A home is not only a place to rest, but it is also the feng shui of the family. A harmonious home helps the owner to prosper. According to ancient beliefs, when there are three empty spaces in the house, the family will be poor and unsuccessful. Therefore, when Tet is approaching, cleaning the house should pay attention to avoiding leaving these three spaces empty.
The living room should not be empty if you don’t want to be poor all year round
According to feng shui, the living room is the most important place to attract wealth. It is the place where the family gathers and entertains guests. The ancients said that the rich look at the kitchen and the poor look at the living room, meaning that how the living room is arranged will affect the family’s fortune.
The living room is also the place to gather wealth and prosperity for the family. Therefore, if the living room is empty, it indicates difficulties, poverty, and simplicity. But if the living room is cluttered and crowded, it can darken the wealth corner. The living room must have important items that represent prosperity, such as a table and chairs for drinking water, a tea set for guests, feng shui plants, and decorative items… However, the objects in the living room should not be messy or cramped. The light in the living room must be bright enough to avoid being cold and gloomy. Light brings positive energy and attracts wealth to the living room. If the living room is messy, it shows poor fortune, unsuccessful business, a financially difficult and deprived family, and insufficient spending for the children, resulting in a declining family.
Therefore, rearrange the living room if you feel it is empty. Add a suitable potted plant that matches the homeowner’s destiny, hang calligraphy paintings, or decorate with a few more decorative items.
The study and the working desk should not be empty
People become successful through knowledge. Therefore, the study room should have books, but they must be valuable books, not trivial ones. Knowledge is the path to wealth and increasing personal fortune. From ancient times until now, knowledge has always been highly valued in success. Therefore, the study room, the working corner, and the study desk of children must not be left empty or without items, or without anyone using them. If these knowledge corners are empty and lifeless, cleaned up and unused, it indicates a lack of curiosity and interest in learning in the family, which heralds the decline of the next generation.
The reading room, study corner, and working space need to be quiet, bright, and airy, with books and study materials. The study room should also be away from the kitchen, bathroom, places prone to negative energy or distractions such as under the stairs, avoiding busy passageways that cause loss of concentration, and attracting inauspicious energy. The study room, study corner, and working area need to have paper, pens, and books, not empty and bare, demonstrating a thirst for learning. Families with a tradition of filial piety and a love of reading and learning will surely be prosperous.
The kitchen should not be empty, otherwise, you will be hungry all year round
The ancients believed that the kitchen is the place to gather wealth. The kitchen is where the family’s meals are taken care of. The kitchen is where food is stored, demonstrating the abundance and wealth of the family. Therefore, the ancients especially avoided leaving the kitchen empty, meaning that the kitchen should not lack cooking utensils, rice, salt, and other necessities. Especially during the New Year, a kitchen that lacks items is a sign of bad luck, decline, and poverty. Therefore, when preparing for Tet, pay attention to filling the kitchen with rice, salt, and spices, and ensuring that there is enough fire. The kitchen must be used regularly to show warmth and prosperity, with the sound of plates, bowls, and pans clashing, which is the sound of happiness and wealth, the sound of joyful meals.
When looking into the kitchen, it should not lack items, but it is also necessary to avoid displaying items in a messy manner. Knives and scissors should not be pointed outward, as they create negative energy. The kitchen needs to have a harmony between Water and Fire elements, so items with these elements should not be placed near each other. For example, the stove should not be placed too close to the sink or refrigerator… The kitchen needs to be clean to ensure hygiene and to attract the visit of the kitchen god.
Cleaning the house for Tet needs to be meticulous, rearranging and filling the empty spaces to herald a prosperous new year.
(*) The information in the article is for reference only!
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