What are the customs and habits in Taiwan Province Province?

1, it is forbidden to send towels to others. Once upon a time, undertaker, a folk in Taiwan Province Province, sent a towel to undertaker after the funeral, in order to make undertaker cut off contact with the deceased. Therefore, there is a saying in Taiwan Province Province that "one party is given a towel, and the other party is cut off". Therefore, in general, if you give someone a towel, it will inevitably remind people of unlucky funerals, severance and farewell.

2. It is forbidden to fan people. Fans are cheap and fragile, and are used to cool down in summer. When it's cold in late autumn, there is an "autumn fan", which means it's rude, so throw it away when you use it. There is a folk saying in Taiwan Province Province: "Send a fan and never see you again", which is based on this psychology. Young men and women in love show their fans that they are cold, indicating that they are not sincere. Therefore, never give fans as gifts.

3. It is forbidden to give people scissors. Scissors are a sharp weapon to hurt people, which means "make a clean break" and "make a clean break". Giving scissors can make people hostile. So, don't give it to others with scissors.

It is forbidden to give others an umbrella. In Taiwanese, "umbrella" and "scattered" are homophonic. Taiwan Province people's "rain" and "give" agree whether to send an umbrella to someone or to send it to someone else. The homonym of "umbrella" and "giving away" will inevitably lead to misunderstanding.

5. It is forbidden to give people away with a mirror. Because mirrors break easily, "broken mirrors are hard to round." And it seems that people are ugly, so people can look in the mirror and see what it means.

6. It is forbidden to punch in and give people away. Because "bell" and "end" are homophonic. Sending bells will make people think of "sending them out", which is easy to arouse the resentment of friends.

7. It is forbidden to give away sweet fruits. Sweet fruits, or rice cakes, are necessary for people in Taiwan Province Province to worship their ancestors in the New Year, but steaming food is forbidden during mourning. Therefore, if you give sweet fruit to someone, it will remind the recipient that there is a funeral at home. Nature is taboo.

8. It is forbidden to give people zongzi. In Taiwan Province Province, people lose their family's habit of neither steaming sweet fruits nor sending zongzi. If you send zongzi to others, it will be misunderstood as mourning for each other, so it is also taboo.

9. It is forbidden to give people ducks as "moon meat". "Moon meat" refers to the meat eaten by women who give birth within one month. The "moon meat" they eat is usually "hot" food such as sesame oil duck, pork loin and pork liver. Ducks are "cold" and not suitable for eating. Moreover, there are proverbs in Taiwan Province Province, such as "A dead duck has a hard mouth" and "A duck in July and a half doesn't know when to die". If ducks are used as gifts, people will think of ominous signs.