May 5th, the Dragon Boat Festival arrives. The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the most important and grand traditional festivals in China, and has always been beloved by Chinese descendants all over the world. Since the suitable things vary with different times, Huayi Network has prepared all the articles about May of 2019 in the lunar calendar for you.

Can you cut your hair on the Dragon Boat Festival?

Viewpoint One: No
During the Dragon Boat Festival, it is not advisable to cut your hair or shave your head, especially for children and girls. There is a folk saying that "Do not cut your hair in May, or your uncle will die."
The Dragon Boat Festival falls in the fifth month of the lunar calendar, which is also called the "poisonous month." Newborns have not yet fully closed their fontanelle, which is located at the Baihui point, and cutting hair during this time can easily lead to external evils invading the body.
Viewpoint Two: Yes
There is another belief regarding whether one can cut hair on the Dragon Boat Festival: "Do not cut your hair on a festival, or the ghost will pull out your hair and strangle you, then wrap you in a zongzi."
This "festival" refers to traditional festivals such as the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Chongyang Festival.

What are the taboos of the Dragon Boat Festival?

1. Avoid saying "Happy"
The Dragon Boat Festival is the memorial day of Qu Yuan, which is one of the major connotations of the festival. Therefore, on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, when meeting relatives and friends, you should not say "Happy Dragon Boat Festival," but instead say "Wishing you peace and health on the Dragon Boat Festival!"
2. Avoid the "Evil Month"
In feng shui customs, the fifth month is called the "Evil Month," which is an unlucky month. The Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month is also known as "Chong Wu," meaning "evil upon evil," and is the unluckiest day of the entire month. Therefore, there is a custom of "escaping the noon" on the Dragon Boat Festival. Children under one year old must be sent to their maternal grandparents' home to ward off evil spirits and misfortune.
3. Avoid swimming
Some places prohibit swimming on the Dragon Boat Festival, especially in areas where people have drowned before. It is believed that on this day, many drowned ghosts return to the world of the living to find a replacement. Therefore, they throw zongzi into the water to share with them, so they won't target you.
4. Avoid losing the incense bag
On the Dragon Boat Festival, children wear incense bags to ward off evil. After the festival, the incense bags worn by children must be burned, symbolizing the removal of bad luck. If the incense bag is lost, the child may have a difficult year.
5. Avoid eating zongzi from the parents' home
In Chinese folk tradition, there is a saying that if a daughter is married, she should not go back to her parents' home on the Dragon Boat Festival, otherwise she might bring bad luck.
6. Avoid sexual activity
During the Dragon Boat Festival period, it is not advisable to engage in sexual activity, especially during the nine toxic days, as it is easy to be infected by "toxic" energy, which can harm your health.

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