Is it a good idea to get a haircut on April 18th of the lunar calendar in 2018? Are there any particular requirements for getting a haircut?

Is it a good idea to get a haircut on April 18th of the lunar calendar in 2018? Are there any particular requirements for getting a haircut?
Everyone has hair. The ancients believed that "the hair on the body is inherited from parents" and hair cannot be discarded at will, which means hair cannot be cut casually. The fireworks of March have passed, and the most beautiful April has arrived. For more details about the 2018 lunar calendar for March, please visit the Fortune Teller website for consultation!

Is it a good idea to get a haircut on April 18th, 2018 in the lunar calendar?

Lunar calendar April 18, 2018 (lunar calendar)
Friday, June 1, 2018 Gemini (solar calendar)
【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】
Accepting marriage proposals, marrying, recruiting a son-in-law, offering sacrifices and praying for blessings, taking up a post, seeking an heir, lifting the construction, breaking ground, collecting money, erecting pillars and beams, planting, fasting and offering sacrifices, traveling, opening the market, issuing tickets, seeking money, catching fish, and setting up the bed. [Today's taboos in the old almanac]
Separation, opening warehouses, taking in livestock, moving into new houses, building stoves, breaking ground, burials, holding ceremonies, beating drums, sailing, and cutting wood. According to the almanac, April 18th of the lunar calendar in 2018 is not a suitable day for getting a haircut. It is recommended that you choose another auspicious day.

What is the point of shaving?

Among the Han nationality and many ethnic minorities, there is a custom that prohibits cutting hair and shaving beards 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 is that hair and beard are inherited from parents, so people do not discard them when their ancestors pass away, to show filial piety and to express grief and longing. Some say that it is to recall the sadness of the deceased and not to think about tidying up their appearance to show filial piety. Others say that not cutting hair or shaving is to change one's appearance so that the dead cannot recognize them and avoid disaster. The first two statements are both related to etiquette and are relatively close, and are the spread and influence of Confucianism. The latter theory is related to the popular belief that hair and beard are related to the soul, and that hair and beard can harm one's body through witchcraft.
Not only are haircuts and shavings prohibited during funerals, there are also many other taboos. For example, the Ewenki people have the custom of not getting a haircut or shaving in the afternoon. I wonder if it has something to do with the return of the soul, or maybe they are worried that getting a haircut or shaving in the afternoon will change their appearance and the soul will not be able to return to their body smoothly. The Han ethnic group also has the custom that nephews are forbidden to get a haircut at their uncle's house. It is said that if a nephew gets a haircut at his uncle's house, it will "harm his uncle." "Jiu" is homophonic with "jiu", which means old people. According to "Er Ya". "Shu" says: "Jiu means old; Gu means former. Jiugu is a term for elderly people." (See also "Baihutongyi") It can be seen that to hinder the uncle is to hinder the old, which means to hinder the elderly. This custom was once popular in the Central Plains regions such as Henan, Hebei and Shandong. It is especially taboo in the first month of the year.

Suitable days for haircuts in April 2018

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