Why can't I wash the quilt in the first month?

Why you can't wash the quilt in the first month:

According to custom, washing quilts is not allowed in the first month. In the first month, the old man said that washing quilts would wash away this year's good luck and that washing children would catch more colds.

But in fact, this is just a traditional custom. The thinking of the older generation is so stubborn that it won't change for a while. Those are superstitions. It is always good to pay attention to hygiene, but if you think it is better not to wash it, you can put it in February.

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New year taboo

It is forbidden to say anything unlucky like "broken", "bad", "nothing", "death", "light", "ghost", "disease" and "poverty". It is also necessary to avoid the baby crying, because crying is "no first prize" which indicates illness and disaster. Therefore, even if the child is in trouble on this day, you can't beat him or scold him, lest he cry endlessly.

Be extra careful when carrying cups, plates, bowls and plates, and don't break them. If you accidentally break it, people present should immediately say two auspicious phrases, such as "open your mouth (porcelain) to make a fortune" and "send it away" to make up for it.

Avoid sprinkling water, sweeping the floor and taking out the garbage. This is called "gathering wealth". On this day, Chaoshan people often regard soil and water as "wealth" and garbage and feces as "fat water". Avoid sweeping the garbage, for fear of sweeping away the "wealth".

Creditors are not allowed to come to collect debts. People think this day is unlucky for both borrowers and borrowers. Also avoid taking things from other people's pockets. People think that pulling out a pocket on the first day of the first month may lead to the danger of being "hollowed out" for one year.

Avoid dead people and funerals, because it will bring bad luck to the family. At the same time, don't have a haircut on this day, because people always associate a haircut with a funeral on this day. Killing is even forbidden on this day. Killing is considered to lead to disasters such as knife disaster, soldier disaster and blood disaster.

Otherwise, it is forbidden to take medicine, which will lead to illness from beginning to end and keep taking medicine.

Avoid changing clothes and quilts. It is unlucky to change clothes and quilts in the first month.

Avoid shaving your head. Shaving your head in the first month of the old society was taboo. As the saying goes, shaving your head hurts your uncle. According to the old man Fang Zhiyun, the imperial edict of shaving before the Qing Dynasty was implemented in the first month of the fourth year of Shunzhi, and the system of the Ming Dynasty changed. People shave their heads and think of Lao Wang, so they say "thinking of the old." I talked for a long time, so I was mistaken for "dead uncle".

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-New Year Taboo