Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Almanac inquiry - What days can't I get a haircut in the first month?

What days can't I get a haircut in the first month?

The first month is from the first day of the first lunar month to the first day of the second lunar month.

Not shaving your head in the first month refers to the custom of "not shaving your head in the first month, but your uncle dies after shaving", which originated around 1644 issued by the Qing court.

In the past, most people didn't get a haircut in the first month. In the old society, there were many taboos among the people, such as "No shaving in the first month". "I shaved my head in the first month." It was not until the second day of February in the summer calendar that the boy was free to shave his head. If possible, cut your hair after the fifteenth day of the first month.

In ancient China, there was a story of "cutting hair instead of hair". Cutting off a lock of hair is equivalent to decapitation in the humanistic sense! Although there is a "show" element, if there is no "mass base" at all, I am afraid the effect will not be good. Giving gifts to each other represents firm friendship and love. Seeing and thinking about people is a topic that countless literati talk about. In the western (mainly in Europe) chivalry era, knights usually carry a small object like a pocket watch, which is empty and filled with a couple's hair as emotional support or even amulet. A couple may be other people's wives or people of the same sex, but "love" does exist. Hair can be hair or "other", depending on its intimacy. In some western countries (or some parts of the country), until two or three centuries ago, there were still some things that required women to "legislate" to remove excessive body hair and armpit hair to meet certain survival needs. That is to say, if they don't have "legislation", even for survival (occupation) needs or even for health reasons, "theoretically" they will not be allowed to take the initiative to depilate! Solemnly declare: the answer is for reference only, please don't be blindly superstitious.