Why do you say "no moving in the twelfth lunar month, no haircut in the first month"?

? This friend's question is a folk taboo. "Don't move in the twelfth lunar month" and "Don't have a haircut in the first month" are just two taboos among the people. Answer in detail below.

First, why do you say "the twelfth lunar month does not move"

? "Don't move in the twelfth lunar month" belongs to the taboo of moving. Some places are even worse, not only "the twelfth lunar month does not move", but also in June, which is called "the twelfth lunar month in June does not move". "June" here refers to the lunar calendar (summer calendar) in June.

? As for why the lunar calendar can't move in June and December, the general understanding is to make a fortune. People think it's unlucky to move these two months. Because moving is a big event, the ancients will not easily move out of their hometown, so once they want to move, they will always choose a so-called good day. Therefore, the folk gradually formed the saying that "the twelfth month of June does not move". So those families who move will choose the time to move according to this custom. Needless to say, it must be to avoid these two months.

? But "Tujili" can't fully explain why we should avoid the June and twelfth lunar months of the lunar calendar, but not other months.

? It is speculated that these two months were regarded as "unlucky" in ancient times and should be related to the climate at that time. June of the lunar calendar is the hottest time in summer, with many thunderstorms. If you are active at this time, you are easily affected by thunderstorm weather. The weather is too hot and you are prone to sweating and heatstroke. Therefore, it makes sense to avoid the hot summer.

? As for "the twelfth lunar month does not move", it is related to the cold. This is the coldest season in winter, and freezing hands and feet is not suitable for heavy physical labor such as moving things.

Second, why do you say "no haircut in the first month"? Why not have a haircut in the first month can be answered by another popular saying, that is, "having a haircut in the first month killed my uncle." It is also the folk saying that "getting a haircut in the first month killed my uncle" which led to the taboo of "not getting a haircut in the first month".

? Well, here comes another question. Why do you say "My uncle died in the first month of his haircut"? What does hair have to do with uncle?

? There is another allusion to this sentence. It is said that after the Qing army entered the customs, it had a strange hairstyle, that is, shaving the hair from the front to the top of the head, and then shaving all the hairlines around it, leaving only the middle piece and a long big braid. This policy carried out by the Qing Dynasty was strongly resisted by the people of the Central Plains. The Qing dynasty issued the order of "leaving the head without hair, leaving the hair without head".

? At that time, some literati found a reason not to have their hair cut, so they used the reason of "not shaving their heads in the first month" to express their thoughts about the Ming Dynasty. This is a feeling of nostalgia. In order to hide people's eyes and ears, I passed on "I miss my haircut" as "the uncle who died of it". In other words, "dead uncle" is made up with the homonym of "homesickness", which actually misses the Ming Dynasty.

? Since then, the legend that my uncle died in the first month of haircut has been handed down, and "not having a haircut in the first month" has become a custom.

? Of course, some people now understand that it is too cold in winter, so they don't cut their hair and protect their heads.

? Since there was no haircut in the first month, when can I get a haircut? Haircuts on the second day of the second lunar month are very popular in the north, and there is also a saying of "shaving your head on the second of February". This has also been given a certain meaning, called "shaving your head at this time, refreshing all year round", and it will also be called "good luck".

3. What do you think of "not moving in the twelfth month" and "not getting a haircut in the first month"? First of all, we should realize that this is an ancient folk taboo, a product of the underdeveloped era of science in the past, and some of them also contain superstitious elements. Therefore, we don't need to regard it as a "treasure book". In fact, people today no longer believe these statements.

? Secondly, we have to admit that these folk taboos also contain people's good wishes and hope that everything will go well. For example, if you don't move in the twelfth month of June, you must avoid the hottest and coldest days to move smoothly. Another example is that it is cold in winter. In order to protect the head, it is also a good choice to wait until spring to shave. There are also places that pay attention to moving at night on the grounds that "the more you walk, the brighter you get", while others say that "money is not exposed". Although these reasons are far-fetched, they are entrusted with people's good wishes.

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? Of course, we should also pay attention to one thing, that is, don't exaggerate the "good or bad days" indefinitely. There is no such thing as "good or bad" in life, it is mainly given by people. No matter what you do, you should decide the time of implementation according to the needs of the matter itself, and don't create obstacles for yourself artificially. For example, in order to meet the needs of urban development, houses in many places are moved in the twelfth lunar month.