Can I borrow money for Dragon Boat Festival? What are the taboos on that day?
Can I borrow money for Dragon Boat Festival?
The date of the Dragon Boat Festival is the fifth day of May every year. According to the taboo of the Gregorian calendar, this information is not taboo, so if someone is willing to lend you money, you can borrow it. However, it is recommended not to borrow money on holidays, because some people think that borrowing money on holidays will affect their luck, and sometimes borrowing money is gambling on friendship, so be careful how the money comes from and how it goes.
What are the taboos of Dragon Boat Festival?
Avoid evil day
May is called evil month in geomantic custom, and it is an unlucky month. The Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of May, also called the fifth day, is the most unlucky day in May. Therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival has the custom of hiding in the afternoon, and children under one year old must be sent to grandma's house to ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters.
Avoid swimming
Swimming is forbidden in some places on the Dragon Boat Festival, especially in those places where people drown. In some places, there is a custom that many drowning ghosts will find their bodies in the Dragon Boat Festival, so they should throw zongzi into the water to share with them, so that they won't find themselves.
Avoid losing children's sachets.
In some places, on the Dragon Boat Festival, children will wear sachets to ward off evil spirits. After the Dragon Boat Festival, it is necessary to burn the sachets brought by the children, which means the removal of bad luck. If you lose the sachet you are wearing. Children may not stop for a whole year.
Avoid eating zongzi from your mother's family.
Married girls can't spend the Dragon Boat Festival at their parents' house, let alone eat zongzi made by their parents. If they do, it will be a disaster. As the saying goes, after eating the Dragon Boat Festival dumplings, the family is surrounded by walls.