The author is located in the east of Henan Province. In our local area, there is a saying that "an old man does not live in the northwest, and the toilet does not cover the southeast". Literally, the house in the northwest can't be occupied by the elderly, and the toilet in the southeast can't be built.
There are similar sayings in other regions, such as "You can't live in the northwest at the age of 80, so don't dig a shit hole in the southeast", which means the same thing.
Some friends may not understand why such a request is made. What's the meaning? In this article, the author will talk about it in detail, and everyone will have an answer after reading it.
Say the first half of the sentence "I don't live in the northwest."
According to the folk saying, there are two reasons why the elderly can't live in the northwest house.
First, the houses in the northwest are relatively cold in winter, especially in the past, most of the houses were thatched huts and adobe houses, and it is easy to blow the northwest wind in winter. If the house leaks air, the elderly living in it will easily catch cold, so the elderly can't live in the northwest house.
Secondly, from the five elements, the northwest belongs to gold. If old people live in houses in the northwest, their own resistance is weaker than that of young people, that is, they are old and weak.
So old people can't live in houses in the northwest.
However, some people object to this view. For example, a friend said that the northwest belonged to the old father, so the northwest was where the old father lived.
There is also a saying that the northwest side of the house is dry divination for the sky, representing dry gold, and the northwest side should be inhabited by the elderly. This is called suppressing wealth.
From the above, we will find that even the same explanation, due to different regions, different statements, the final result is different.
Besides, the second half of the sentence "the toilet does not cover the southeast."
In the eyes of many friends, it doesn't matter where the toilet at home is built, as long as it is convenient to use and can be built anywhere.
In fact, according to the folk saying, the toilet cannot be built in the southeast, and there is also a certain saying.
First of all, most houses in the north face south and the east faces up. The middle is called the "main room", the east room is on the left and the Westinghouse is on the right. The owner of the house will live in the east room, and there will be a supporting room in the east. Supporting rooms are generally kitchens. If the toilet is built in the southeast, it is next to the kitchen or the main room.
So the toilet can't be built in the southeast.
Secondly, according to the five elements, the southeast belongs to fire, the toilet belongs to water, and fire and water are incompatible. If the toilet is built in the southeast, it may affect the fortune of the family. Fortune is very important to everyone, so people will not build toilets in the southeast.
However, some friends have different views, or in the northern region, the main houses are facing south. If the gate faces south, the toilet will not be built in the southeast, but in the southwest.
If the gate faces west, then if the toilet is still placed in the southwest, it is equivalent to being next to the gate, which is obviously inappropriate.
There are houses in the northeast and northwest, and toilets can only be placed in the southeast.
You can also observe families whose doors face west. Toilets are generally located in the southeast.
Seeing this, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the sentence "the old man does not live in the northwest, and the toilet does not cover the southeast". As can be seen from the above explanation, not all regions have such concerns, and even different places have completely opposite results.
For example, I can't live in a house in the northwest here, but in other areas, a house in the northwest is a house for the elderly.
As for whether the toilet can be built in the southeast, it depends on the direction of the gate.
With the continuous development, some taboos in rural areas are gradually forgotten by people, but they are more obvious in cities. For example, a house bought in a city can have 2-3 toilets distributed in 3 different directions. In addition, the house where the elderly live is not fixed. Generally, you can live in any house except the master bedroom, so there is not so much pressure.
But having said that, some friends said that it is better to pay more attention to some geomantic problems in housing construction.
What do you think of this?