As the saying goes, "You can't afford a house in May, but don't move in June". What's special about these two months?

China has a history of 5,000 years, which also contributes to the long and profound culture of China. Among them, proverbs, as a vein of traditional culture, are a summary of people's own life experiences, some are descriptions of folk life, and some are reflections on life. Because it is easy to understand and catchy, it is widely circulated among the people, and there are profound reasons behind many proverbs. For example, the older generation said, "Don't build a house in May and don't move in June", so what does this proverb mean? What's special about May and June? Let's have a look.

Can't afford a house in May. In the early rural areas, people built their own houses, prepared building materials and hired several workers from the same village to start work. During this period, workers have to take care of their wages, food and drink, and the house will be built in half a year. However, there are still many stresses on building a house. Rural people pay attention to not building houses in May. Why? Bian Xiao summed up several reasons:

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First of all, the fifth lunar month is also called "Poisonous May" in China traditional culture, so why is it called "Poisonous May"? Because this month is the season when spring goes and summer comes. In most parts of China, the weather will suddenly get hot at this time. When we celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, the familiar five poisons will appear, and snakes, rats, insects and ants will begin to increase, so it is best not to build houses at this time. Later, this statement evolved into the statement that "building a house in May makes people bald". It means that people who build houses in May will go bald.

Then there is May every year, which happens to be early summer, and the rain begins to increase, especially in some places in the south, which are prone to heavy rain, and the house is outdoors, so it is very inappropriate to build a house at this time. Moreover, the fifth month of the lunar calendar is the season of awning, and farmers have to race against the weather, grab grain, crops and seeds in Longkou, and farming can't be delayed. If it is delayed, it will affect the growth and harvest of crops, so it is difficult to find local workers at this time. Everyone is busy growing their own crops, so in rural areas, people will choose to build houses during the slack season.

Not moving in June is the same as not building a house in May. This is also because now is the time for busy farming. The wheat in the field will be ripe in June, so I probably have no time to take care of the crops when I move. Moreover, people like to keep some livestock and poultry at home. These animals need time to adapt to a new place. The high temperature in summer may make these livestock unable to adapt well and it is difficult to survive in the new environment. Moreover, in some rural areas, it is considered that the period from June 6 to July 15 is a "dead door" and you can't move, otherwise it will be bad for your future fortune.

However, everything is not absolute. The saying that "you can't afford a house in May, but don't move in June" is also related to the living habits of early people, and it is also for convenience, so don't pay attention to it. In modern society, people are farming less and less land. Even if you build a house in the countryside, you usually hire a professional engineering team, so you can build a house as long as you have money. Although moving is a very hard thing, we often have to move and have a special moving company, which saves us a lot of things.

Bian Xiao has something to say: not only can't move in June, but there are many stresses about moving in the older generation's ideas. For example, choose a good day to move, an auspicious day. This is because the ancients believed that there were house gods, land gods, heaven and earth gods and some other gods in the family. The movement and noise in the process of moving are loud, which will inevitably disturb the gods. If you happen to disturb the murderer, it may affect your family. Therefore, in order to get the understanding and blessing of the gods, the ancients must choose auspicious days, set off firecrackers, hold ceremonies, burn incense and worship sacrifices, and pray for the grace of the gods. But in modern times, people often choose holidays for the convenience of moving, unlike the ancients who held ceremonies. The fun of moving is to invite people to a restaurant for dinner.