Home is a welcoming haven, and the environment has a direct impact on our mood and quality of life.
However, if you place inappropriate items in your home, it will not only destroy the aura, but also bring bad effects.
It is this point that the ancestors handed down "don't let go of the five at home, and the wealth is not prosperous" reminds us of the five things that should not be placed in the home.
What exactly are these 5 things? And what bad impact do they have on life? Let's explore this interesting topic today.
01
Broken bowls should not be kept
In our daily life, we use many tableware, such as dishes and plates, etc., and since most of them are ceramic, it is inevitable that they will break.
In some households, there is often a reluctance to throw away these broken dishes and continue to use them, but this can have some adverse effects.
According to relevant scientific research reports, the kitchen is one of the most likely places for bacteria to breed, and there are gaps on the surface of the broken bowl, which is easier to accumulate bacteria.
If we continue to use broken bowls, it may increase the chance of contracting diseases, and using broken bowls is one of the important causes of bacterial growth.
The rough surface of the broken bowls provides an environment for bacteria to adhere to and multiply, and once we cook food in these broken bowls, we are likely to come into contact with various pathogens.
Broken bowls are fragile, accidents may occur when using, sharp fragments may remain in the bowl, we accidentally cut our fingers, or suddenly break while cooking, contaminating the food.
What's more, broken bowl fragments may be mixed with food, and cause internal injuries after accidental ingestion, which will bring potential safety hazards.
In traditional mainland culture, a complete bowl represents the stability of family wealth, and a broken bowl is seen as a bad omen.
Therefore, some people believe that keeping a broken bowl will affect their fortune, which has a certain superstitious element, but also reflects people's inner worries.
Even if you don't fully believe it, when you see a broken bowl, you will subconsciously feel insecure, just like an old man said: "When the broken bowl is left in the kitchen, I always feel unsteady and always want to replace it with a new one." ”
Broken bowls should not be used continuously, we should replace them in time to avoid health and safety hazards, of course, if it is some commemorative but broken bowls, we can keep them separately and not use them in tableware, choosing new complete tableware will make our lives safer and better.
02
Don't let go of dead flowers and plants
With the acceleration of the pace of modern life, many families have begun to place some flowers and plants in the room, which can not only beautify the environment, but also absorb toxic gases in the air and purify the air.
However, some flowers and plants are not properly maintained or have poor adaptability to the environment, and they may wilt and die.
For these withered or dead flowers and plants, leaving them in the room not only does not beautify the environment, but may pollute the air.
Dust collects on the surface of withered flowers and plants, and rotten roots can also produce bacteria that can pollute indoor air and be detrimental to health.
Bacteria and molds in dead flowers and plants can multiply, and the spores produced by them can cause respiratory diseases such as cough and flu if inhaled.
According to statistics, in recent years, the number of people with respiratory diseases caused by air pollution has increased significantly, of which indoor air pollution also accounts for a certain proportion.
Putting dead flowers and plants can also make people feel depressed, bright flowers and plants give people a sense of vitality, while withered flowers and plants can only make people feel withered and decadent.
Living in such an environment will affect your mood, and whenever you see withered flowers and plants, you will feel a sense of powerlessness, and depressed emotions will also appear.
Some traditional beliefs that dead flowers and plants symbolize decay and are not good for fortune may be overly superstitious, but it must be admitted that dead flowers and plants do exude negative messages and affect the environmental atmosphere.
Studies have found that the environmental atmosphere can significantly affect personal mood, and personal emotional state can affect work and quality of life, so in the long run, it is still necessary to create a positive environment for the home.
For the cleanliness of the home environment and the freshness of the air, as well as for the sunny and cheerful mood, once the flowers and plants are found to have withered or died, they should be removed in time and replaced with fresh flowers and plants.
Instead of letting dead flowers and plants pollute vision and breathing, it is better to create a fresh and pleasant living environment with new flowers and plants full of vitality, and at the same time, we should also pay attention to reasonable maintenance of flowers and plants, choose appropriate varieties, so that flowers and plants can continue to add vitality to the home environment.
03
Sharp objects should not be placed in the home
Sharp objects, such as swords, are injurious and should not be placed at home.
