Can I get a haircut before the 15th day of the first lunar month? Your hair and skin are given by your parents.

Can I get a haircut before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month? The first month of the year refers to the first month of the new year. There is a folk saying that you cannot get a haircut in the first month of the year. Next, let’s take a look together.

Can I get a haircut before the 15th day of the first lunar month?

Statement 1

There is a saying among the people that "getting a haircut in the first month of the lunar year will kill your uncle", which means you should not get a haircut in the first month of the lunar year. However, according to historians, this folk taboo is a misunderstanding of folk culture and has no scientific basis at all. In the first year of Shunzhi's reign, the Qing army entered the country and forced the Han people to shave their heads and keep their braids. However, the Han people, nostalgic for their homeland, made an agreement to show that they had not forgotten their old monarch, which became known as "nostalgia." Later, "missing uncle" was misinterpreted as "dead uncle", and as the rumor spread, the saying "getting a haircut in the first month of the lunar year will mean your uncle's death" came into being.

Explanation 2

As the saying goes, "Your hair and body are from your parents." There is still a saying among the people that one should choose a good day for a haircut. In the lunar calendar, haircut means shaving the head of a newborn baby or shaving the head to become a monk. Even now, some older people will also get their hair cut according to the dates on the lunar calendar. Therefore, many people will look for an auspicious day in advance before getting a haircut. As long as there is an auspicious day for a haircut before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, we can still get a haircut.

Explanation 3

Because the weather is still relatively cold in the first month of the lunar calendar, getting a haircut at this time is very bad for your health. Most of the meridians in the human body are connected to the head. If the head is frozen, it is easy to get sick, so people are accustomed to getting a haircut when spring comes and flowers bloom.

Explanation 4

According to traditional customs, the first month of the year is the largest month and is known as the auspicious month. In order to thank God for sending the Spring Festival, people generally do not choose to get a haircut before the fifteenth day of the first month, because this time is still the Spring Festival, and moving the head during the Spring Festival is unlucky for oneself.

Recommended auspicious days for haircuts around the first month of 2018

February 14, 2018 Lunar December 29th Wednesday Aquarius Conflict with Sheep (Xin Wei) East
February 26, 2018 Lunar calendar January 11th Monday Pisces conflict with Sheep (Guiwei) evil spirit in the east
March 8, 2018 Lunar calendar January 21 Thursday Pisces conflict with Snake (Gui Yi)
March 9, 2018 Lunar calendar January 22 (small) Friday Pisces clashes with Horse (Jiawu) and the evil is in the south
March 14, 2018 Lunar calendar January 27 Wednesday Pisces clashes with Pig (Ji Hai)