Why use red to ward off evil spirits in the animal year?

The red color of the animal year comes from the worship of red. The concept of red to ward off evil spirits and red auspiciousness has existed since primitive society. Red is the color of the sun, blood and fire. With the changes of the times, this idea of respecting red has not changed, such as posting red couplets, red wedding dresses, red hijabs, red candles, new red lists and so on. In the old-fashioned wedding of the Han nationality, whenever and wherever.

People should use red to add joy. Red is regarded as a symbol of happiness, success, loyalty and justice, especially as an exorcism and protection. Therefore, on New Year's Eve, people put on red underwear early, or wear red belts and some accessories tied with red silk to welcome their birth year.

As an important part of the traditional culture of the Han nationality in China, the zodiac has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the Han people. However, in China, in every Year of the Animal, people always get special treatment, such as being forced to "wear red underwear" and hang a "red rope". These people usually appear on their birthdays in the animal year, and often receive some grand birthday gifts for good luck. Traditionally, the year of birth is not directly related to tattoos.

The year of the beast is a year of the lunar calendar, which is usually called the year of the zodiac. In traditional customs, the Year of the Animal is usually considered as an unlucky year. The folk song "Tai sui commits the year of birth, Tai sui takes the lead." Without happiness, there will be disaster "is the best portrayal of the unlucky year of birth." Therefore, people usually refer to the "year of birth" as the "year of threshold", that is, spending the year of birth is like stepping into a threshold. Every animal year, in all parts of the northern part of the Han nationality, no matter adults or children, they need to wear red belts, commonly known as "tying red", and children have to wear red vests and red shorts. I believe that only in this way can they make money and avoid disasters. During the Spring Festival, there are red and yellow ribbons selling "auspicious ribbons" and "auspicious knots" everywhere in the market. People in this animal year tie them around their waist and wrists, which can eliminate disasters and turn evil into good.