Bathing is not only about cleaning the body and relaxing, but bathing with the right kind of water will help ward off bad luck and purify negative energy. Especially if you bathe with these following types of water, it will also help ward off bad luck and bring in lucky fortunes.
These two types of bathing water have become the taste of traditional Tet for many generations.
Bathing with old herb leaves
The scent of old herb leaves is the flavor of Tet. Many people just need to smell the fragrance of old herb leaves and they will recall memories of the old Tet. In the traditional Tet, bathing with old herb leaf water in the late afternoon before New Year’s Eve is indispensable. The aroma of the old herb leaf water wafts throughout the house, drifting out into the alley. Every house, every person bathes with old herb leaf water when finishing the preparations for Tet. After bathing with old herb leaf water, they feel peaceful and relaxed, ready to welcome the New Year. Now, at the end of the Lunar December, there are still people selling old herb plants in lanes and streets.
In Hanoi or the Northern provinces, old herb plants are still commonly sold at the end of the year. Bathing with old herb leaf water will wash away everything from the previous year, leaving behind all the bad luck. The aroma of old herb leaves is believed to have the effect of purifying, warding off negative energy, and washing away all the bad luck from the previous year, helping the homeowners welcome a peaceful new year.
Old herb leaves are believed to have the effect of warding off evil spirits and avoiding evil ghosts. That’s why bathing with old herb leaf water is also believed to help children avoid illness, prevent sudden cries, and avoid “ghost scares”.
At the end of the year, farmers usually let the old herb plants flower to collect seeds for the next crop. The fragrant stems of old herb plants are cleaned and boiled to make bathing water. The scent of old herb leaves permeates every corner of the house, dispelling all the negative energy and bad luck from the previous year, making the house clean, lucky, and fortunate in the new year.
Old herb leaves contain a high amount of essential oil with the benefits of reducing inflammation, aiding digestion, and cleansing the skin. That’s why boiling old herb leaf water for bathing helps relax the mind, retain the fragrance on the body, ward off bad luck, and welcome a new year full of luck and prosperity, wishing for a healthy and peaceful year. The herbal fragrance is believed to be one of the ways to ward off evil spirits and purify the space. That’s why Vietnamese ancestors attach great importance to boiling bathing water with old herb leaves at the end of the year.
Bathing with sea salt to ward off bad luck
Sea salt is a familiar seasoning and also a spiritual item often used in Vietnamese culture. Salt is used to spread around the house to ward off wandering souls, to attract wealth, to cleanse bad luck, to ward off evil spirits, and to deodorize…
Salt is used a lot in feng shui to ward off misfortune from the homeowners. Therefore, according to feng shui, placing a dish of salt inside the house helps dispel negative energy, purify the space, and cleanse the house.
In addition, you can sprinkle salt around the house to fend off evil spirits. Salt can also be diluted to make bathing water for purifying the body, helping to dispel bad luck. The ancients did not bother with feng shui objects and rituals, but simply bathing with salt water or placing a dish of salt in the house helped ward off negative energy.
Sometimes when encountering unknown bad luck, the ancients often used salt to resolve it by placing a dish of salt in the house, placing it near the head of the bed, throwing salt over the shoulder, or bathing with salt water…
Because there are these two types of bathing water, the elderly say it is not necessary to invite a feng shui master, as not everyone can afford it. You just need to pay attention to these two types of bathing water and it will already help ward off bad luck well.
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