Foshan folk taboo

There are many taboos in Foshan folk customs, which are described as follows.

Do not consider opening a business, opening a market, building a house, moving in, getting married and other happy events. People often use the days of success, opening, construction, fullness and danger (a common name for knowledgeable people, but seldom use them), the days of closing, breaking, holding and removing (both mourning and fierce words can be used), and the days of peace and decision can be used as appropriate. On auspicious days, we must choose the right auspicious time to grasp it. Every time Yang Gong avoids the evil day of San Niang, everything goes wrong. When traveling after offering sacrifices to the gods on the first day of the first month, you must go to the god of wealth and your god XiShen, and avoid going to the crane god to avoid losses. On the third day of the first month (commonly known as Chikou), it is forbidden to go out to visit relatives and friends. In the first month, industrial and commercial enterprises started construction, started the market, avoided paying debts, and went up and down. Go out for a long trip in the first month to avoid traveling on bad days. When offering sacrifices to the gods on New Year's Day during the Spring Festival, avoid boys saying unlucky things. This is a day to avoid sweeping the floor, sweeping out the door and splashing water outside. Women are forbidden to sweep graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day. In July, there was no longan in the sacrifice. (return to yuan). In December, women are forbidden to worship the kitchen god. At the end of the year, you can't use wok to make fried piles and other foods, and you can build a new funeral home for the New Year. There are many taboos about marriage, including: (1) the age of men and women, and the contradiction between cadres and branches (such as the ugly meridian) is forbidden. (2) Both sides have inherited madness for three generations. (3) the same surname does not get married. (4) Non-blood marriage. (5) Unmarried and widowed girls don't get married. (6) The candles will burn out on the wedding day, and the bride in the future will burn out or be blown out by the wind, which is considered taboo. (7) Avoid the bride's infidelity and make friends and relatives laugh. (8) On the wedding day, it is forbidden to use such fierce days as lonely day, widowed night, five-parting, seven-unique, Yang Gongbi, seven-maiden evil spirit and broken day. (9) Avoid the bride's menstruation day by day. If there is, reschedule the wedding. (10) When married to a woman's house, the most taboo thing is that when the daughters of the Three Dynasties returned home, the man's house didn't have a roast pig to send, which made friends and relatives laugh.

Taboo for bereavement: (1) When a dutiful son is in mourning, he does not smile. (2) Don't get married before three years of mourning. (3) After the death of his wife, the bones are not cold, so avoid continuing to get married. (4) Avoid the separation of brothers shortly after the death of their father. (5) If there are elders in the hall, the deceased must be moved out of the coffin first, or buried in the village, or buried in the village after superstitious geomantic omen. (6) When the deceased is buried, the paper quilt should be listed as a relative, but it should be singular, not even, otherwise it will be unfavorable. No matter who you are, when you seal the coffin. If the eight characters collide with the eight characters of the deceased, you must leave and avoid them (the same as when you are buried). (7) On the day of mourning and burial, on the day of heavy mourning (heavy mourning), Sanzang, Yang Gongbi and Sanniang Shasha should not be used. When burying, undertaker should avoid going near the earth hole to avoid being buried in the hole. (8) The word "Ling" should not be written on the memorial tablet of Chinese fir (because there are three mouths), otherwise it will be unfavorable. (9) Children should not play with paper on both sides of the coffin. (10) Three weeks (21 days) after the death of the deceased, commonly known as the "returning to the soul" period, family members must avoid it, otherwise it is not conducive to hitting ghosts. (1 1) If you lose your family, hang up the elegiac couplet and sacrifice the account. If you drop it, don't hang up again, or there will be a heavy loss. (12) The dutiful son mourned and avoided sexual intercourse.

Contraindications about fertility: (1) Avoid abstinence during pregnancy, otherwise there is a risk of miscarriage. (2) avoid eating more supplements when pregnant, and the fetus is too fat to be born. (3) During pregnancy, for daily fetal position, avoid breaking ground, nailing walls, moving furniture, etc. Otherwise, there will be miscarriage, premature delivery, or fetal limb deformity or even disability. (4) Four months pregnant, don't play with neighbors' children, so as not to get sick and be "onlookers" (accused) of abortion. (5) Pregnant women should avoid sharing a bed with another pregnant woman for fear of rushing to celebrate tire change. (6) Pregnant women should avoid eating crabs, which may lead to adverse delivery. (7) Pregnant women should avoid giving birth at their parents' home, otherwise it will be detrimental to their parents' home. (8) Pregnant women should avoid heavy physical labor, fetal gas injury, abortion or premature delivery. (9) Pregnant women should avoid going out or entering the temple at night to avoid being invaded by evil. (10) Don't twist your body hard during production, or you will be in danger of reverse production. (1 1) Don't throw dirt on the street after delivery. (12) After giving birth to a baby girl, people are afraid to talk about giving birth to a baby girl, because they feel ashamed and get sick. (13) Avoid strangers entering the room after delivery, causing the baby to cry. (14) The baby's full moon is forbidden to be held on the day of the moon's jealousy and robbery.

Entering a book school, commonly known as opening a winter school, is also known as the taboo of writing. (1) It is forbidden to hold it on a closed day. (2) Avoid being blown out by the wind on the way. (3) Don't forget to bring raw onion (onion), celery (celery) and glutinous rice (cake). Stick to the chair and read the durable seat.

Taboo about birthdays: (1) Don't blow out birthday candles. (2) Avoid life-saving candles that go out without wind.

Taboos about dressing: (1) Don't wear clothes that don't fit. (2) Avoid wearing strange clothes. (3) avoid slovenly.

Taboo about food: (1) Don't wolf down when eating. (2) Avoid chopsticks crossing the opposite side and both sides. (3) Avoid eating and drinking at the table. (4) avoid chattering and foaming at the mouth. (5) It is impolite to sit in the main seat and the upper seat when visiting for dinner. (6) Don't take the children to dinner (because only one person is invited, and there are no more seats).

Taboo about living: (1) Avoid living in haunted houses. (2) avoid fighting feng shui with households. (3) Don't get along with neighbors.

Taboo about travel: (1) Avoid bumping into monks and nuns (baldies) in the early morning. (2) Don't go back when doing good deeds. (3) Don't forget to sacrifice to the Road God when you go out. (4) avoid rampaging on the road, scrambling.