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Can I wash my hair on the first day of the first month?

You can't wash your hair on the first day of the first month

There is a water god whose birthday is the second day of junior high school, so he can't wash his hair and clothes these two days, otherwise it is disrespectful to the water god. It is a common practice in Guangdong not to wash your hair on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, otherwise it will wash away your wealth.

The first day is the beginning of the new year. For example, jiaozi, who eats celery stuffing in the morning, means diligent all year round. I wish all the best! Don't break bowls, mirrors and other glass and ceramics on the first day of the lunar new year, so as not to break the money. If it is accidentally broken, the remedy is to wrap it in red paper, put it on the altar first, and say "Peace through the years" and then throw it away after five days. Avoid bathing, washing your hair and washing clothes on the morning of New Year's Day, so as not to wash away your fortune.

Don't call others' names to wake people up on New Year's Day, which will make them be urged to do things all year round. In ancient times, the poor couldn't afford porridge on the morning of New Year's Day, so they avoided eating meat and taking medicine. Eating porridge on New Year's Day will make you poor for a whole year. In addition, it is not suitable for eating meat on New Year's Day. Therefore, there is a proverb in Taiwan Province, "Eat vegetables in the morning of the first day, win a year of fasting", and try not to take medicine on the first day. Unless you are seriously ill, healthy people are not suitable for this kind of life.

There were holidays and bathing in ancient dynasties, and ancient people didn't pay as much attention to cleanliness as we thought. But in ancient times, no matter what they did, they attached great importance to auspicious days, and ancient women also paid attention to auspicious days when washing their hair.