Why can't you take out the garbage on the first day of the Chinese New Year? There are four things you can't do on the first day of the Chinese New Year.

During the Chinese New Year, people have many customs and rules to abide by in order to have a good start and vision in the new year and hope that their lives will get better and better. So why can't we throw away the garbage on New Year's Day?

Why can't we take out the garbage on New Year's Day?

You cannot throw out garbage on the first day of the Lunar New Year, otherwise you will throw away all the good luck for the year and may even cause financial loss, so people usually clean the house on New Year’s Eve and do not clean or throw out garbage on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Avoid sweeping or cleaning during the Chinese New Year, as this will easily sweep away the wealth in the house. It is said that the first day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the broom god, so do not use the broom, otherwise it will sweep away your luck and money, and attract the "broom star" and bring bad luck. If you must sweep the floor, you must sweep from the outside to the inside. You cannot throw water or garbage outside on this day, for fear of losing money. But remember to clean up the garbage generated during the New Year on the fifth day of the New Year, which is called "sending away poverty", otherwise it will bring poverty.

There are four things you can’t do on New Year’s Day

1. “Don’t sleep”

Don't sleep in on New Year's Day. New Year’s Day, the first day of the new year, is the beginning of new hopes for the new year. In rural areas, everyone believes that only hard work can allow the family to live a good life. The more hardworking a person is, the better luck they will have, and the smoother everything they do will go. The first day of the New Year is the beginning of every year and has great symbolic significance. Not sleeping in is also a gesture to yourself and your family. You will work harder and achieve better results in the new year.

2. “Two No-Sweep”

The first day of the Lunar New Year is a good day to visit relatives and friends and wish each other a happy new year. With guests coming and going, there will be a lot of melons, fruits, and kitchen waste left over from entertaining guests at home. If it were a normal day, it would be necessary to clean up and throw away the garbage in time. But it is not allowed on the first day of the New Year, because people in the countryside believe that the guests who come to the house on the first day of the New Year bring popularity, wealth and luck. If you clean up the garbage left over from entertaining the guests, all the good luck will be swept away.

3. “Three No-sewing”

In the past, people in rural areas sewed their own clothes, shoes, socks and quilts, without using needles and thread. There is a phrase that describes the daily life of men and women in rural areas, called "men farm and women weave", which means that men should be diligent in farming and women should do sewing for the family. One ensures that the family has food to eat, and the other ensures that the family has clothes to wear. However, on the first day of the new year, even the most diligent and virtuous women had to stop their sewing work, because the old people believed that sewing on the first day of the new year was disrespectful to the Dragon King. It was like picking at dragon tendons, which would displease the Dragon King and bring misfortune to the family.

4. "Four Nos"

No matter how naughty the children at home are, they should not be beaten or scolded on the first day of the New Year. No matter how big the dispute with others is, they should not quarrel on the first day of the New Year. Because New Year's Day is the first day of the year, people in the countryside believe that if there is noise and quarreling on this day, the whole year will be restless. This is the reason why we often say "Celebrate the New Year in harmony and happiness".