In our country, every afternoon on New Year's Eve, men will put up couplets and then take paper money to worship their ancestors. Women will pack jiaozi at home, and the real "Spring Festival" will wait for men to come back. From this moment on, the following things cannot be done anyway.
★ Don't say anything unlucky. I think everyone has heard the saying "disaster comes from the mouth". Usually, people don't care too much about what they say, but on New Year's Eve, you should keep your mouth shut and don't say anything unlucky.
Under no circumstances should you say anything like "death", "bad luck" and "taking medicine". Young people may scoff at this, but old people are very concerned. Because New Year's Eve is the last day of the year, and it also represents the beginning of a new year. If you violate this taboo, the next year will not be smooth, and even some bad things will happen. Therefore, on New Year's Eve, the elderly will tell their children in advance that they must not talk nonsense and try to say something nice and sweet.
★ Don't go to the barber shop for a haircut. You can't get a haircut until February from New Year's Eve. If someone else's children have their hair cut, the old man will definitely be unhappy and even furious when he sees it. The specific reason seems to be related to my uncle. It is said that cutting hair will "die" my uncle, make the whole family unhappy, and even directly destroy the feng shui at home, so that the blessings will never return.
Therefore, every time the Chinese New Year is approaching, the elderly will ask their children to cut their hair and clean it up in advance. Anyway, they can't go to the barber shop next month. When I was young, I wondered why I was so busy as soon as I entered the twelfth lunar month barber shop. Now I finally understand that it has something to do with this pressure.
Eating jiaozi can't be bottomed out in our place. On New Year's Eve, the first day and the second day, jiaozi is basically the staple food. Every time we eat, everyone will silently eat a bowl of jiaozi, and try not to talk nonsense when eating. One of the most important taboos is that you can't finish a bowl of jiaozi at once. When there are three jiaozi in the bowl, you should fill it up, and you must never see the bottom.
Because in people's eyes, the word "more than one year" is very important. There are always three jiaozi in the bowl, which means that the new year will be endless. It is a symbol of good luck. If you eat all the jiaozi in the bowl at once, the old man will certainly be unhappy and will wait until after the Spring Festival to get even with you.
★ Don't go to other people's homes to borrow money or ask for debts. The words "pay off debts, borrow money to turn around" are completely invalid on New Year's Eve. No matter how much money others owe you, no matter how difficult you are, as long as you post Spring Festival couplets on New Year's Eve, you can't go to other people's homes to raise money. Even if you go to other people's homes to borrow money or ask for debts, others won't give it to you, and it will also arouse others' resentment, and even scold you in public, saying that you are not sensible, so pay attention.
Because in the eyes of the elderly, as long as they go in on New Year's Eve, it is equivalent to officially entering the New Year. Money must be put in the till, not taken out. Once you give it to others, you can't save any money for a whole year. The so-called "money is not exposed" comes from this.
★ Don't sweep the floor on New Year's Eve. If you are careful, you will find that people who love cleanliness at ordinary times will become dirty after New Year's Eve. The garbage on the ground is almost invisible, but it is not the owner who is lazy. It is caused by local customs.
In the eyes of the elderly, sweeping the floor will sweep away all the blessings and luck of the year. The cleaner you sweep, the poorer your family will be. So near the New Year's Eve, the old people will clean all the rooms and the outside in advance, and the dust on the walls will be wiped clean with cloth. They won't clean after New Year's Eve, and they can't clean well until after New Year's Eve.
In fact, there are still many taboos about New Year's Eve in rural areas, including not turning off the lights when sleeping at night and trying not to take medicine. Although these taboos have no scientific reason, they represent the yearning and expectation of the elderly for a better life. Sometimes, in order to please the elderly, we should try not to do the above things. After all, family happiness is the purpose of Chinese New Year. What other taboos do you have there?