What are the customs for living in a new house or moving to a new home
1. Before moving into the new house
1. Before moving into the new house, clean the house and open the doors and windows for two or three times. Heaven circulates the air and introduces good luck.
2. Before moving into a new house, you can "worship the four corners", which means politely saying hello to the land gods of the new house. Drive away snakes, insects, rats, ants, disinfect the environment, or drive away unclean things.
3. Please fill up the water in your home, such as wash basins, buckets, etc., the day before moving in. The day before moving into a new house, put a bucket of water in the living room and turn on the fan to represent prosperity. Note: Feng Shui emphasizes that "mountains manage people and water manages wealth." The purpose of collecting water when moving into a new home in modern times is to maximize the energy of the water aura in the new home so that it can be activated together when the time comes for moving in. 4. Bring some soil from the old house to the new house in case it is not suitable for the new house.
5. Good time to move in: How to choose the date of move-in: Generally speaking, the dates marked on Tongsheng that are suitable for moving in are all auspicious days of the zodiac, so there is no problem in using them to move in. Just note that the year that is in conflict every day is not your zodiac sign and the sun god. If you want to get better results, you can choose the day in the middle of the day as the day that you like to use the gods in your life. You can also refer to the auspicious days of the five elements to achieve perfect results. Choosing a day: Note: Since ancient times, our ancestors have attached great importance to days. Days are the essence of heaven and earth. They are the aura formed by the intersection of yin and yang qi. A beautiful aura will bring good luck, and a turbid aura will bring bad luck. The feng shui of your new home is good. In addition to being affected by the general environment and structure, the day when you join the group is also very important. The first day of joining the group should not be against the mountain or offend the master of the life. Secondly, you should consider Ding and wealth. The time to enter the house should be in the morning, noon or before sunset, and avoid entering the house at night.
6. When moving, it is best to let others handle the things that need to be removed from the new house. When it comes to moving into a new home, it’s best to do it yourself. When moving into a new home, the whole family should not move in empty-handed.
7. If there is a pregnant woman at home, it is best not to move. If you have to move, it is better to buy a new broom and let the pregnant woman sweep all the furniture before moving, so as not to violate the fetus. If you are pregnant, it is not advisable to witness the entire relocation process. During the auspicious time of relocation, it is best to do some work such as boiling water, cooking, worshiping gods, setting off firecrackers, etc.
8. Family wealth: The meal before moving should be cooked in the old home. The rice should be cooked a little, and the meal should not be eaten all. There should be a bottom of the meal. After the meal, the leftovers should be left. Pack your belongings (do not throw them away), along with the rice cooker, dishes, chopsticks, etc., and bring them to your new home. These things represent family wealth, and they will be cleaned together after you have started cooking and eating in your new home.
2. The day of moving into a new house
1. When moving into a new house, firecrackers should be set off to drive away evil spirits. PS: You need to buy firecrackers.
2. After opening the door, take the two grapefruits you bought in advance, which are called "Lu You" in Cantonese, and roll them from the door into the room. This is called "the more you have, the more you have", which means Money rolls in. PS: You need to buy 2 grapefruits.
3. On the day of moving, you need to prepare several items, and these items must be moved to the kitchen before other things are moved into the house, and then other things can be moved into the house one by one: use rice The bucket is eight percent full of rice. Putting high-end clothes into bags and moving them into a new home symbolizes that you will have enough food and clothing throughout your life, and you will have no worries about food and clothing. PS: Prepare rice buckets and rice.
4. Putting a red envelope on top of a rice bucket means that you will have plenty of food and clothing, money and food after moving in. How many new pillows: Feng Shui believes that "moving into a household" is a transfer of a person's aura, so pillows need to be moved in first. According to the number of family members, use a corresponding number of new pillows to open the door and enter the house, and place them according to individual beds. Chinese in Hong Kong, Singapore and other places also put red envelopes in pillows containing 138 yuan, which means "prosperity in life". If it’s more complicated, you can also add even numbers of hibiscus, cypress, orange, lotus seeds, red dates, and sugar. PS: Prepare a red envelope of 138 yuan.
5. It’s water: fill the bucket three-thirds full. In Feng Shui, water represents wealth, so moving some water to a new home is equivalent to bringing wealth into the house. If you are moving a long distance, take a handful of rice, a handful of soil, and a small bottle of water with you in your carry-on luggage to your new home.
This is especially true when moving from one province or city to another, not to mention going abroad. This can prevent acclimatization and homesickness. PS: Fill water in buckets.
6. Put the bowls and chopsticks in the bucket, even numbers are better. Use the bowls and chopsticks used in the old house. One set for each person. Tie red paper on them to bless the family with a healthy diet and no illness. pain. Even numbers are better, placed in a bucket, which means prosperity and good things come in pairs. PS: Buy a small bucket, red silk, and red paper.
