Because stepping on the threshold will affect my fortune.
regarding the threshold, the ancients thought that you can only cross it in one step, and it would be very unlucky to step on it. In ancient China, stepping on someone's threshold is disrespectful to the owner of the house. There is also a saying that the threshold is a symbol of the elders or the head of the household, and it is the head and neck of the family. Stepping on the threshold will affect my luck, so there is a saying that it is "don't step on the threshold and don't sit and fight." The meaning of the threshold was later extended, because it not only blocks wealth but also life, so when a person is not smooth, he says "he has met a threshold."
The threshold is also a symbol of the ceremony between the guest and the host. The so-called entering the room reflects the host's attention to the guests. In ancient times, when guests crossed the threshold and entered the hall, they needed to lower their heads and watch their steps to prevent bumping, which was a respect for the host. There is a saying that "if the threshold is broken, there will be nothing inside and outside", which shows that the threshold is the boundary between the family order and other etiquette.
The role of the threshold in geomantic omen
1. Gas gathering: Because there will be a gap between the gate and the ground, it is precisely because of this gap that it will affect the gas field of the whole house and let the gas field flow out from this gap. If placing a threshold can block this gap, it will gather the gas field of the house. Prevent the airflow from shuttling back and forth under the door, causing the imperial palace gas field to be scattered.
2. Gathering wealth: The reasons for gathering wealth and gathering gas are the same. After setting the threshold, it can prevent the loss of wealth from the crack of the door. Gathering gas and gathering wealth are actually connected.
3. Keep out the evil spirit: Setting a threshold can not only protect the money inside, but also prevent the evil wind outside from coming in.
4. To ward off evil spirits: When designing the threshold of a folk mansion, the design steps will be more than three levels. Because it is said that ghosts can't walk like people, they just hop along with their feet, and they can't go directly to the steps above the third level, so they can play the role of exorcism.