Is there a saying that there is no haircut in the first month?

Yes, but most of them are feudal ideas.

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.

In old Tianjin, hairdressers have been working since they were in their thirties. No matter how they shave their heads and braid their hair, or wash their hair and cut their hair, they work all night until the first morning. Most hairdressers at that time were Baodi people. At dawn, they packed up their bags and went back to their hometown. When they shaved their heads again, they couldn't find the master.

This is to urge people to do all the cleaning and hygiene work before the new year.