Is it a good idea to cut your hair on the eighth day of the first lunar month in 2018? What’s the saying?

Is it a good idea to cut your hair on the eighth day of the first lunar month in 2018? What’s the saying?
Chinese culture has a long history, with many traditional customs and cultures that have been passed down to this day, and the custom of "no haircut in the first month of the lunar year" is also one of them. So is it a good idea to cut hair on the eighth day of the first month of the lunar year in 2018? What's the saying? The Fortune Teller website provides you with more information related to the first month of the lunar calendar in 2018. You are welcome to learn more about it!

Is it a good idea to cut your hair on the eighth day of the first lunar month in 2018? What’s the saying?

From the perspective of traditional customs: the eighth day of the first lunar month is not suitable for haircuts;
There were many taboos in the folk customs in the old days, and “no shaving in the first month of the lunar year” was one example. During the first month of the lunar calendar, the boy's hair can grow wildly but cannot be touched at all, otherwise it will be bad for his uncle. "If you get a haircut in the first month of the lunar year, your uncle will die." What a scary responsibility! The uncle's safety depends entirely on what's on his nephew's head. It is not until the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar that boys are free to shave their heads.
According to the lunar calendar: Today is not a good day for haircut;
【Today’s Recommendation】
[Do not use this day for important matters related to death] Marry, accept money, start business, set up bed, build stove, accept marriage proposal, build house, build house, start construction, erect pillars, raise beams, offer sacrifices, pray for offspring, resolve burials, take up positions, resolve lawsuits, go to school, tailor clothes, sign contracts, seek money, travel, seek medical treatment [taboos today]
[Do not use on the day of death] Moving to a new house, laying incense, planting crops, fasting and offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, acquiring livestock, buying property, sailing, and litigation

Is it true that cutting your hair in the first month of the lunar year will cause your uncle to die?

"Don't shave your head in the first month of the lunar year" and "dead uncle", two seemingly unrelated things, are linked together. The origin of this connection is due to a fabrication and misunderstanding. According to Volume 2 "Customs" of "Ye County Chronicles" published in the 24th year of the Republic of China, the mystery of the custom was revealed: "I heard from the elders in the village that the Qing Dynasty issued an edict to shave the hair, which was implemented in the first month of the fourth year of Shunzhi. When the system of the Ming Dynasty changed, the people thought of the old emperor when they shaved their heads, so they said "thinking of the past." As the custom lasted for a long time, it was mistakenly translated as "dead uncle." Not shaving one's head in the first month of the year originally meant "thinking of the past." That is to say, when the Qing army entered the pass, they forced the Han people to shave their heads and keep their queues. However, the Han people, because they missed their homeland, agreed not to shave their heads in the first month of the year to show that they did not forget their old monarch, which became known as "nostalgia." Over time, "missing the past" became homophonic to "dead uncle", and eventually it spread through word of mouth and became a folk taboo of "don't shave your head in the first month of the lunar year, or your uncle will die."

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