Introduction: Feng Shui is everywhere in our lives, whether it is the general environment Feng Shui or the small details Feng Shui, Feng Shui is all around us. Did you know that haircuts also have Feng Shui considerations? Can I have a haircut on the 13th day of the third lunar month in 2017? Let’s take a look together! March is the last month of spring, when all things will revive and begin a beautiful growth process. The third month of the lunar calendar is a time full of vitality because it is the most beautiful.When is the 13th day of the third lunar month in 2017?Gregorian calendar: Sunday, April 9, 2017 AriesCan I have a haircut on the 13th day of the third lunar month in 2017?Today is suitable for: starting business, trading, signing contracts, offering sacrifices, praying, consecrating, felling trees, bringing in people, installing beds, dismantling and renovating, breaking ground, planting, breaking ground, moving coffins, burying. Today is not suitable for: moving into new homes, getting haircuts, getting angry, getting married, traveling.What are the taboos of hair cutting in life?Among the Han nationality and many ethnic minorities, there is a custom that prohibits cutting hair and shaving beards during funerals. When someone dies in the family, men are not allowed to have their hair cut or shave for a month or a hundred days once they learn the bad news. One of the beliefs is that hair and beard are inherited from parents, so people do not discard them when their ancestors pass away, to show filial piety and to express grief and longing. Some say that it is to recall the sadness of the deceased and not to think about tidying up their appearance to show filial piety. Others say that not cutting hair or shaving is to change one's appearance so that the dead cannot recognize them and avoid disaster. The first two statements are both related to etiquette and are relatively close, and are the spread and influence of Confucianism. The latter theory is related to the popular belief that hair and beard are related to the soul, and that hair and beard can harm one's body through witchcraft.Not only are haircuts and shavings prohibited during funerals, there are also many other taboos. For example, the Ewenki people have the custom of not getting a haircut or shaving in the afternoon. I wonder if it has something to do with the return of the soul, or maybe they are worried that getting a haircut or shaving in the afternoon will change their appearance and the soul will not be able to return to their body smoothly. The Han ethnic group also has the custom that nephews are forbidden to get a haircut at their uncle's house. It is said that if a nephew gets a haircut at his uncle's house, it will "harm his uncle." "Jiu" is homophonic with "jiu", which means old people. According to "Er Ya". "Shu" says: "Jiu means old; Gu means former. Jiugu is a term for elderly people." (See also "Baihutongyi") It can be seen that to hinder the uncle is to hinder the old, which means to hinder the elderly. This custom was once popular in the Central Plains regions such as Henan, Hebei and Shandong. It is especially taboo in the first month of the year. The first month of the lunar year is the beginning of the new year. If you get a haircut at your uncle’s house, it will easily evoke associations with the “old”, so it is especially taboo. The Hani people often offer sacrifices to the dragon after the fifth month of the lunar calendar, praying for good weather and a good harvest. After the sacrifice, the wizard first sowed some dry grains on the hillside, and then each family followed suit. It is forbidden to cut hair before the seedlings break through the soil, otherwise the seedlings will not grow. At the same time, cutting firewood is also prohibited. From this we can see that the taboo on hair cutting at that time was because hair was regarded as the same thing as firewood or seedlings. In order to prevent the adverse effects of "sympathetic witchcraft" between them, no firewood is cut and no hair is cut, so that the seedlings can grow as smoothly as firewood and hair. This is obviously a special application of the law of similarities in sympathetic magic. There is also a saying among the people: "Don't take a bath when you are full, and don't shave your head when I'm afraid there are also issues concerning the safety of the "body" and "soul". Summary: After reading the introduction in the above article, we know that it is possible to get a haircut on March 13th of the lunar calendar in 2017. Friends who are planning to get a haircut might as well do it on this day! |
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