Folk customs and taboos
Folk customs and taboos are not all forgiven in life. There are many customs circulating in our country, some of which are easily overlooked. Today we will list some folk customs and taboos. Let's talk about it.
Folk Taboo 1 (1) Marriage Taboo
Double happiness does not hedge. Happy events are not celebrated in the same month.
Anyone who conflicts with the bride and groom's zodiac is forbidden to be present.
Greet the bride and not the funeral.
The wedding date should not be a month or a day, especially in July.
(2) Contraindications for pregnant women
Pregnant women should avoid looking at the stove and not offering sacrifices to the kitchen god (otherwise they will get rabbit lips).
Don't vigorously open drawers, tamper with things, kill chickens and ducks, and chop meat in pregnant women's rooms (otherwise it will disturb the fetus and lead to dystocia or birth of deformed children).
Pregnant women are forbidden to attend weddings (because they are not clean) and watch puppet shows (otherwise cartilage will be produced).
Pregnant women should avoid eating rabbit meat and ginger (otherwise there will be rabbit lips and finger deformities).
(3) Maternal taboos
Avoid giving birth at the mother's house (otherwise it will take away her good luck and make her family decline).
No outsiders are allowed to enter the delivery room for one month (avoid blood and filth, unclean).
Avoid cold water washing in the next month (otherwise there will be wind pain in the next month).
(D) Baby taboo
When the baby "lands", avoid being known.
Don't say "fat" or "heavy" when praising the baby (otherwise you will lose your life).
Baby taboo temple (because the soul is not completely afraid of seeing ghosts and gods)
Don't say the word "monkey" in front of the baby (otherwise it is easy to suffer from "monkey damage" and dysplasia).
Don't take the baby to the funeral (ominous).
(5) Children's taboos
Children should not eat chicken feet (otherwise their hands will shake when writing).
Don't eat fish eggs (otherwise it won't count when you grow up).
(6) Funeral taboo
Don't let the cat near your body when it is quiet (otherwise your body will tremble or stand up and chase people).
Prevent people from entering the coffin when buried (otherwise they will ingest the soul of strangers). Avoid giving funerals to those who are in harmony with the zodiac of the deceased.
Don't say "dead" when mourning, replace it with "old" and "gone".
Don't visit guests in mourning, don't go into other people's homes, and don't go into other people's homes in mourning (because your body is not clean).
(seven) when treating, ask about the contraindications of the disease.
If you don't leave the residue at home, you have to fall at the end of the road.
Asking for illness is not in the afternoon (because the yin is getting stronger in the afternoon, which hinders the patient).
(eight) hospitality, banquet taboo
Guests at home don't sweep the floor, and guests at banquets don't drive livestock (otherwise it will be easily misunderstood as chasing customers).
Avoid singular dishes, avoid four or six dishes (the number of dishes for bearers and death row inmates respectively).
No noodles at the wedding banquet, no sweet soup or alcohol at the funeral banquet.
(9) architectural taboos
Avoid building houses in front of the palace and behind the ancestral temple (otherwise it is not conducive to home).
Don't rush to the roof of other people's house, and don't face the alley (if you rush to the right, you must build a wall to cover it, or your house will be damaged).
(10) Other life taboos
Avoid losing your teeth in your dreams (the Lord will die).
Stop dreaming of collecting gold and silver.
Don't travel in case of funeral.
Don't step on the dregs (unlucky).
Don't pass under the pole for drying pants (especially pants) (unlucky).
Avoid bird droppings in the air and trees (unlucky).
Don't call it "nine" on your birthday. Call it "ten" when it reaches "nine" (otherwise the anode will drop).
Folk taboo 2 1, New Year's Eve.
People in China have the custom of celebrating the Lunar New Year, which means that on New Year's Eve, families get together and stay up late to welcome the Lunar New Year. There are two meanings of observing the age. Older people regard old age as "quitting the old age", which means cherishing time. Young people keep their age in order to prolong the life of their parents. Since the Han Dynasty, the time for the alternation of the old and new years is generally at midnight. On New Year's Eve, men, women and children will be brightly lit and get together to watch the New Year. Therefore, observing the age is one of the customs of the Spring Festival.
Step 2 set off firecrackers
In ancient times, Nian was regarded as a monster, waking up on New Year's Eve every year, devouring people and animals and endangering mankind. However, I happened to find that Nian was afraid of the sound of burning dry wood, so I made firecrackers and lit them during the Chinese New Year to scare Nian away. It has become a custom to set off firecrackers slowly in the New Year. No matter whether the family is rich or poor, some firecrackers will be prepared.
Step 3 drink cold water
The living environment in ancient times was harsh. During the Spring Festival, people cut ice to get water, and there is no such thing as cold water. So they have to heat the water to drink, and now they have the custom of not drinking cold water.
4. You can't finish eating fish.
You can't eat all the fish on New Year's Eve, but you have to leave half of it, which means that you still have more than one year, placing the expectations of the general public for next year's life.
