Why can’t we buy shoes during Qingming Festival? Are there any other taboos during Qingming Festival?

Why can’t we buy shoes during Qingming Festival? Are there any other taboos during Qingming Festival?
Introduction: Qingming Festival is one of our country’s traditional festivals and one of the three major ghost festivals. Therefore, there are many taboos during Qingming Festival. So why can’t we buy shoes during Qingming Festival? Are there any other taboos during Qingming Festival? A year's plan begins with spring. The wind in February of the lunar calendar officially brings spring, and the weather is gradually getting warmer. The Fortune Teller website will interpret every day of February of the lunar calendar in 2018 for you!

Why can’t we buy shoes during Qingming Festival?

Avoid buying shoes before Qingming Festival.
Since the word "shoes" (laughing shoes) sounds the same as "evil", it is usually not advisable to buy shoes at this time.
Some people think that you shouldn’t buy shoes during Qingming Festival because “shoes” and “evil” have the same pronunciation, and buying shoes will attract evil spirits. From a scientific point of view, this is just a psychological effect. Buying shoes at this time will not bring you bad luck.
What is the saying about buying shoes during Qingming Festival?
Some people happen to have their birthdays on Qingming Festival, so sometimes it is inevitable to buy a pair of shoes during the Qingming Festival. Don’t you know that “shoes” and “evil” have the same pronunciation? That’s why people usually don’t buy shoes at this time. If you really need it, you should buy it at different times.
If some friends accidentally buy shoes on Qingming Festival, how to solve the problem? Ask these friends to wrap the shoes with red paper, put them at the door for one night, and then burn the red paper early in the morning.

Are there any other taboos during Qingming Festival?

Taboos against happy events such as weddings and funerals <br /> In ancient times, people attached great importance to weddings and funerals, and insisted that happy events such as weddings must be auspicious and must have a good omen.
During the Qingming Festival, every family visits the graves to pay homage to their ancestors; children who live far away from home also burn paper money for their ancestors at the roadside. People's faces are mostly filled with sadness and longing. Such an atmosphere is not suitable for holding weddings or other happy events.
Large-scale washing is not recommended <br /> According to the old custom, the souls of the deceased can only come out to wash and dry clothes and bedding during the Qingming Festival when all things come back to life. Therefore, there are dead souls washing and drying clothes by the river, stream, well, and spring.
Therefore, the living people should give the deceased opportunities and space, and do not compete with them for space and water. Let them wash themselves properly.
It is not advisable to use large fireworks <br /> Qingming is also called Cold Food Festival. According to legend, it was first declared as Cold Food Festival by Duke Wen of Jin in order to commemorate Jie Zitui, who was kind to him but was burned to death by his wrong decision. He also announced to the whole country that fireworks were forbidden on this day every year and only previously prepared meals could be eaten.
As times change, the ban on fireworks has been abolished. However, out of respect for the righteous hero Jie Zitui, people still continued the custom of the Cold Food Festival. They usually prepare food before Qingming Festival and try to avoid eating and drinking lavishly on Qingming Festival.
It is not appropriate to celebrate birthdays or longevity.<br /> The birth of a new life will not be affected by whether the day is good or bad, or whether it is a festival or not. However, people born on Qingming Festival generally do not celebrate their birthdays on this day. Instead, they will advance or postpone their birthdays to avoid the Qingming period.
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