Can I wash my hair on the first day of the first lunar month? Analysis of taboos on the first day of the Chinese New Year

Can I wash my hair on the first day of the first lunar month? Analysis of taboos on the first day of the Chinese New Year
Introduction: New Year's Day is the first day of the traditional New Year, and this day also has many customs and taboos that need to be paid attention to. This day is very critical and important, so it is necessary to pay attention to some taboos. So can I wash my hair on New Year’s Day? Any comment? What are the taboos on New Year’s Day? Now, let’s follow the editor to learn more about it. A year's plan begins with spring, and the Spring Festival is an important traditional festival of ours. Do you want to know more about the Spring Festival? Come and take a look at the Spring Festival special topic carefully prepared by Mr. Shui Mo!

What should we pay attention to on the first day of the Lunar New Year?

The first day of the New Year is the beginning of the New Year. For example, eating dumplings stuffed with celery in the morning means being diligent all year round. I wish you all the best! On the first day of the Lunar New Year, avoid breaking bowls, mirrors and other glass or ceramic items to avoid losing money and fortune. If you really break them accidentally, the remedy is to wrap them in red paper, place them on the altar, silently recite the auspicious words "peace every year", and wait until the fifth day after the New Year to discard them. Avoid taking a bath, washing your hair, or doing laundry on the morning of New Year's Day to avoid washing away your wealth and fortune.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, avoid calling others by their names to wake them up, as this will make them feel rushed to do things throughout the year. On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, you should not eat porridge, meat or medicine. In ancient times, only the poor could not afford rice and had to eat porridge. Eating porridge on the first day of the Lunar New Year will lead to poverty for the whole year. In addition, it is forbidden to kill on the first day of the Lunar New Year, so it is not suitable to eat meat. Therefore, there is a Taiwanese saying "Eating vegetables early on the first day of the Lunar New Year is like eating vegetarian food for a year." Try not to take medicine on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Unless you are seriously ill, it is not suitable for healthy people to take tonics on this day.
People don’t cook new rice on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Instead, they eat the New Year’s Eve dinner. It means that if you can’t finish eating last year’s food, there will be some left this year. It is taboo to take a nap on the first day of the Lunar New Year. According to the ancient saying "no daytime naps" people are advised not to be lazy. Taking a nap on the first day of the Lunar New Year will affect your career luck. It is taboo to wash clothes on the first and second day of the Lunar New Year. Legend has it that these two days are the birthdays of the Water God. Therefore, you should avoid washing clothes and cannot use a broom on the first day of the Lunar New Year, otherwise it will sweep away your luck and cause you to lose money. If you must sweep the floor, you must sweep from the outside to the inside. To this day, many places still preserve the custom of cleaning up before New Year's Eve, not using a broom or taking out the garbage on New Year's Day, and preparing a large bucket for waste water which is not poured out on that day. You are not allowed to break furniture during the New Year. Doing so is a sign of bankruptcy. You have to quickly say “May you have a peaceful new year” or “May you be rich and prosperous.”
This custom comes from Buddhism, because Buddhism stipulates that believers must fast, recite scriptures, and worship Buddha on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, which is actually equivalent to Sunday in the West. People must dress neatly before the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, and on those days they must go to the temple to burn incense, worship Buddha, and pray for blessings and peace. It is said that washing your hair on the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month is considered blasphemous to the gods.
There is a water god, whose birthday is on the first and second day of the lunar calendar. Therefore, you cannot wash your hair or wash clothes on these two days, otherwise it would be disrespectful to the water god. According to Guangdong custom, you cannot wash your hair on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, otherwise your good fortune will be washed away.
Summary: Through the above article content, I believe everyone has already known that you cannot wash your hair on the first day of the Lunar New Year. At the same time, I also learned some do’s and don’ts about the first day of the Lunar New Year. I hope these contents can provide some reference suggestions for everyone. I wish you all peace, prosperity and happiness in the new year!

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