Why can't I wash my hair during the New Year?

It is forbidden to wash your hair on the first day of the first month. It is said that this taboo comes from Buddhism, because Buddhism stipulates that Buddhist believers should fast, recite scriptures and respect Buddha on the fifteenth day of the first month, which is actually equivalent to Sunday in the west. People must clean up before the first day of the first month and the fifteenth day of the first month. On the first and fifteenth day of the first month, they will go to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha and pray for peace. If you wash your hair on the first day of the first month and the fifteenth day of the first month, it is said to be blasphemous.

In some areas, it is said that there is a water god in the water, and the birthday of the water god is on the second day of the first lunar month, so you can't wash your hair and clothes these two days, otherwise it will be disrespectful to the water god. In Guangdong, it is a custom not to wash your hair on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, otherwise it will wash away your wealth.