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What should the custom of moving move first? Is there a moral?

Traditionally, you have to move pots, pans and stoves before moving.

In the past, cooking was done with clay pots and stoves, and cooking was done with wood or coal. In traditional folk culture, there is a kitchen god who lives in the secret room of the kitchen and is in charge of the family's diet. When you have a house, you must install a stove first, so that the kitchen god can move into the new house and bless the family to eat healthily, live a rich life and have no money. The first thing to do when staying in a new house is to cook and make a fire to cook. Folk call this behavior "warm pot". The specific form of "warm pot" varies from place to place. If some places want to steam steamed buns, it means that they are thriving; Jiaozi is cooked in some places, which means round and round. The fire in the stove means that the future will be prosperous. The richer the meal, the better. You can also invite relatives and friends to dinner, which will make you feel more prosperous.

From the perspective of geomantic omen, vacant houses are easy to accumulate yin, and the longer they are idle, the heavier the yin. The best way to destroy Yin Qi is to use fire. Fire is yang, which can eliminate indoor yin, moisture and mildew. This is scientific. No matter what specific form the "warm pot" takes, it is necessary to get angry in the kitchen, and the essence is to use fire to increase the yang in the house. Therefore, moving a pot is the most important thing. The first thing to do when moving to a new house is to make a fire and cook.

A new house without a "warm pot" is not suitable for sleeping. With a "warm pot", you can sleep in a new house. In some places, strictly speaking, no matter how tired people are in front of the "warm pot", they can't lie in bed to prevent their bodies from getting sick because of Yin Qi. This is the experience summarized by predecessors.

It is a historical tradition to move the pot first. The specific method of "warming the pot" in the new house has the characteristics of local customs, and the detailed method can be asked by the local elderly.