Why can't the dead at home get their hair cut before May 7th?

After the death of a loved one, you can't get a haircut before May 7th. This custom is influenced by the traditional custom of not shaving one's head in mourning for three years in ancient times.

The custom of not wearing red clothes and sticking red couplets for three years in Dai Xiao has continued since ancient times, which is a respect for the deceased; With the development and progress of the times, hairdressing, bathing and changing clothes can no longer meet the needs; In ancient times, it was impossible to hold a wedding within three years, but now it is generally impossible to hold a wedding within 100 days. As long as you can internalize your love and thoughts for your loved ones in your heart and externalize them in your actions; This is the core of traditional customs.

Respecting, loving and respecting the elderly are the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, which plays a very important role in maintaining family harmony and social harmony.

In ancient times, a whole set of funeral and memorial customs was formed. In ancient times, there was a saying in China's funeral ceremony that people should stay at home for three, five or seven days after death. The stay time always stays in even and odd numbers. This custom has continued to this day.

In ancient times, there was a system of mourning. Mourning is a constraint on the life of a dutiful son after the death of his loved one for a period of time. Only in this way can we express our condolences and thoughts for the deceased.

According to traditional customs, a baby needs to be cared for by his parents for three years after birth, and his son has to mourn for three years after his parents die.

Within three years of mourning, the dutiful son cannot live at home. Need to guard the grave for parents. Put up a shed in front of parents' graves, put on mourning clothes, and sleep on straw mats and pillow bricks to express their nostalgia for their parents.

Taboos for guarding the tomb: no going out for entertainment, no living at home, no drinking, no eating meat, no sharing, no bathing, no shaving, no changing clothes, and no posting of red couplets during the Spring Festival.