What does it mean not to plant willows in front of the door and mulberry in the back?
"Don't plant mulberry in front of the house, don't plant willow in the back" is a folk proverb. "Don't plant mulberry in front of the house" means that it will bring misfortune to the family, because "mulberry" is homophonic with "mourning", which means that planting mulberry in front of the house will bring disaster to the family. The reason why "willow is not planted behind the house" is that "willow" and "flow" are homonyms. The ancients thought that planting willow behind the house would make wealth flow away from the house.
In farmers' view, the geomantic omen of houses is an important factor that affects family life. Not planting mulberry trees before, as the name implies, means that mulberry trees can't be planted in front of the house. Why? Because the word "mulberry" is homophonic with the word "mourning", it is taboo to plant mulberry trees in front of houses in rural areas. It is definitely unlucky to go out to see mulberry trees.
In ancient times, mulberry and hibiscus were closely related to funeral culture. According to ancient legends, hibiscus was the place where the sun rose, and it was the connecting place between the world, the underworld and the divine world. So people think that it is unlucky to plant mulberry in front of the door.
In farmers' eyes, the family should be a place to gather wealth, so all kinds of feng shui and furniture should be decorated with "gathering", but the word "Liu" of willow is homophonic with the word "Liu", which is suspected of the outflow of gold and silver treasures.
therefore, willows cannot be planted behind rural houses to prevent money from flowing out of the family. There is also a saying that willow trees do not bear seeds, and "willow" is homophonic with "stay". If you plant it behind a house, you can't keep your offspring, which of course is a big taboo.
No ghosts are planted in the courtyard to clap their hands
"Ghost clapping" refers to poplars, because poplars have large leaves and dense branches. When the wind blows against each other, it makes a clattering sound, and the shadows are mottled and jumping under the moonlight. At night, it is quite scary, like a ghost clapping.
superstitious people think it will attract ghosts. Not only does the noise of leaves disturb people's sleep, but it also covers up the noise of thieves entering the house and causes losses to the family, so broadleaf trees are generally not planted in the yard.
among the people, there are many sayings about the front and back of the house. For example, "a willow in front of the door, pearl agate walking home." There is a locust tree in front of the door, and gold and silver are coming home. " People take the meaning of "flow" and "bosom" of willow and locust trees, hoping that all the good fortune will come home.