5. Don't say unlucky things.
Don't say bad things like death, illness, pain, poverty,,, and so on during the Chinese New Year. You may have a bad influence on other people's speech, and worst of all, it will affect other people's mood. So you'd better say something blessed.
6, can't take medicine
Saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new year means that taking medicine at this time will make you ill in the new year. So I will stop taking drugs on New Year's Eve and the first day of the first month.
7. Don't splash water on New Year's Eve and the first day of the first month.
Water symbolizes wealth, and splashing water is equivalent to letting go of wealth, so you will basically wait until the second day of the second day to splash dirty water.
8. Don't collect debts from others.
There is a folk saying that debt collection in the New Year will bring bad luck to both sides next year, so they will generally collect debts before the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. If the debt collection is unsuccessful, the debt will be collected later, and the debt will not be collected during the Chinese New Year.
9. Married girls can't go back to their parents' home on the first day of the month.
Folk believe that a married daughter can't go back to her parents' home on New Year's Day. If she does, she will eat the family poor, so she can only go back to her parents' house after the second day of junior high school. There is a folk proverb: "On the second day of the first month, all students are pupils, Xiao Dan." It means that on the second day of the lunar new year, the streets are full of men carrying gifts and preparing to take their wives back to their parents' homes.
Folk taboo 3 1, no umbrellas in the house.
Most people in China have experienced it. When I was a child, I didn't understand, so I played an umbrella indoors. They are often severely warned by the old people: "This will not bring high growth." Many friends still think so. In fact, this is a way of scaring children. The real reason is that it is feudal superstition to attract ghosts with umbrellas.
It is understood that this taboo custom originated in the ancient Ming and Qing Dynasties. Many anecdotes and romance novels describe that ghosts are afraid of the sun and have to hide under umbrellas to move. For example, there is a similar plot in Bao Qingtian. Of course, this is a folk tradition evolved from feudal superstition, which is not credible. However, from the perspective of geomantic omen, putting an open umbrella or using umbrella-shaped decorations in the house for a long time will affect the balance of yin and yang in the house and seriously affect the mood of the owner, so it is not recommended.
2. Don't shake your legs at will.
I was more active when I was a child. When I sit on the edge of the bed or in a chair, I often shake my legs unconsciously, because this habit has been criticized by my parents. There is a folk saying: "Men shake the poor, women shake the base, people shake the poor, and trees shake to death". In other words, shaking your legs will shake off your blessings and wealth, and eventually your family will be ruined and the consequences will be quite terrible. Personally, I think there is no scientific basis for this taboo custom. Although it is not so serious, it still makes sense. In ancient China, people paid great attention to social etiquette and asked them to be polite and behave calmly and implicitly. Shaking your legs is insolent, frivolous and conceited, which is very disgusting. If a man can't even do basic manners well, he won't be blessed or rich. If a woman shakes her legs, it shows that she is ill-bred and unruly, which is even more unacceptable.
Don't sing when you walk at night.
I believe that everyone has had such an experience. When you are afraid of walking at night, you can't help singing and pluck up your courage. But among the people, it is also a traditional taboo custom. There is a theory that walking and singing at night will attract wandering souls, which is obviously a feudal superstition. There is also a saying that walking at night without making a sound is for personal safety. In ancient China, the population was not as dense as it is now, wild animals were infested in the wild, the public security situation was not good, and bandits were everywhere. If it is not necessary, the ancients generally do not walk at night, let alone sing loudly to bring unnecessary disasters. Therefore, this taboo custom is actually a summary of the experiences and lessons in the lives of ancient ancestors.
Don't throw things out of the window.
This taboo custom has almost disappeared in modern times, but it was a very important taboo in ancient times. In ancient times, in prison, if the prisoners' families wanted to send daily necessities, they could only submit them through the prison windows and fences. Therefore, the act of handing something through the window is just like handing something to a prisoner, which indicates that the recipient will go to jail, which is very unlucky.
5. Don't plant locust trees and mulberry trees at home.
You should have heard of the idiom "pointing fingers at mulberry and cursing trees". Sophora japonica and mulberry are common trees in China. Why is it called folk taboo custom? According to folklore, there are four kinds of trees in China, namely, mulberry, locust, poplar and willow. Sang is homophonic with "mourning", so it is unlucky and easy to understand. Sophora japonica, poplar and willow are commonly used trees in ancient tombs and are not suitable for planting at home.
Sophora japonica, in particular, can look at the significance of literature. "Sophora japonica" is "the wood to attract ghosts". In the Neolithic Age 4,000 years ago, ancient ancestors began to plant Sophora japonica trees near tombs, and some important sacrificial activities were also held under the big Sophora japonica trees. There is a story of Conan's dream in Li Gongzuo's biography of Conan's satrap in the Tang Dynasty. The hero dreams under a locust tree and begins a legendary experience. Therefore, people think that Sophora japonica can also hypnotize and hallucinate, and naturally become a taboo tree at home.