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Why can't we get married at the vernal equinox?

Why can't we get married at the vernal equinox and solar terms? Why can't we get married at the vernal equinox?

On the fourth day of the vernal equinox, marriage is forbidden;

Folk believe that the wedding day should be avoided from four days to the day before, that is, the day before the summer solstice and the winter solstice in beginning of spring, Changxia, beginning of autumn, beginning of winter and the vernal equinox, autumnal equinox and twenty-four solar terms are not available, and the universe is in a state of chaos. Traditional customs think it is four days, so it is unlucky to get married at this time.

In addition, there are many taboos in the choice of wedding date, such as avoiding March, July and September of the lunar calendar, which coincide with Qingming, Yulan and Chonggong respectively. They are all traditional ghost festivals and should not be held for happy events. "Married for half a year in June", June is equal to half a year, and getting married in June is a sign of "husband and wife for half a year". At the same time, traditional numerology says that parents' birthdays should be avoided on the wedding day. If the wedding date is the same as parents' birthdays, it will conflict with each other and be detrimental to their happiness.

The most taboo wedding day.

Four trips from Japan: beginning of spring the day before, Changxia, beginning of autumn and beginning of winter.

Four unique days: the day before vernal equinox, autumnal equinox, summer solstice and winter solstice.

Death date of each month: the fifth, fourteenth and twenty-third days of each month.

Nine dark days: 18 and 27 every month.

Yang: 1 month 13, February 1/day, March 9, April 7, May 5, June 3, July1day and 29, August 27 and September 25.

What months should be avoided when getting married?

April

It is understandable not to get married in April. Now people say that the number "4" is homophonic with death, which is unlucky. It is rarely used now. In ancient times, it was forbidden to get married for five months. The reason is very wonderful. In fact, the ancients also thought so. 4 homophonic with death, getting married in April will be extremely unlucky. Who wants bad things to happen after marriage? Therefore, in order to avoid taboo, the ancients rarely got married in April.

May

The ancient people were very afraid of May, because May was an evil month and May 5th was an evil day, so everyone dared not avoid it. Therefore, babies born on May or May 5 are often named "disaster relief" and "disaster relief". "Lu Chunqiu Midsummer" records that in May, "Yin and Yang struggle, and life and death are separated." Therefore, a gentleman should "abstain from singing, taste thin and settle down." It means that people should fast, not engage in sexual activities, eat less and drink less. In addition, May is also regarded as the day when the five poisons run rampant all over the world, and centipedes, snakes and mice all jump out to do mischief. Ancient people should avoid getting married for five months, so it is not appropriate to get married. The reason is wonderful and weird. Plague, poisonous gas and other evil spirits are dancing around, which is not suitable for marriage.

June

As for the reason why the ancients banned marriage in June, it is even more wonderful. In ancient times, there was a saying called "Marry a wife for half a year in June". What does this mean? In other words, June is half of December, and by June, the year is over half. If you choose to get married in June, it means that both husband and wife can only be sweet until the end of the year. Ancient people should avoid marriage for five months, and it is not suitable for marriage. The reason is very wonderful. By the end of the year, everything will go wrong, either divorce or bad luck.

July

Compared with May and June, July is even worse. May is just a bad month, while July is a ghost month. May 5th is an evil day in an evil month, and July15th is a ghost festival in a ghost month, which is a ghost festival in China traditional culture. Every July, the older children in hell and the Temple of Hades come to make trouble among the dead. In order not to offend these ghosts and gods, everyone dare not get married in July, so bear with it.