In traditional customs, the Year of the Animal is usually considered as an unlucky year. The folk song "Tai sui commits the year of birth, Tai sui takes the lead." Without happiness, there will be disaster "is the best portrayal of the unlucky year of birth." Therefore, people usually refer to the "year of birth" as the "year of threshold", that is, spending the year of birth is like stepping into a threshold. Every animal year, in all parts of the northern Han nationality, no matter adults or children, they should wear red belts, commonly known as "tying red", and children should wear red vests and red shorts, thinking that this is the only way to avoid disasters. This custom is still popular everywhere today. During the Spring Festival, red and yellow ribbons of "auspicious belt" and "auspicious knot" are sold everywhere in the market. People in the Year of the Animal tie them around their waists and wrists, which can eliminate disasters and turn evil into good.
However, it is worth noting that it is generally believed that the first day of the first lunar month is the beginning of a new year, and it is wrong to calculate the year of birth. For the zodiac year, the beginning of spring in 24 solar terms shall prevail.
There is no scientific basis for saying that the birth year is a bad year. However, in this animal year, people often encounter many things they don't like, or do some absurd things, which makes people feel very strange. This phenomenon of "core remains of life" is still a blank in folklore research. Therefore, people who often pass the birth year are very worried about their fortune this year. How to cross this threshold is the biggest thing for most people in their birth year. More ironically, as the New Year approaches, merchants will make full use of people's psychological characteristics of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, and vigorously promote "animal year" products, such as red underwear and red underwear. Seize business opportunities and make big money. Today's animal year, like other traditional customs in China, has lost its inherent meaning and become a pretext for commercial propaganda.
Stabbing your hands with bird droppings and stones is only an occasional misfortune. It's pure coincidence. Please don't think about it.