Taboo day for baby to shave fetal hair.

In China, the first month and May are not suitable for haircuts.

There is a rumor in China that you can't get a haircut from the first day of the first month to the first day of the second month of the lunar calendar, or you will die. Before February 2, dragons can raise their heads and cut their hair, which is considered more auspicious. The custom of "if you don't shave your head in the first month, you will die as soon as you shave your head" is popular in most parts of China. This custom originated around 1644, when the Qing court issued a shaving order.

The custom in May is to drink realgar wine, insert wormwood and eat zongzi to commemorate Qu Yuan. Both realgar wine and wormwood are used to avoid poisoning, because May is traditionally considered as a toxic month. Hair is regarded as blood in Chinese medicine, and a person's hair is vigorous, which means that blood gas is vigorous. Similarly, the hair and blood gas is Yang Qi, which can resist Yin Qi virus, so children will not be shaved into weak hairstyles in toxic months.

Taboo of shaving fetal head

1, the baby's fetal hair, usually in a hundred days or a full moon to shave off. As the saying goes, because the hair of the fetus is contaminated with the mother's blood and foul smell, it should be shaved off before the pregnant woman leaves the delivery room for one hundred days or before the full moon, so as not to offend the gods. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, shaving baby fetal hair is called "polishing". Shaving a baby's hair for 100 days in Hangzhou is called "White Dew".

2. When shaving, leaving more than one inch of hair on the forehead (commonly known as "the brain suddenly shuts down", "the top of the head" or "the top of the head suddenly rests") is called "filial piety". Henan, Shandong and other places also have this custom, which is called "intrauterine belt".

3, custom will be shaved fetal hair wrapped in red cloth, sent to the temple, pray for God to bless longevity. In some places, fetal hair is shaved and the baby's scalp is wiped with almonds to ward off wind and evil spirits and avoid sores.