【Golden Dog Welcomes Spring】Nothing is created without destruction! No taboos at all! Actually, today is the first day of the new year!
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Today is the fifth day of the first lunar month, commonly known as “Po Wu”. As the saying goes, “Nothing can be established without first being broken”. Are you ready to say goodbye to the past and welcome the future? In ancient times, there were many taboos during the Spring Festival – for example, it was not allowed to cook with raw rice, women were not permitted to do any sewing work, cleaning was prohibited, and breaking things was also forbidden. After the fifth day, these taboos were lifted, which is why this day is called “Po Wu””
Happy New Year, Yu Zong: Your analyses are incisive and well-reasoned.
On the first day of the New Year in our place, the trash on the ground (like fruit peels) isn’t allowed to be swept up; that’s probably what it means
Customs vary little from place to place. . .
I got a haircut yesterday to welcome 2018. . . . . .
Don’t you have the saying that one shouldn’t shave their head in the first month?
There is it in the north; even demons aren’t there. Again, that is a misstatement from the Cixi era and cannot be trusted.