7. A stove to pray for family prosperity. The stove represents a masculine thing, and also has the meaning of prosperity and success. A well-installed stove represents the presence of the Kitchen God, which can ensure family harmony and live and work in peace and contentment. It means turning on the stove at home. Some places are more particular about it. For the fire at home, you have to borrow fire from the most prosperous restaurant in the area, and use this fire to ignite your own gas stove. If you are not particular about it, you can just light the stove and turn on the fire. With a few side dishes and a well-prepared banquet for friends and relatives, your friend's house will become more popular. The purpose of lighting a fire is like a sleeping lion. Only when you wake it up can it have energy! A box of new matches, If you have already married, you have to get a box of matches from your aunt's family. If your aunt's family is inconvenient, the hostess will buy a new box of matches. PS: Buy an alcohol stove. 8. Prepare a pair of garbage shovels and new brooms, with red cloth tied on the four corners for cleaning, or red ribbons to symbolize getting rid of the old and welcoming the new, and everything will go well. Buy a new broom and sweep it from each corner of the hall to the center and then out the door. This symbolizes sweeping away unclean things. PS: Buy new brooms and matches.
9. Bringing a handful of soil from an old house can cure acclimatization. PS: Bring a small potted plant (aloe vera).
10. Red couplets should be pasted on the door of the new home for good luck. Red couplets should be pasted on the door of the new home for good luck. And turn on the lights at home to seek peace. PS: Purchase couplets for moving into a new home.
11. When moving, you must first put the above items into the kitchen before other things can be moved into the house.
12. When moving, it is best to let others handle the things that need to be removed from the new house. When moving into a new home, it is best to do it yourself. When moving into a new home, the whole family should not enter the house empty-handed.
13. Money box: Note: This may be rarely used by people. I provide my method for your reference. Please buy a money box on the day you move in. Put money in the money box and place it in the northwest on the day you move in. direction, because the northwest is the innate wealth position and the cadre position. The northwest is a very critical position in Yi Xue. It represents the father and the male master. It must be paid attention to. The money for entering the house is not used and is only kept at home to settle the house. And for gathering wealth. PS: Bring a cash box.
14. Turn on the lights: Note: In ancient times, kerosene lamps were used. In modern times, it is enough to turn on all the lights in the home. On the day you move in, turn on the lights for 24 hours. If you feel it is a waste, you can use energy-saving lamps. Fill the Yang! The purpose of turning on the lights is to artificially replenish the Yang energy of the home, so that the energy will be sufficient and the natural energy will be strong. If you don’t want your new home to look like a sick cat, just turn on the lights!
15. On the day you move in, that is Ask the owner of the house to go to the kitchen to light a fire. Be sure to boil a pot of water and place it in the center of the hall. Then use a swinging fan to blow the boiling water back and forth, and open all doors, windows and faucets, which means wealth will flow. At the same time, plug various basins (kitchen, bathroom, etc.), turn on the faucet, and let the water flow slowly and slowly; because the slow flow of water means that the bowl is full and the bowl is full. You can also turn on a fan inside the house to blow the air around, but don't blow it toward the door, as it will cause trouble. PS: Remember to boil water and turn on the fan.
16. If there is no auspicious time to set up the bed on the day you move into the house, you can put the bed in place first and wait until the auspicious time to set up the bed.
17. Don’t be angry on the day of moving, and don’t curse anyone, especially children. Be sure to say auspicious words and do auspicious things.
18. Don’t take a nap in your new home on the day of moving, otherwise you will be more likely to get sick in the future. When going to bed that night, the owner will lie down for a few minutes and then get up and work for a short while, indicating that he will get up after sleeping. PS: Don’t take a nap.
19. Wangding: Eating glutinous rice balls brings reunion and reunion. The "huo" in joining a house is composed of "people" and "fire", so cooking in a new house must be inseparable.
After the house is prosperous, the most important thing is for the family or relatives and friends to gather together and eat sweet glutinous rice balls together, which symbolizes reunion, sweetness, and happiness. Some people may not live long after moving in due to various special reasons. You can also arrange these arrangements first, but the family must stay in the new residence for one night to be "human" and prosperous.
20. After entering the house, divide the prepared apples, peanuts, candies, roast meat, chicken, copper coins and other items into five grades, and place one portion each in the hall and four corners. Then light 21 small incense sticks, first facing the front door, then starting from the left hand side, and go around the whole house to diffuse the incense, saying some blessings such as "the family is healthy and the family is harmonious". After that, the unburned incense candles are inserted in the middle and four corners of the hall respectively. This is called "worshiping the four corners" and "worshiping the land" to pray for the health and safety of the family in the future. Press it down and burn the clothes paper in the center of the hall to burn the house. After burning the clothes paper, take out the newly bought broom and clean the scene (if possible, pour water made from grapefruit leaves and yellow peel leaves on the ground, and then sweep the floor. Be sure to use a new broom). Sweep up the garbage from every corner of the hall, sweep the garbage to the center of the hall, and then sweep it out of the door. This is called sweeping out unclean things. If it is the opposite, all the money will be swept away.
