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Do you notice the number of buttons?

The number of buttons on clothes is particular. According to folk tradition, buttons on coats should be odd, not even.

According to the general explanation in the Book of Changes, "One yin and one yang is the Tao", where there is yin, there must be yang, and where there is yang, there must be yin. This is relative. So odd numbers are positive numbers, that is, odd numbers. Relative even number is even number, which means negative number.

Therefore, since ancient times, taking clothes as an example, the buttons of clothes are singular, that is, positive numbers, representing good luck. The opposite shade is the clothes worn by the deceased and will be made into uniform buttons. It symbolizes going to the underworld, which is inseparable from our traditional cultural beliefs.

Button method of clothes:

1. Leave two buttons at the top, the third button buttons the fourth eye on the right side of the clothes from top to bottom, and the rest buttons down in turn;

2. Button the buttons in the normal order. After the fourth button is buckled, two eyes are left, and then the seventh eye is buckled on the second button.

3. A button under the neckline is empty. Start with the second button, and then fasten the lower eye to the upper button after each button.