These items are a safety hazard, and their sharp edges can easily lead to accidental injuries.
Especially for the elderly and active children with limited mobility, they are more susceptible to injury, and some people think that it is okay even if they do not open the blade, but the sharp corners of these objects can also cause cuts.
Children have delicate skin, and if they accidentally touch these sharp objects, they can easily break the skin and bleed, and even adults can scratch their fingers or other parts of their body by sharp edges when they touch these objects.
These objects can also trigger feelings of anxiety, and sharp swords can create fear and insecurity at night or when alone.
Especially in the bedroom, it can seriously affect the quality of sleep, and the cold texture and sharp edges of these items can easily trigger people's associations with possible accidental injuries.
Especially before bedtime, this anxiety can cause the brain to be excited, it is difficult to fall asleep, and even after falling asleep, nightmares, dreams, etc., may occur, which can have a negative impact on physical and mental health.
These items can also easily lead to escalation of conflicts, and when family members quarrel, if the sword is nearby, it can easily become a tool to vent anger, which can cause irreparable tragedy.
People who usually have a good relationship, once they lose their minds in a quarrel, may pick up sharp objects to hurt each other, and the consequences are unimaginable, and neighborhood disputes are likely to eventually turn into tragedy.
Of course, it is necessary for people who work in related industries to place them properly, but they should be placed in an enclosed space to avoid the reach of children, and these people are trained to use and store these items correctly.
There are other measures we can take to reduce the potential hazards of these sharp objects, such as using knife holders, fixing them on shelves, locking them, etc., but this requires frequent checks of use to keep them from being left behind.
Ordinary families still should not place these sharp swords and other items, their potential harm is greater than the value of collection.
We should create a safe, warm and peaceful living environment for our family, and we can choose some decorations with soft texture and not easy to break to enrich our home life.
04
Dispose of old clothes and shoes at home
With the development of the times, people's consumption concept is also changing, in the past, in the period of material scarcity, everyone paid attention to frugality, reluctant to throw away old clothes and shoes.
Now, the standard of living has improved, and more attention is paid to the quality of life, and disposing of old clothes and shoes at home can make life cleaner and more comfortable.
The accumulation of old clothes and shoes will take up space, and the wardrobe is stuffed with old T-shirts and old sneakers, which is not only inconvenient to find things, but also easy to accumulate dust.
Cleaning out your wardrobe regularly and throwing away or donating old clothes you don't wear can make more room for new ones.
Old clothes and old shoes will emit peculiar smells, especially old shoes placed at the bottom of the bed, the humid environment is easy to produce mildew, and the smell of strange smells when sleeping will affect the quality of rest.
The accumulation of old clothes and shoes is also easy to breed bacteria, dust mites, etc., if old clothes and old bed sheets are piled up for a long time, dust mites and bacteria are easy to multiply, these are allergens, and it is important for children and people with sensitive skin to clean their wardrobes regularly.
What's more, old electrical appliances and old electronic products are also safety hazards when placed under the bed, their internal parts are easy to rust in a humid environment, and the original functional equipment will break if it is left for too long.
Dispose of waste electrical appliances in a timely manner to avoid the impact of harmful substances such as mercury on human health.
Old clothes and old shoes are also not good for the image, shabby clothes are easy to be looked down upon, and it also has an impact on self-confidence, regularly updating your wardrobe and wearing new clothes that fit and clean will make you look more energetic.
In today's material life, we should no longer be reluctant to throw away old clothes and shoes, dispose of them reasonably, make life easier and more comfortable, we can also actively welcome the new life, do these well, but also create a clean and comfortable home environment, so that the family relationship is more harmonious.
05
Home feng shui is careful to place strange objects
Flasing the home is a delicate work, not only to consider the beauty and comfort, but also to pay attention to feng shui, many people like to put some strange items at home, thinking that it can improve the taste of the home, but this often affects the home feng shui.
For example, some friends like to collect natural items such as bones and stones.
In fact, bones belong to animal corpses, and long-term storage will gather yin qi, and strange-shaped stones will also bring strange magnetic effects.
Others like to collect antiques, but the origin of the antiques is unknown, and the yin energy they carry can also adversely affect the homeowner.
