Can I get a hair cut in the twelfth lunar month? Are there any taboos in haircut?

Can I get a hair cut in the twelfth lunar month? Are there any taboos in haircut?
We all say that we shouldn’t shave our heads in the first month of the lunar calendar, so can we shave our heads in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar? Are there any taboos regarding hair cutting in the twelfth lunar month? The twelfth month of the lunar calendar in 2018 is the end of the year and it is the coldest time of winter. As the proverb says: It is cold to speak so harshly. Follow Mr. Shui Mo's website and we will accompany you through the cold winter.

Can I get a hair cut in the twelfth lunar month?

Can. According to our tradition, people are not allowed to have their hair cut in the first month of the lunar calendar, but not in the twelfth month. So if you want to have your hair cut in the twelfth month, you are allowed to do so, but you also have to follow the lunar calendar in the twelfth month.

What are the taboos for haircuts in December?

1. Among the Han nationality and many ethnic minorities, there is a custom that prohibits hair cutting and shaving during funerals. When someone dies in the family, men are not allowed to have their hair cut or shave for a month or a hundred days once they learn the bad news. One of the beliefs may be that since hair and beard are inherited from parents, people should not throw them away when their ancestors pass away, in order to show filial piety, grief and longing. 2. The first month of the lunar year is the beginning of the new year. If you get a haircut at your uncle's house, it is more likely to arouse associations with the "old", so it is especially taboo. The Hani people often offer sacrifices to the dragon after the fifth month of the lunar calendar, praying for good weather and a good harvest. After the sacrifice, the wizard first sowed some dry grains on the hillside, and then each family followed suit. It is forbidden to cut hair before the seedlings break through the soil, otherwise the seedlings will not grow. 3. Because hair is regarded as the same thing as firewood, straw and seedlings. In order to prevent the adverse effects of "sympathetic witchcraft" between them, no firewood is cut and no hair is cut, so that the seedlings can grow as smoothly as firewood and hair. This is obviously a special application of the law of similarities in sympathetic magic. There is also a saying among the people: "Don't take a bath when you are full, and don't shave your head when

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