Can I decorate my house in the first month of the lunar year? What are the taboos in the first month of the lunar year?

I believe that after buying a new house, everyone can’t wait to decorate it and move in, but sometimes some times are not suitable for decoration. So can we decorate the house in the first month of the lunar year? What are the taboos in the first month of the lunar year? Let’s take a look together below!

Can I decorate my house in the first month of the lunar year?

As the saying goes, "Don't start construction in the first month of the year", so you can't decorate your house in the first month of the year to ensure stability.

1. No construction in the first month of the lunar year

You are not allowed to move or renovate in the first month of the lunar year, which mainly symbolizes a stable life throughout the year. The custom from ancient times is not to start construction in the first month of the lunar year. According to ancient sayings, starting construction in the first month of the lunar year is unfavorable to the owner. Therefore, people generally do not choose to renovate their houses in the first month of the year.

2. Sweep away wealth

If you renovate your house in the first month of the lunar year, it is inevitable that some waste soil and garbage will need to be swept away. In the first month of the lunar year, the old people believe that the dust in the house is wealth, and sweeping up the garbage will sweep away your fortune for the whole year.

3. Damage to decoration

From a scientific point of view, the temperature during the first month of the lunar year is relatively low, and paint or gaps will expand and contract when it gets hot in summer, so the effect of house decoration will most likely be affected.

What are the taboos in the first month of the lunar year?

1. Avoid getting a haircut in the first month of the lunar year

There is an old saying: getting a haircut in the first month of the lunar calendar will cause your uncle to die. But this is not true. According to the book "Book of Rites" from the Qing Dynasty, the original meaning of getting a haircut in the first month of the lunar calendar was "old", which later became "death of uncle". However, the saying of not getting a haircut in the first month of the lunar calendar originated in the Tang Dynasty. People in the Tang Dynasty called getting a haircut "xiao'er".

2. Don’t throw away food in the first month of the lunar year

When Zhuge Liang pacified the Southern Gang, he made a kind of offering "mantou" to sacrifice to the dead. Since then, it has become popular among the people to use mantou to offer to the dead. However, the yang energy rises in the first month of the year and the qi also rises. Sometimes the living and the dead are separated by only a few inches of foreign soil. If you accidentally drop food on the ground, do not pick it up, and leave the place quickly. If you deliberately throw away food, the consequences will be disastrous.

3. Avoid killing animals in the first month of the year

The reincarnation path of animals stops in the first month of the year. According to ancient rumors, the mother of the "priest god" who was in charge of the reincarnation path of animals had her birthday on the eighth day of the first month. Therefore, the "priest god" would close the reincarnation path in the first month of the year to celebrate his mother's birthday. Therefore, the souls of the animals you killed cannot enter reincarnation and will follow you until the third day of the next month (which is the third day of the second month).

4. Avoid uncovering the house in the first month of the year

The "removing" here refers to artificial removal. The 30th day of the lunar calendar in ancient calendar is the yinliest day of the year. And the hanging money is an ancient instrument of torture and a sacred object to suppress evil. If it is blown away by the wind, it means that there is a god watching over your home. If it is removed artificially, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, it must be removed on the designated day.

5. Avoid watching red weddings in the first month of the year

In ancient times, there were very few couples getting married in the first month of the lunar calendar. There was a saying in ancient times that "if a couple got married in the first month of the lunar calendar, the Tai Sui of the month would be unfavorable to their children and grandchildren. Therefore, there were very few couples getting married in the first month of the lunar calendar. The first month of the lunar calendar is the time for "ghost marriages" because the first month of the lunar calendar is the same as the first month of the lunar calendar in the underworld, when people have holidays and all things from the underworld can come to the world of the living.