When returning home after being away for more than three days, you have to knock on the door three times before inserting the key. The main reason is to frighten away evil spirits.
This is a folk taboo. If you are out for more than three days and there is no one in the whole house, when you come home, please do not take the key to open the door as soon as possible. First, knock three times, remember to knock hard! Then wait for half a minute and knock three times again! Insert the key and open the door. After the door is opened, please turn on all the lights in the house, whether it is day or night, and wait about two minutes before turning them off. As long as you follow this method, you can scare away evil spirits and protect your home's peace.
1. The purpose is to awaken the "Chinese Army Arrows" in the home
There is a folk custom: what we commonly call "Jiamen" is also called "Chinese Army Arrows". Because the door of a home needs to be stepped on frequently, the "Chinese Army Arrow" controls the popularity and future of the host's family. If you go out for too long and no one opens or closes it for a long time, the "Chinese Army Arrow" will always be blocked and will not fire. The longer the time goes by, the more powerful the "Chinese Army Arrow" rebounds. In fact, in terms of Feng Shui, it is not conducive to the host's interpersonal relationships and future. Therefore, people who have been away for a long time must knock three times before entering. The actual purpose is to wake up the "Chinese Army Arrow" in the home.
2. The purpose is to inform the Kitchen God at home
At the same time, every household supports the Kitchen God. Among the people, the Kitchen God is equivalent to the head of the household, responsible for the safety of the family and the prosperity of the livestock. In the old days, every household would worship the Kitchen God during the Chinese New Year, hoping that the family would have plenty every year and the livestock would be prosperous. If you don't pay attention to it, it will easily lead to a decline in the family's financial fortune and make it difficult to raise livestock. Therefore, people who have been away for a long time must knock three times before entering. In fact, the purpose is to inform the kitchen god at home that the person in charge is back.
3. The purpose is to reconcile yin and yang
What people often call "popularity" is actually the lively gathering of family members, both yin and yang are ** *Get together. If you go out for too long and leave people in the house, it is equivalent to losing the popularity, that is, the person's yang energy. Once there is a lack of yang energy in the home, there will naturally be more yin energy. Therefore, people who have been away for a long time must knock three times before entering. The actual purpose is to scare away the evil spirits and maintain the harmony of yin and yang.
4. The purpose is to get rid of "dirty things"
There is also a saying that if you have not returned home for a long time and the room has been vacant for too long, some dirty things will come to your home to "visit" , knocking on the door is a warning to these "dirty things" to leave as soon as possible.
Since ancient times, there have been many taboos among the people. Taboos come from the summary of the experiences and lessons of our ancestors, some come from moral norms, and some belong to worship. We don’t need to blindly believe, and we don’t need to resent or reject it. These are all part of life, just keep a neutral attitude.