Why should not move house in December?

December is the last month of the lunar year, preserving traditional cultural values and also containing many taboos with deep spiritual imprints.

December is the last month of the lunar year and is always considered a sacred and meaningful period for Eastern countries. As the month that closes the old year, December is also the time when families are busy with work. Among them, there are some things that are often most concerned, including things related to Tet preparations such as cleaning the house, cooking for the New Year's Eve ceremony, buying new clothes, and worshiping ancestors,...

However, folklore holds that there is one thing that should not be done during this time, which is moving house. The folk saying "Don't move house in December, don't cut hair in January" has been passed down, showing that the ancients believed that moving house at this time would not be beneficial.

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Why should you not move house in December?

According to folklore, one of the reasons why you should not move house in December is due to the weather characteristics of December. Normally, December is the time when there are many cold spells accompanied by drizzle, unfavorable weather conditions make moving house a difficult task, negatively affecting efficiency. Furniture is easily moldy, dirty, wet during transportation, cleaning and arranging furniture will take a lot of time. In cold weather, the end of the year work is very busy, these hardships make people easily tired, exhausted, that is why you should not move house in December.

Besides, December is the time to prepare for the end of the year, everything is in the stage of completion, need to stabilize to look forward to the days of rest when Tet comes. Moving house at this time is believed to break the stability of the family, disrupt the energy and peaceful atmosphere before the New Year.

In addition, after moving to a new home, families often spend a lot of time, thought, and effort to rearrange things properly and conveniently, helping everyone quickly return to normal life, feeling comfortable and familiar in the new space. The need to stabilize life and psychology at this time conflicts with the stressful work intensity of the last month of the year, making everyone overloaded and easily creating feelings of insecurity, stress, and difficulty in having a peaceful mindset to welcome the new year.

Therefore, the ancients believed that moving house should be done from the 11th lunar month or before, or after the first lunar month when the weather is warmer and work is less busy, and moving house should not be done in the 12th lunar month.

In addition, many families believe that moving house in December is not a way to show respect to ancestors, because this is the time when descendants remember previous generations and deceased relatives, and is the time to perform many ceremonies, and it is necessary to keep the altar stable.

In modern life, moving house in the last month of the year is also very disadvantageous because this is the time when the demand for transportation services increases, leading to more expensive costs, additional costs are also higher than other periods, affecting the budget for Tet preparation.

Why not cut your hair in January?

The saying “don't cut your hair in January” comes from folk beliefs and has no scientific evidence.

According to the beliefs of many places in ancient China, especially in rural areas, people believed that cutting their hair in January would bring bad luck, fearing that their fortune would be lost throughout the month.

In addition, many people believe that the weather in the first month is usually quite cold and it is normal not to cut hair. Therefore, people usually only cut their hair in the 12th lunar month and avoid cutting hair or using scissors in the first lunar month.

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