Is April 20, 2019 a good date for an engagement? What is the origin of Guyu?

Is April 20, 2019 a good date for an engagement? What is the origin of Guyu?
Introduction: According to the traditional customs of our country, an auspicious day is usually chosen for engagement. So is April 20, 2019, Guyu, a good date for engagement? What is the origin of Guyu? In March, peach blossoms are ashamed, so it is also called Peach Month. In March, peach blossoms are in full bloom, beautiful and fragrant, so it is naturally called "Peach Month". If you want to know more about the third month of the lunar calendar in 2019, please follow our Shui Mo Xiansheng website!
2019 Lunar March 16 [April 20] Grain Rain Almanac Query:
March 16, 2019 (Lunar calendar)
Taurus, Saturday, April 20, 2019 (Gregorian calendar)
【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】
[Do not use it on days when death is a serious matter]

Pray for blessings , get married, migrate, bring in wealth, move into new homes, open markets, build stoves, accept betrothal gifts, recruit sons-in-law, fast and offer sacrifices, take up posts, offer sacrifices, bury, seek offspring, erect pillars, plant, open warehouses, catch fish, and issue tickets
[Today’s taboos in the almanac]
[Do not use it on days when death is a serious matter]

Setting up the bed, felling trees, raising beams, taking in livestock, building houses, breaking ground, seeking medical treatment, and traveling by boat
From the above almanac content, we can know that today is a day that "do not use for important events related to death", so the Grain Rain day in 2019 is not suitable for engagement!

What are the taboos of engagement?

(1) Avoid using unlucky names in betrothal gifts
In the old days, after the man’s family selected an auspicious date, they would bring gift money and gifts to the woman’s family 15 to 20 days before the wedding. Generally, this ceremony is very grand, because the amount of the gift the man gives to the woman not only reflects how much he values ​​the woman, but also reflects the financial status of his family.
Each item in the betrothal gift should have an auspicious name. For example, during the Sui and Tang dynasties, there were nine fixed betrothal gifts, including cassia bark, Jiahe, donkey-hide gelatin, cattail leaf, red reed, double stones, cotton wool, longevity thread, dry lacquer, etc. Each item has the meaning of blessing the couple's love to last forever.
(2) Avoid giving betrothal gifts in odd numbers
The number should also be even rather than odd, because even numbers are a symbol of good luck and there is an old saying among the people that "good things come in pairs". The odd number is an unlucky symbol and is therefore taboo.
(3) Avoid including shoes in the betrothal gift
In some places, it is taboo to include shoes in the betrothal gift because people are afraid that the woman will wear the shoes and run away.
(4) Avoid putting meat filling in the betrothal gift box
In some places, it is taboo to put meat filling in the gift box of betrothal gifts. It is said that if meat filling is put in the gift box, the new bride will be slow in temper and will be slow in doing things after she gets married.
(5) Avoid the woman returning the empty gift box to the man
After the betrothal gifts are delivered to the woman's family, they are forbidden to return the empty gift box to the man. Generally, part of the food will be returned to the man's home, or the clothes prepared by the woman for the man will be placed in a gift box for the man to take back. According to the custom in the Central Plains, the man must bring a rooster when sending a betrothal gift, which means good luck. When the woman receives the betrothal gift, she does not keep the rooster and takes back a hen. The hen must be alive, and white is not recommended, as it is unlucky to have a white hen with other hens.

What is the origin of Grain Rain?

Guyu means "rain brings forth all kinds of grains" and it occurs when the sun reaches 30° of the ecliptic longitude on April 20 or 21 every year.
"Collected Explanations of the 72 Seasonal Changes" says, "In the middle of March, after the rain, the soil becomes moist and the veins are moving. Now it rains on the grains again... The grains are sown at this time, from the bottom to the top", hence the name.
During the Grain Rain season, in southern China, "the poplar flowers have all fallen, the cuckoos are crying", willow catkins are flying, the cuckoos are crying at night, the peonies are blooming, and the cherries are ripe. The natural scenery tells people that it is late spring.
At this time, the temperature in the south rises rapidly. Generally, the average temperature in late April, except for northern South China and some western areas, has reached 20℃ to 22℃, which is more than 2℃ higher than mid-month. In the eastern part of South China, the temperature often rises above 30 degrees for one or two days, making people begin to feel the heat. The low-altitude river valley areas have already entered summer.

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