Folk custom and metaphysics: which days are the most taboo?

Sexual intercourse, in ancient times, usually refers to the indoor sexual behavior between husband and wife, and of course also refers to the relationship between men and women. In ancient times, there was a lot of emphasis on sexual health, including some sexual taboos. Generally speaking, sleeping in the same bed on the day of death will not only damage your health, but also affect your fortune. Today, we will discuss the topic "which days are the most taboo" from the perspective of folklore and metaphysics.

1, nine poisonous days

Nine Poison Days refer to the fifth, sixth, seventh, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh days of the fifth lunar month, which is called "Nine Poison Days of Heaven and Earth". Plus fourteen days of heaven and earth, one * * * ten days. The fifth month of the lunar calendar is also called "poison month" in the folk solar terms, and the ninth day of the poison month is the most harmful day, so sexual life is forbidden. Moreover, the ancients usually drank realgar wine and inserted wormwood in these days to ward off evil spirits.

Traditional Chinese medicine health care, paying attention to self-cultivation, proper exercise and proper sexual intercourse can help health. Just as people generally think that "one drop of essence and ten drops of blood", TCM health care also thinks that the kidney is the innate foundation, and essence is mainly hidden. The generation of qi and blood depends on essence, which can be transformed into essence and stored in the kidney. Therefore, there is a saying that "essence and blood are homologous", which is also emphasized in the classic Huangdi Neijing. Therefore, it is not only harmful to health, but also affects personal fortune, especially in the nine toxic days when the sun is strong.

2. The first seven days

The first seven days are white days. In folk customs, seven days after death, the deceased doesn't know that he is dead, and will wander around the home or the place he liked before his death. In religious terms, sexual intercourse between men and women is unclean. If someone in the family dies, it is not appropriate to have sex seven days before the wake, so as not to touch the spirit or foul smell of the deceased, unless one's own relative dies.