What is the omen if the pig is not killed? What are the rules for killing the pig?

Killing the New Year pig is a traditional New Year custom of the Han ethnic group in my country. In rural areas, you can see the phenomenon of slaughtering the New Year pig a few days before the Chinese New Year. Basically, each household only raises one pig, which is slaughtered before the Chinese New Year to entertain guests, make dumplings, cook, etc. What is the omen if the New Year pig cannot be killed?

What is the omen if the New Year pig cannot be killed?

Failure to kill the New Year pig does not indicate any omen. It may be that the butcher's skills are not up to par. But some people think that such a situation is not good and it will be a bad omen, for example, the pigs are full of resentment and cannot be killed. Or in the coming year, bad things will happen to this family, etc. In fact, these are all superstitious beliefs and have no scientific basis, so don't scare yourself. The only explanation for why the New Year pig cannot be killed is that the butcher did not kill it well and did not find the right place with the first cut.

What are the rules for killing the New Year pig?

The first rule for slaughtering the New Year pig is to avoid using the day of Hai or the fourth day of the lunar calendar, because in the twelve Earthly Branches, the day of Hai represents the pig, and pigs should not be slaughtered on the day of Hai.

The second rule for slaughtering the New Year pig: the place for slaughtering the pig cannot be chosen right in front of the central hall, as it will bring evil spirits and lead to bad luck for the family. In addition, the field

The site should not be chosen around cemeteries or near temples, as these places are dangerous and not conducive for slaughtering people.

There are three things to pay attention to when slaughtering the New Year pig: Pigs are also spiritual, so you cannot just say you want to kill them before you kill them. Instead, you should say auspicious words and give them a full meal. Some farmers do not feed their pigs when they know they will be slaughtered in the next two days, which will increase resentment.