Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Lucky day inquiry - Why can't I wash my hair on the fifteenth day of the first day?

Why can't I wash my hair on the fifteenth day of the first day?

Speaking of traditional festivals, the first thing that everyone thinks of is definitely the Spring Festival. There are many taboos and taboos in the Spring Festival. It is rumored among the people that it is forbidden to wash your hair on the first day of the first month, because the birthday of the water god is on the second day, otherwise it is disrespectful to the water god.

Taboos on New Year's Day Different nationalities have different views. In many places, you can't take a bath, wash your hair, sweep the floor, take out the garbage, splash water or wash clothes on New Year's Day. Also avoid killing, eating porridge, taking medicine, breaking utensils, giving money, swearing, fighting, hitting children, crying, offering incense to unclean people, opening doors and setting off firecrackers.

The custom of not washing your hair on the fifteenth day of the first day comes from Buddhism, because Buddhism stipulates that Buddhist believers should fast, recite scriptures and respect Buddha on the fifteenth day of the first day, which is actually equivalent to Sunday in the west. People must pack up before the first and fifteenth day of junior high school. On the first day and fifteenth day, I will go to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha and pray for peace. If you wash your hair on the fifteenth day of the first day, it is said to be blasphemous.

There is a water god in the water, and the birthday of the water god is on the second day of the first grade, so you can't wash your hair and clothes these two days, otherwise it is disrespectful to the water god. It is a common practice in Guangdong not to wash your hair on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, otherwise it will wash away your wealth. In the old days, women should also choose auspicious days when washing their hair: know life in the first day, Empress Di in the second day, wealth in the third day, escape from danger in the fourth day, hair loss in the fifth day, hair loss in the sixth day, reporting to the official in the seventh day, long life in the eighth day, getting married in the ninth day, adding the official in the tenth day, making hair bright at eleven o'clock, dying at twelve o'clock, being lucky at thirteen o'clock, being lucky at fifteen o'clock, being fierce at sixteen o'clock, being a craftsman at seventeen o'clock

But with the continuous progress of society, young people don't care so much about these small details, so they can wash them if they want. It's just that washing your hair in winter is easy to catch cold. Just pay attention to the time of washing your hair and the details of keeping warm.