Can I buy a broom in July?

Of course. You can buy a broom to clean in July.

July of the lunar calendar is the month of Mid-Autumn Festival in the traditional sense, and there are many traditional customs. Items that should not be bought in July include: shoes (homophonic "buying evil"), clocks and watches (gifts should be avoided, which are easily taboo), and red clothes (clothes with too bright colors, especially new red clothes, should not be worn to avoid collision with ancestors).

At the same time, don't hang clothes at night (it is not advisable to hang clothes at night, because it is easy to attract mosquitoes on rainy days. Pat it twice before you bring it back to keep the dirty things out.

These traditional customs and taboos are generally to be observed, while others are as usual, with no special taboos.