What color to wear on the first day of Tet Giap Thin 2024?
The first day of Tet Giap Thin falls on February 10, 2024, which is the day Giap Thin, Binh Dan month, Giap Thin year. This day is very important as it marks the beginning of a new year, so people believe that being cautious in everything will bring good fortune and avoid bad luck.
According to feng shui, color is a powerful factor that affects human luck, so it is important to choose suitable colors for outfits and accessories, which will contribute to bringing luck throughout the year.
The colors to wear on the first day of Tet Giap Thin
Red: This color is always a preferred choice on the first days of the new year, as it symbolizes luck and happiness. By wearing outfits in this color, you can bring many desirable things to yourself, make the atmosphere more joyful and happy.
Yellow: This color symbolizes money, wealth, prosperity, so it is also suitable to wear on the first days of the year. If you wear this color on the first day of Tet Giap Thin, you will have a prosperous year, with smooth business operations, especially suitable for businesspeople.
Blue: This color is not too flashy but exudes elegance and sophistication. If you choose this color, you can create a good impression on others, promising a year of harmonious relationships and abundant personal connections.
The colors not to wear on the first day of Tet Giap Thin
White: According to folk beliefs, this color symbolizes sadness, mourning, so it should not be worn on the first day of the year, especially not a completely white outfit.
Black: This color is dark and some people believe that black attracts negative energy, so it should also not be worn on the first day.
However, nowadays people have become more open-minded, white color does not represent mourning but purity, innocence, and black color can be very elegant and luxurious, so if you know how to mix and match, you can still have beautiful outfits with significant meanings on the first day of the year.
You should not choose a complete white or black outfit, but you can choose one of these colors as a base for other bright colors, taking advantage of this characteristic to choose colorful pants, dresses, coats, etc.
Taboos to avoid during Tet
Avoid borrowing money at the beginning of the year
During the first days of the year, there are many taboos to avoid for a smooth and peaceful new year. One of them is not to borrow money at the beginning of the year.
Folk belief says that borrowing money from others at the beginning of the year will make you financially tight and unable to accumulate much money.
And lending money to others will lead to money being dispersed, not bringing luck and prosperity.
Avoid arguing on the first day
Arguing in the first few days of the year can also bring bad luck and potential conflicts and disharmony in relationships throughout the year. Therefore, arguing is also a taboo on the first day of the lunar year to avoid having others take away all the luck of the year.
Avoid cutting hair
Cutting hair is also one of the taboos during Tet. Our ancestors believed that hair and nails are closely related to human body, representing health. If you cut them on the first day of the year, it means you are cutting off your own luck and health.
Avoid breaking items
Breaking items is one of the prohibitions during Tet. Vietnamese people are very superstitious about breaking dishes, bowls, plates, mirrors because they are bad omens of separation and breakage.
Avoid giving fire and water to others
One of the taboos during Tet is not to sweep the house and not to give fire and water to others at the beginning of the year. In feng shui, fire represents vitality and luck, and water represents money, wealth, and prosperity. If on the first day of the year, you give fire and water to others, it means you are giving away your own luck and wealth.
Avoid sweeping the house and throwing trash on the first day
Sweeping the house and throwing trash are taboo on the first day of Tet because our ancestors believed that doing so would sweep away all the luck and prosperity of the new year from the house. Therefore, people usually gather trash in one corner of the house and wait until the first three days of the year to throw it away.