The arrival of the cold wave makes us feel the breath of the Waxing Moon strongly, as the last month of the lunar calendar, it has always had the same status as the first month in the folk. Its origin has a history of thousands of years, and the earliest records of "la" are "Zhou Yi" and "Zhou Li", which are synonymous with "dried meat" in their original meaning. The reason why December is called the Wax Moon is also very simple, because the dry and cold climate of December is the most suitable for the production of wax flavor. This shows that this custom has continued for thousands of years. In addition, as the end of the year is in a special period of alternating between the old and the new, there are many sacrifices in ancient times that will be carried out in succession during this month, which the ancients called "the end of the year". Such an important month, naturally also indispensable to the unique customs and taboos of ancient times, from the widely circulated folk sayings can be glimpsed, such as this sentence "waxing moon taboo tail, the first moon taboo head", although it is inevitable that the ancients superstitious elements, but the ancients resigned the old and welcome the new good wishes, but also vividly reproduced the ancient people's simple life style.
Avoiding taboos is all for the sake of a good omen, especially in ancient times when productivity was extremely low, in order to get better and better in the coming year, this month of retiring the old and welcoming the new is sloppy. Resignation must be safe and stable, welcome to the new in order to smooth and profitable, these folk extremely common and popular taboos, even today, we often hear the elders nagging these parents full of the taste of the year short.
Let's first look at what the older generation has to say in the Waxing Moon, first of all, the older generation is taboo to move in the Waxing Moon. As the last month of the year, the cold weather swept in, and most of the agricultural affairs were complete, and in the face of the upcoming Spring Festival, people had only one wish in their hearts, that is, to go home for the New Year and reunite the family. Home at this moment has become the warmest embrace and home for people after they are busy, and at this time, moving may miss the universal celebration of Chinese New Year's Eve night, and secondly, it also means that the old year has not been sent away, and the new year has not made a good start, which is undoubtedly a big scenery in the folk who are generally looking forward to good omens. Secondly, in the past, there has always been a saying that "people move poor, and fires are extinguished", and it is unlucky to move in a hurry at such an important time period. Of course, these are all a kind of spiritual embodiment of the people's good expectations for the coming year, whether it is auspicious or not is actually not important, but in such a special month should be integrated into such an atmosphere, in order to experience the joy of retiring the old and welcoming the new, after all, after missing it, you have to wait for another year.
In addition, it is also taboo to borrow money in the waxing moon. The so-called "debt is not the year", the waxing moon for businessmen must be busy with the month of clearing the account, and striving to recover the payment at the beginning of the New Year is the happiest thing for every merchant. After a year of hard work, we can finally reunite to look back on the harvest of this year. No matter how much you earn, you always feel at ease in your hand. If someone borrows money inevitably becomes a fly in the ointment, the older generation will think that this will affect the luck of the coming year, which is a more obscure thing, which means breaking the wealth and flowing the year. It is also taboo to borrow money from others during the Waxing Moon, because there is joy everywhere around the Spring Festival, and these things are obviously contrary to the road, so I don't want such a situation to occur. Of course, even if it is the Spring Festival, such a situation must also exist, there are sentient beings in the world, and we can do what we can do when we encounter such things.
There are taboos in the old Waxing Moon, and it is also indispensable to welcome the new month. The most well-known is the taboo to clean the room on the first day of the New Year, the reason must not be said. Elders often nag, and although we know it, we are still overjoyed by these nagging words. The New Year is our most long-standing and grand traditional custom, and without traditional rituals, there is no traditional taste.
The second is that there is no haircut in the first month, some people may be confused, because the folk have had the custom of "February 2, the dragon looks up" since ancient times, and it is a bit lonely and unheard of if you don't cut your hair in the first month. In fact, this statement appeared late, and the time of circulation was short, so many people were confused. According to research, not getting a haircut in the first month of the first month is derived from a common saying in the Qing Dynasty, "the uncle who cuts hair in the first month". It is said that at that time, the Qing Dynasty was in power, and everyone was required to shave off the hair on their foreheads and tie a braid at the back of their heads. However, at that time, when the Qing Dynasty had just ascended to the throne, people generally thought about ming, so they invariably decided not to shave their heads on the first day of the first month, and called it "thinking of the old". Unexpectedly, this "thinking about the old" became more and more flavorful, became the later "dead uncle", and slowly became the typical of three people becoming a tiger, which is what we hear today. Some people also said that at that time, in order to avoid the official government's investigation, they deliberately said that he was a "dead uncle", and the truth is not known, but at least it can be seen that the custom of not cutting hair in the first month reflects the national complex of the people at that time.
Nowadays, many people scoff at the word taboo, which is called "looking at the picture" according to the Buddhists. As a new era, it is common sense to look at problems dialectically. We know its absurdity and we naturally don't use it as a guide, but our long-standing traditional culture would have changed without it.