21. Good luck: Inviting relatives and friends to your home will bring prosperity and a large number of people; secondly, pay attention to the color arrangement of the new home. The new home is easy to be decorated in a prosperous and festive manner. It is not suitable to change the colors of the room and living room. The decoration is deserted and white. For example, it is better to choose some red carpets, wall stickers, tablecloths, etc. It is not suitable to use curtains, bed sheets, etc. that are too white. When you move into a new home, the red energy can expel the yin energy in the house, increase the yang energy, and increase the luck of the house.
22. When entering a house, generally everyone should bring something with them, especially something with good intentions. For example, men can bring an abacus or scale, and women can bring something. Bring firewood, rice, oil, salt or bowls and chopsticks. Children can bring onions, garlic or sugar. Unmarried men and women can bring a string of red strings on their hands. These are meanings, which often represent good luck. In fact, they are equivalent to psychological hints and reminders. At the same time, when entering the house, everyone should usually bring something new, and they should not look back when entering the house. These are very important. In fact, to put it bluntly, they are a kind of psychological comfort and a hint of encouragement.
23. Moving Ceremony: How to Worship the Four Corners
Worshiping the Four Corners can be said to be one of the oldest folk customs in China. Politely greeting the land gods of the new house is the so-called "entering the house". The house calls people and they go into the temple to worship the gods.” Some old houses or village houses that have been lived in have relatively damp and dark corners. During sacrifices, burning incense and burning clothes can help drive away snakes, insects, rats, ants, disinfect the environment, or drive away unclean things.
The sacrifices required for worshiping the four corners include: 5 apples, pears and oranges each, 25 red dates, 5 cooked duck eggs, 5 pounds of raw fat pork, and 3 pieces of gold rice from the God of Wealth. Include a bottle of wealth-attracting fairy water, three glasses each of wealth-attracting tea and wealth-attracting wine. It is best to prepare five to seven boxes of debt-paying gold and a stack of longevity gold.
The ritual of "worshiping the four corners": First, place a small piece of fresh fat pork (roast meat, including fur), five candies, and a handful of peanuts in the center and four corners of the hall. , one fruit, and prepare a set of four-corner clothes (available in clothing paper shops) and incense sticks (three sticks in the four corners, nine sticks in the center, that is, one candle and twenty sticks, and a pair of candles in each place) *five pairs).
Secondly, the ceremony proceeds in sequence: the house owner first takes twenty sticks of lit incense, faces the main entrance, starts from the left hand side, walks around the whole house, and says some auspicious wishes. (For example: good health, abundant financial resources, etc.). Finally, insert the incense candles with apples or carrots in the center and four corners of the house, and then burn the clothes paper in the center of the house or on the back ladder. After the clothes paper has been burned, use a new broom to sweep away the debris, and no longer take away the various sacrifices. Back. The sweeping direction starts from the corners of the hall and sweeps out the door through the center, symbolizing sweeping away the dirt and never looking back.
3. After moving in
1. After moving, you can worship the owner of the foundation in the evening. Legend has it that the owner of the foundation is short, so you should worship at the door of the kitchen. The table on which offerings are placed should not be too high.
2. After moving, no matter how long it takes, in order to ensure the safety and prosperity of your family, you should hold a worship service to the family gods and set off a small string of firecrackers at home;
3. If there is no auspicious time to set up the bed on the day you move in, you can put the bed in place first, and then move it when the bed is auspicious;
4. It is best not to move when there is a pregnant woman at home. If you have to move, , it is advisable to buy a brand new broom, and let the pregnant woman sweep all the furniture before moving it, so as not to offend the fetus.
5. If you want to make a house quarrel on the first day or within the first week after moving, you must invite relatives, friends and neighbors to your home to have a lively chat, dinner or entertainment. The more lively it is, the more auspicious it is.
6. After moving, worship the homestead god and entertain relatives, friends and neighbors for peace and auspiciousness. Choosing an auspicious day and a good time, the words "Good luck entering the house" written on red paper are posted on the door. The "gods of heaven, earth, door gods" and ancestor tablets are enshrined indoors. Taoist priests perform rituals to dispel evil spirits and settle the house. Food and wine are provided to entertain relatives and friends. After moving, you can worship the foundation owner in the evening of the same day. The legendary foundation owner is shorter. When worshiping, you should be at the door of the kitchen. The table on which the offerings are placed should not be too high.
7. Set up a low table at the door of the kitchen as an offering table at dusk that day. On the offering table there is a portion of home-cooked food, meat and soup, a bowl of rice, three glasses of wine, a pair of red candles and three pillars. fragrant. After one-third of the incense is lit, paper money is burned next to the gate. When the paper money is burned, the worship ceremony is completed. The paper money burned when joining the group to worship can only use an appropriate amount of longevity gold, mowing gold, and land public gold. Avoid using gold and silver paper