The so-called leap June is a special calendar phenomenon in which there are two lunar Junes in a certain year. The second of the two Junes is called "leap June". So, what are the superstitious beliefs about leap six months? Below are related articles I compiled about leap six months. Welcome to read them.
What are the superstitions about leap six months?
1. Avoid moving graves. In Feng Shui, there is a saying that ghosts will not open in leap months, so it is best not to move graves in leap months. In some places, people who died in a leap month may not be buried until the next month.
2. Leap Moon Dinner, also called Six-in-Law Dinner. Every leap month in a leap year, the natal family needs to invite their married daughter home for a dinner and family reunion.
3. Leap month shoes. Children who go home during a leap month are best to give their parents a pair of leap month shoes. As the saying goes: Leap month shoes, worn in a leap month, make the elderly live a thousand years.
4. In Taiwan, there is a custom during the leap month: a married daughter needs to buy a pair of pig's feet and noodles for her mother, usually two pig's feet and six handfuls of noodles. The upper thread is tied with red silk thread and spring flowers.
5. The mother’s family gives her daughter an umbrella, which means to protect the child and bless the child.
6. Sacrifice to the land. In some areas, there is a practice of offering sacrifices to the Lord of the Land in leap years. There is no need to hire a master, but it is necessary to gather three generations of local elders, middle-aged and grandsons to be the "master and auxiliary machines". This is a kind of Divination ceremony to calculate the instructions of the Earth God and pray for success this year.
Why are there leap months?
To put it simply, it is because the calendar is orderly. The reason why a new month is full or empty is that sometimes it is necessary to make up, sometimes there is more, and the accumulation adds up to more. According to the number of dates, there will be a leap month in the first three years, and another leap month in the next five years. After calculation, there are generally seven leap months in nineteen years. This is the origin of leap months and why leap months occur.
Is it good to get married in leap six months?
A leap month means that there is a leap month in the lunar calendar in that year, that is, there are thirteen months in total. Since leap means nourishment and harvest, it symbolizes the nourishment of love, love and harmony between husband and wife. Moreover, leap June is an even month, so it is better to get married in even numbers.
Is it good for babies born in leap six months?
June is the last month, and unitary metal is born before the earth. There is no conflict, no restraint, no punishment. The moon is born in the year of the parents, so this month the chicken baby will be born. They are prosperous parents. But in terms of evil spirits, if the male baby happens to be guilty of an iron broomstick. In this way, it is very suitable if the baby is a girl, but it is not good if the boy is born before 12 noon.