How does the first month not shave? We have a long history and culture, and some customs have a long history, but many people don't know why. Do you know the reason behind the saying that the first month does not shave?
How does the first month come without shaving
"First month does not shave, shaves the head to die uncle" is a popular Chinese ballad. It is said that a long time ago, there was a shaver who went to my uncle's house to celebrate the Spring Festival every year, and then shaved my uncle's head.
Until one year, the shaver's uncle died. After the Spring Festival, when the shaver went to shave his uncle as usual, he suddenly remembered that his uncle was no longer alive.
For a time, sorrow starts from the heart. Since then, the shaver no longer shaves his head in the first month of each year to miss his uncle.
People say he doesn't shave his head in the first month, thinking of his uncle. However, due to the homophony of "thinking" and "death", such misunderstandings occur in the circulation.
Of course, it's just a story. There are real historical records about the folk custom of "the first month without shaving".
In 1644, Dourgen led the Qing army into the customs, which opened the rule of the Qing Dynasty for more than 200 years. In order to consolidate its dominant position, the imperial court of Qing Dynasty issued a series of targeted policies, such as worshiping Manchuria by the leader of the line, investing in land, shaving and changing clothes, moving to the sea, and writing prison. Among these policies, other policies are well implemented, but "shaving order" has been strongly dissatisfied by the Han people. Some people think that shaving is a great insult to their personality.
As a result, some areas that had been subordinated to the Qing Dynasty began to resist. This move infuriated the Manchu nobles.
For a time, in order to carry out the "shaving order", the Manchu regime adopted a bloody slaughterhouse. The famous ones are "Yangzhou 10th day", "Tongguan Tu", etc. One of the most popular words is "keep your head without hair, keep your hair without head".
After this heinous massacre, the population of the whole country plummeted from 51 million to 23 million. People dare not fight with the Qing Dynasty, but in order to express their dissatisfaction, they mutually agreed that the first month would not shave their heads, so as to miss the tradition of keeping full hair.
This is the origin of "the first month does not shave, thinking about the old". Because of the fear that the word "nostalgia" is too direct and explicit, the word "nostalgia" is deliberately misrepresented as "dead uncle", which can not only avoid the investigation of the court, but also facilitate the transmission among the people.
Since then, there has been this taboo among the people.
The influence of traditional culture on us is very great. It's an interesting habit not to shave our heads in the first month. Spring Festival is a good festival and the most festive day of the whole country. It's normal to pay attention to some things.