What are the taboos in Shanxi’s life customs?

Abstract: Shanxi has a long history and a rich collection of people. There has always been a saying that “Look at Shanxi above ground and Shaanxi below ground.” If you are traveling to Shanxi or living in Shanxi, do you know what are the taboos in Shanxi? What should you pay attention to when traveling to Shanxi? Shanxi has a long history and culture, so what customs and taboos does Shanxi still retain now? The following article takes stock of some of Shanxi’s customs and habits, let’s take a look! Shanxi’s Marriage Customs

As the saying goes, “Thousands of miles have different customs, and a hundred miles have different customs.” In the long history of Shanxi’s evolution, Shanxi has gradually formed customs and habits adapted to the local area.

1. The night before the wedding, the man will send clothes, new shoes, washbasins, mirrors, etc., as well as four kinds of fruits and four kinds of snacks to the woman's family.

2. At 0:00 o'clock on the day of the wedding (at 12 o'clock the night before the wedding), both men and women must put up three 2-kicks at night. This is also a traditional wedding custom in Shanxi. It is to celebrate happiness and heralds the family life. is booming. After posting the couplets, you also have to eat age dumplings, usually age + 2 (one for heaven and one for earth). Men and women compete to see who eats it first. Whoever eats it first indicates who will be in charge in the future.

3. On the day when the man marries his wife, the older woman will not be present. According to Shanxi wedding customs, the bride's brothers, brothers and uncles (that is, the bride-to-be group) send the bride to the groom's house, and the newlyweds return to the bride's house together the next day (commonly known as the return home).

4. On the wedding day, when the bride goes out, her sister-in-law cannot see her off because [sister-in-law] has the same pronunciation as sweeping star, which is unlucky. The bride's clothes should not have pockets when going out to avoid taking away her family's wealth.

5. No one can sit on the new bed before the wedding is over, and the bride cannot lie down to avoid being sick in bed all year round.

6. The groom’s journey to the wedding and the journey back cannot be the same.

7. In Shanxi, double happiness (_) is posted on the door of the married man's house, and single happiness (_) is posted on the door of the girl's home.

Shanxi birthday customs

1. Shanxi people celebrate their birthdays in vain. There is also a saying that birthdays are celebrated in advance rather than after. This means that birthdays can only be celebrated in advance and not after. .

2. In Shanxi, children generally celebrate their 12th birthday, which is called "unlocking". "Unlocking" marks the child's entry into adolescence. This also shows that the 12th birthday is an important day in a person's life.

3. On their birthdays, Shanxi people must eat lo mein, which is called "longevity noodles". And the noodles cannot be broken when cooking. It is said that eating such noodles can make people live longer. Eating dumplings the day before your birthday is called "birth giving".

4. The 66th birthday is a big day in Shanxi. "On your 66th birthday, you have to eat a piece of meat from a girl." My daughter wants to buy meat, chop it up 66 times and eat it at the door to pray for her parents' health.

5. Don’t eat pancakes on your birthday, for fear that the future will be bumpy and your success rate will be low.

New Year Customs in Shanxi Province

1. Avoid breaking bowls, mirrors and other objects to prevent loss of wealth and luck. If it is accidentally broken, the remedy is to wrap it in red paper, recite "Peace every year" silently, and wait for five days before throwing it away.

2. Avoid taking a shower, washing your hair, or washing clothes in the morning, so as not to wash away wealth and fortune.

3. Avoid calling other people’s names to urge them to get up. This will make the other person have to be urged to do things throughout the year.

4. It is forbidden to eat porridge, non-vegetarian food and medicine in the morning. Eating porridge on the first day of the new year will lead to poverty for a whole year. In addition, it is forbidden to kill animals on the first day of the new year, so it is not suitable to eat non-vegetarian food. Try not to take medicine. Unless you are seriously ill, it is not suitable for healthy people to take tonics on this day.

5. Instead of cooking new rice, eat the New Year rice left over from New Year’s Eve. It means that if you can’t finish last year’s food, you will still have some leftover this year.

6. It is forbidden to take a nap. According to the ancient saying "no daytime nap", people are advised not to be lazy. Taking a nap on the first day of the new year will affect career luck.

Shanxi living customs

1. "Window door to window door, if you don't file a lawsuit, you will die." Shanxi people build new houses or build new houses in the yard. Doors or windows are the most taboo. Facing the door or window of the neighbor, there is a custom of "door to door, purging the dead".

2. Don’t wear double buttons, avoid four or six (the folk proverb four or six is ??not understood).

3. Avoid counting when eating dumplings, saying "count one, and one or five less". When eating pears, avoid sharing one pear between two people. The word pear and "li" are homophones, and they are afraid of separation.

4. Don’t give pears as gifts to patients.

5. Avoid visiting patients after noon, as it is not good for the patients.

6. Don’t borrow the medicine pot and send it back. Wait for the pot to be picked up by yourself.

7. When eating fish, avoid turning it over.

8. Do not sweep the floor outside the door because you are afraid of sweeping away the God of Wealth.

9. During the New Year's Day, taboos increase. It is taboo to say unlucky words on New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month, such as "death", "no", "little", etc. It is taboo to make dumplings. It says that the stuffing is short, broken, or leaking.

10. Don’t finish the New Year’s Eve meal. You should have more than enough every year.

11. Don’t say add coal to the stove (no), say add fire, don’t break the dishes. If you break the dishes, you should say "broken (every year) peace" to ward off evil spirits. .

12. On New Year’s Eve, avoid sweeping melon seed shells all over the ground. It is said that they will be trampled to pieces (years old), which also means broken pieces (years old) and peace.

13. Pregnant women cannot eat rabbit meat, otherwise the child will have harelips; nor can they eat crabs, otherwise they will suffer from birth defects during childbirth.

14. When receiving first-time guests at home, you cannot make dumplings. It means pinching someone's mouth, which is very rude.

15. Don’t use chopsticks to knock bowls and plates when eating. It is said to be a beggar’s habit.

Shanxi Clothing Customs

1. No matter whether men, women, old or young, the hem of clothing should be unfurled, because people generally believe that raw edged clothing is a form of mourning clothing and is unlucky.

2. If the clothes are torn or have buttons fallen off, avoid wearing them and mending them. It is said that if the clothes are "attached to the body, it will be frowned upon". It is generally forbidden to use even numbers of buttons on clothes. There is a saying that "four or six don't understand" or "four or six will make you useless".

3. Men should not wear green hats. Men whose wives have an affair with others are called cuckolds.

4. Avoid golden or silver-colored clothing. The patterns on the clothing materials should not include cranes or longevity characters, etc., because these are the colors and patterns of the shroud. All these taboos about clothing are just a negative means of prevention.