Is New Year’s Eve a good time to get married? What are the taboos on New Year’s Eve?

Is New Year’s Eve a good time to get married? What are the taboos on New Year’s Eve?
New Year’s Eve is my country’s traditional festival “New Year’s Eve”. New Year’s Eve has a profound history in my country. The New Year’s Eve festival has existed in ancient China. So is New Year’s Eve suitable for getting married? In the 2018 Chinese New Year and New Year’s Eve special topic, Fortune Teller.com has carefully prepared a variety of content for everyone, come and have a look!

Is New Year’s Eve a good time to get married?

From the traditional customs: New Year's Eve is not suitable for marriage <br /> Marriage rarely takes place in the first month of the lunar calendar, and engagement rarely takes place in the twelfth month, because marrying a daughter-in-law in the first month will cause trouble to the parents-in-law, and getting engaged in the twelfth month will bring bad luck to the husband's family, so there is a proverb: "Don't marry in the first month, don't get engaged in the twelfth month." But no matter when you get married, you must choose a good day. Moreover, a few days before choosing a good day, the man's family must ask a matchmaker to go to the woman's family to inquire about the girl's "small life". That is, the menstrual period falls in the first or second half of the month in order to choose an auspicious day. It is said that if the bride's menstruation happens to come during the wedding, there is a saying that "a red horse going to bed will lead to the ruin of the family and the death of people", so people take it very seriously. If the groom is young, before he enters the bridal chamber, his parents must warn him not to exceed the festival, for fear that the bride will get pregnant on the wedding night. The child born will be called "Maimenzi", which is very unlucky. Therefore, "choosing a date" is very important.

What are the taboos on New Year’s Eve?

Avoid going to bed too early <br /> Staying up all night to welcome the new year is actually staying up all night on New Year's Eve to welcome the new year. "Shousui" means to guard the last day of the year.
Do not draw water <br /> There is a taboo of "not drawing water" during the Chinese New Year. Families with wells must "seal the well" before dusk on New Year's Eve, put a wooden cover on the well, offer cakes and burn incense to worship, and then open the cover and reuse it three days later.
Avoid dumping sewage and garbage <br /> It is said that if you dump sewage and garbage, litter, or urinate or defecate anywhere, the water will accidentally splash onto the gods, and if the gods are angry, they will bring disaster to people.
Avoid breaking objects <br /> There is also a custom of avoiding breaking objects on New Year's Eve. People believe that if you break bowls, plates, cups or dishes on this day, it means bad luck in the new year. Sometimes if cups or plates are accidentally broken on this day, the elders will quickly wrap them up in red paper and chant auspicious phrases such as “May you be safe every year” to remedy the situation. People believe that placing the fragments wrapped in red paper on the altar for a few days can avert possible disasters. Therefore, in order to have a good start on New Year's Eve, people will be careful with their words and actions in order to wish for an auspicious and prosperous year.
Do not say disrespectful words <br /> Many places also call New Year's Eve "Auspicious Night". On this night, adults and children alike must say auspicious words and are not allowed to say unlucky words, dirty words or disrespectful words, otherwise they will have bad luck for the whole year. When elders give younger generations more rice and dishes, if the younger generation is full and doesn’t want more, they cannot say “no” but “I have more”; if some tea and snacks are finished, they should say “I am very satisfied” or “There are too many” instead of directly saying “There is no more”... These auspicious words are people’s “New Year’s Eve homework”.

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