Why not cut your hair in the first month? When did it originate?

Not shaving your head in the first month refers to the custom of "if you don't shave your head in the first month, you will die if you shave your head" which is circulated in most parts of China. This custom originated around 1644, when the Qing court issued a haircut order. My uncle died in the first month, which is a misinformation. Not having a haircut means "thinking about the past and thinking about the future", which is a custom that has been passed down since the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. At that time, the Qing dynasty ordered all citizens to have their hair cut. Some people don't have their hair cut in the first month to show their nostalgia for the Ming Dynasty. However, it was impossible to openly confront the Qing government, so there was a saying that "my uncle died in the first month", which has been passed down to this day.

The first month is the first month of the China lunar calendar. The six ancient calendars were all based on the lunar calendar, and the Xia calendar was handed down from the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The lunar calendar is a lunar calendar, and the two first months are different. The first month of the lunar calendar starts from the first day, while the first month of the solar calendar in the summer calendar, that is, the first day of silver moon, starts from the second day after beginning of spring, which is about 24 solar terms and December. The earliest first month was the establishment of solar terms. Therefore, the earliest January is the first month of the solar calendar (solar calendar), and the summer calendar in the calendar compilation is the beginning of beginning of spring Day.