What are the taboos about sericulture in folk customs?

1, when raising silkworms, children dare not put their shoes in front of the bed after sleeping, and adults at home should put them away.

2. During the silkworm rearing season, put the words "silkworm rearing" or "silkworm knowing the ritual in the moon" on the door of the silkworm room with red paper, or insert peach branches or camellia beside the silkworm room, which is said to avoid "rushing", and declare the silkworm room a restricted area. In some places, silkworms often put a straw curtain on the porch and insert a willow branch at regular intervals to show that sericulture is forbidden.

People think that silkworms are extremely delicate and sacred animals, so they are extremely spiritual. If they are not careful, they will be damaged. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, Xing Wu Silkworm Book was quoted in Huzhou Fuzhi, which vividly pointed out this point: "Silkworm must be engraved to prevent its diseases from childhood to old age. As we all know, silkworms are worrying insects. If they suffer from a disease, they will lose a harvest. "

China had the habit of raising silkworms more than 2000 years ago. From Shang and Zhou Dynasties to Qin and Han Dynasties and then to Ming and Qing Dynasties, the state included the silkworm god in the sacrificial ceremony. The folk sacrifice to the silkworm god is even more pious, and they dare not neglect it slightly.