not use sharp objects.

Such as scissors, knives, etc.

Everyone should know this, otherwise things will happen that will lead to loss of money and it will be a disaster.

3. Don’t quarrel with others.

Although it is said that during the Chinese New Year, generally no one wants to quarrel and everyone is willing to live happily together, but if you encounter an unequal situation again, you will suddenly want to fight with others. If you bicker, you must hold it back!

Otherwise, I will be in this irritable mood all year long.

4. Avoid eating foods that are not smooth in the morning, such as fermented glutinous rice dumplings.

The morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year is called the Gathering of the Gods. At this time, all the gods should come out to pay New Year greetings.

So eat smooth things, such as noodles and pasta.

But if you eat that kind of lumpy food, it may be a sign that your life will not be smooth in the coming year.

Although there is no basis for this, you should still pay attention.

It’s best to eat the New Year’s Eve dinner left over from New Year’s Eve, so you can have more every year.

The second day of the Lunar New Year:

1. The married daughter returns to her parents’ home on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

Not only do I have to go back to my parents’ home, I also have to have lunch at my parents’ home before leaving.

Of course, modern people’s lives are not so free, and they may have to decide according to their own formation, but there is nothing we can do about it.

But if possible, try to take a family photo.

2. The second day of the Lunar New Year is the birthday of the Water God, so you must not wash clothes.

Remember this, save all the clothes for two days before washing them.

3. Meet old friends

Although this is not taboo, I still have a immature suggestion.

I hope you can spend the second day of the Lunar New Year catching up with friends you haven’t seen for a long time, so that you can get rid of the bad luck of the past year.

Especially for those who have always had bad luck.

The third day of the Lunar New Year:

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, avoid using unlucky words.

Don’t just say anything about whether you will die or not, whether you are sick or not, or whether you have lost, defeated, or broken...

It is best not to say anything.

If you really don't care anymore, you should quickly say "childish words are not forbidden" to resolve it.

The fourth and fifth day of the lunar month:

Don’t travel far on the fourth day of the lunar month.

The reason for not traveling far is not to take the God of Wealth with you.

Because the fourth day of the Lunar New Year is the time to welcome the God of Wealth, so stay at home.

It is best to put a bowl of water in the God of Wealth at home at an auspicious time, such as twelve o'clock in the evening, so that you can have noble people next year.

The fifth day of the Lunar New Year, cleaning!

I have accumulated a bunch of stolen goods from the Chinese New Year, and I can finally clean them out.

And it must be cleaned thoroughly.

Drive away all the poor people!

It’s best to set off a firecracker after cleaning, but it’s hard to do so now because the smog is too heavy, so it doesn’t really matter if you don’t.