There are also some people who like to put up models or portraits of fierce animals such as tigers and eagles, believing that they can increase their momentum, but this is believed to gather "evil energy" in feng shui, which is not conducive to home harmony.
Posting the door god during the New Year can increase the festive atmosphere, but you should also pay attention to the portrait of the door god and do not choose the image of the fierce god.
Nowadays, many young people like abstract artworks may be difficult for the elderly and children to understand and appreciate, but will cast a shadow on their living environment.
Home feng shui pays attention to the unity of nature and man, and attaches importance to the comfort of life.
Strange-shaped objects will not only affect the visual effect, but also have a negative impact on the aura of the living environment, such as the distinctive modern abstract sculpture, which may be an exploration of space innovation for designers, but placed in the living room of a traditional family, it often frightens the elderly and children.
Some friends like to hang fashionable paintings with skeletons or monster patterns printed on the wall, which is not good for the growth of children, and more extremely, some people use the collection of torture instruments used in history as decorations, which will undoubtedly gather an eerie atmosphere in the home.
Therefore, in home furnishings, it is still necessary to pay attention to caution, choose more warm or beautiful items, and create a living space suitable for the whole family, which is also helpful for home feng shui.
For example, you can hang some decorative paintings depicting scenes of a better life, or put some decorations that symbolize harmony and unity, and in your spare time, the family can also make some handicrafts with positive meanings, which is also good for enhancing the parent-child relationship.
Despite the pursuit of fashion, it is still necessary to take into account the needs of Feng Shui, so that the home is a comfortable haven rather than an unsettling art gallery, which is a principle to pay attention to when furnishing the home.
06
Burning old objects in folk funeral customs
In fact, in addition to the above five things, there is another possibility that should not be stored as much as possible.
Folk funeral customs vary from region to region on the mainland, but there is one common custom in which the relatives of the deceased burn the items used by the deceased after the funeral, which is called "burning old things".
One is to avoid seeing things and thinking about people, the items used by the deceased during their lifetime are full of memories for their relatives, if they are kept at home for a long time, their relatives will think of their deceased relatives when they see these items, and they will not be able to get out of grief.
For example, the deceased's favorite daily necessities, such as clothes, shoes, and stationery, will arouse deep memories for their loved ones, and seeing these relics is like seeing the deceased himself, and it is difficult to calm the grief.
Burning these old things can help loved ones get out of grief as soon as possible, no longer continue to be immersed in sadness through the reminders of these items, and better return to normal life.
According to the traditional concept of the mainland, burning the objects can be "carried" to the deceased to meet their possible needs in the underworld, especially in rural areas.
In many rural areas, the funeral is followed by a "burn-in" of the deceased's belongings, which are burned every other week, especially in the fifth week of the death day.
It is believed that these necessities of life can be brought to deceased relatives to meet their needs in the afterlife by burning, and this concept is related to the cultural tradition of mainland traditions with the concept of the afterlife such as ancestor worship as the core.
The third is disinfection, some of the relics of the deceased may carry pathogens, and placing them at home will pose a danger of infection to the living.
If the bedding and clothing used by patients with infectious diseases are not treated in time and continue to be used at home, it may cause the spread of the virus and endanger the health of family members.
Incineration can produce high temperatures, which can completely kill residual pathogens, eliminate the risk of germs spreading, and protect the health of family members, which is also an important reason why it is recommended to burn old things.
Fourth, in accordance with traditional customs, even if they do not fully agree with the above reasons, many family members will follow the custom of "burning old things", because it has become part of the memorial ceremony and represents the completion of the final farewell.
Even if modern people no longer believe that burning objects can be given to the deceased, burning relics during funeral ceremonies has become a symbolic ritual, which can indicate that the living have completed their farewell and let the deceased rest in peace.
Of course, for some relics of special commemorative significance, family members can also choose to keep them properly instead of burning them.
The key is to balance mourning and letting go, to avoid putting too much energy into the pain of the past, and to cherish the present of life, and to coexist with the memories of the deceased, rather than being dominated by them.
While keeping a small number of special memorials, burning most of the relics and completing the farewell ceremony may be the best option for modern people.