Is the gourd hanging on the left or right side of the door?
The gourd hangs on the left side of the door.
In the eyes of the ancients, the shape of the gourd mouth and belly can absorb the good atmosphere in the house well, but it can effectively restrain and deter the bad atmosphere, thus creating a suitable home environment.
Therefore, many wealthy families in ancient times would raise several natural gourds at home and put them on top of nave, believing that they would have the magical effect of turning evil spirits into evil spirits and avoiding evil. There are many themes about gourd in ancient auspicious patterns, such as "descendants for generations" and "dish length for generations".
Some people hang the gourd under the beam, which is called the "top beam". It is said that with this measure, the home is relatively safe and smooth; More educated people tie five gourds with red ropes, which is called "Five Blessingg".
There is a proverb in rural areas of Taiwan Province Province: "You will get rich if you put a gourd in your pocket", which means that you will get rich if you put a gourd at home. Put a gourd at the bedside to promote the relationship between husband and wife.
How about seven bogeys for hanging gourd?
Under normal circumstances, you can put up to three gourds at home. Because gourd is a masculine god, if it is put too much, it will cause imbalance between yin and yang at home and adversely affect its own fortune. At the same time, the gourd can be placed under the bed, which can relieve the pain. It can also be placed in the bedroom, which means that many children are blessed and the family is happy and healthy.
The above is about whether the gourd is hung on the left or right side of the door. The taboo of hanging the gourd is seven. Hanging different numbers of gourds at home brings different feng shui effects. The concrete gourd represents those feng shui meanings. You can learn more here.