Some interesting alternative customs in rural areas

rural areas, there are countless customs and habits. Some customs and habits are mixed with a certain superstition. There are also many things to pay attention to in rural areas. Today, Xiaobian will introduce you to some alternative customs in rural areas!

1."Respect the sky" before eating dumplings. There is such a custom in our village. Whenever we make dumplings, before eating cooked dumplings, we must first fish out a dumpling, and then run to the yard to pick up the dumpling with chopsticks. One piece is still on the ground. This is the so-called "Respect the sky", which means letting God eat first, in order to honor God.

2. You can't say rabbits are in our local area when you get up in the morning. You can't say rabbits when you get up in the morning. If anyone says rabbits early in the morning, it means that their luck will be bad for the day. I don't know what the specific reason is. I only know that since I was a child, I have heard adults say that you can't say rabbits when you wake up in the morning.

3. The custom of not knocking on a bowl with chopsticks is believed to be popular in all regions across the country. When eating, you must never knock on a bowl with chopsticks. Using chopsticks to knock on a bowl represents beggars begging for food and is considered unlucky. Therefore, eating in rural areas It is absolutely forbidden to beat a bowl with chopsticks.

4. No umbrella in the house. Rural elderly people often say that no umbrella should be held in the house. Xiaobian still doesn't understand why they are not allowed to hold umbrellas in the house. I only know that there is such a unique custom in rural areas.

5. No Spring Festival couplets can be posted after the death of a relative. The custom of not posting Spring Festival couplets after the death of a relative exists in most parts of the country. This custom has been passed down from ancient times to this day. In fact, this is relatively easy to explain. It means to express condolences to the deceased relatives., so no Spring Festival couplets can be posted for the first year of Chinese New Year.

6. On the first day of the New Year, kowtowing to pay New Year greetings is still popular in rural areas. Whenever the first day of the New Year, the younger generation will go back to pay New Year greetings to their elders. The most traditional way to pay New Year greetings is to kowtow. When you see the elders, kneel down and kowtow a few times and say hello to the New Year. This is the most traditional way to pay New Year greetings at present.

7. How to solve the problem of long barbs on your fingers: When going to the toilet, especially when going to the toilet, hold your hands in the form of tiger claws, face your face through the air, and pretend to scratch it up and down three times. The barbs will be gone the next day. (I tried it when I was a child. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't work. Grandma said that if it didn't work, it would get better if I grabbed it a few more times a day. There was no special verification. Hehe.)

8. When a newborn goes to someone else's house for the first time, his nose must be smeared with the ash of his own pot, which means that he will not become acclimatized elsewhere. If the child is asleep when he wants to go home, he will call the baby's name and say,"We are going home."

9. Don't sweep the floor at night, otherwise wealth will be missed.

10. You cannot cut your nails at night, otherwise the newly grown nails will have two layers.

11. Before pregnant women in labor go to the hospital for delivery, open all closet doors in the bedroom. The delivery will be relatively smooth. It is said that by doing this, the uterus will open faster during production.

12. The towel used to wash your face cannot be used to wipe your teeth, otherwise your teeth will be damaged.

13. You cannot move the things that are set up at home, nor can you punch holes in the wall.

14. You cannot say that you are in good health and are not sick, otherwise you will get sick the next day.

15. Girls cannot be asked "Are you on your period yet?" otherwise they will come the next or third day. (This is really weird. Many girls in the class came true in high school.)

16. When grabbing something with your hands, if it is salty, never scratch your hair, otherwise it will grow barbs. (Haha, the solution is the first one.)

17. You can't hit butterflies with your hands, otherwise it will become smelly, that is, a long head. (Xiaobian never uses to hit butterflies with his hands.)

18. If a pure white snake appears in the home, you cannot kill it. You must send it out. (The old man said it was a snake.) 19. Pregnant women are not allowed to participate when family visits the tomb.

20. Pregnant women cannot eat jelly, saying that their children will have a lot of snot, and they cannot eat shrimp, saying that their children will have small eyes.

21. On Ghost Day, children are not allowed to go to the river or the creek. I heard adults say that there are "water ghosts"; and when it turns dark at night, children can no longer go out. It is said that if they have to go out, they will get sick the next day.

22. If a child suddenly talks nonsense, has a fever, or breaks out cold sweats at night, and it is difficult to take medicine and injections, it may be scared. At this time, the elderly man at home will gently call out his name while the child is sleeping. Then he will take a piece of clothes that the child has been wearing for the past few days and put it on him. The child may be fine. This is commonly known as "soul calling" and mostly happens in rural areas. It sounds mysterious, but it is often effective.

Summary: Rural customs and habits are the embodiment of rural traditional culture and the continuation of the life of traditional culture. Our country has a tradition of attaching importance to customs and habits since ancient times. Although individual customs are mixed with superstitious colors, they are also a pursuit of rural people. It is also a belief of the older generation.