What color to wear on the first day of Lunar New Year 2024?
The first day of Lunar New Year falls on February 10th, 2024, which is the day of Giap Thin, the month of Binh Dan, and the year of Giap Thin. This is a very important day as it marks the beginning of a new year, so people believe that everything should be done carefully in order to welcome good things into their homes and stay away from bad luck.
According to feng shui, color is a powerful factor that influences a person’s luck, so it is important to choose the right colors for clothing and accessories, which can contribute to bringing good luck throughout the year.
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Colors to wear on the first day of Lunar New Year
Red: This color is always a preferred choice on the first days of the new year, as it symbolizes luck and happiness. If you wear clothes of this color, you can bring many desirable things to yourself, making 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 Lunar New Year, you will have a year of abundance, smooth business, especially suitable for entrepreneurs.
Blue: This color is not too prominent but exudes a sense of elegance and sophistication. If you choose this color, you can create a good impression on others, promising a year of harmonious social interactions and abundant relationships.
Colors not to wear on the first day of Lunar New Year
White: According to folk beliefs, this color symbolizes sadness and mourning, so it should not be worn on the first day of the new year, especially not a full white outfit.
Black: This color is quite dark, and some people believe that black attracts negative energy, so it should not be worn on the first day.
However, nowadays people have become more open-minded, white does not necessarily represent mourning but purity, and black can also be very elegant and noble. So if you know how to mix and match, you can still have beautiful outfits with deep meanings on the first day of the new year.
You should not choose a full outfit in either white or black, but you can choose one of these colors as a base for other vibrant colors. Take advantage of this characteristic to choose bright colors for pants, dresses, coats, etc.
Taboos to avoid on Lunar New Year
Avoid borrowing money at the beginning of the year.
There are many taboos to avoid on the first days of the new year in order to have a smooth and peaceful year. One of them is not to borrow money at the beginning of the year.
Folk belief states that borrowing money at the beginning of the year will make you experience a year of poverty and inability to accumulate wealth.
Likewise, lending money to others will lead to the dispersal of money, lack of luck, and prosperity.
Avoid arguing on the first day.
Arguing in the first days of the year can bring bad luck and disharmony in relationships throughout the year. Therefore, arguing is a taboo on the first day of the lunar calendar to avoid losing all the luck of the year to others.
Avoid cutting hair.
Getting a haircut is also one of the taboos on Lunar New Year. Our ancestors believed that hair and nails are closely related to a person’s health. Cutting them on the first day of the year means cutting off one’s own luck and health.
Avoid breaking items.
Breaking things is prohibited on Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people are very superstitious about breaking items such as bowls, dishes, mirrors because they are signs of separation and misery.
Avoid giving fire and water to others at the beginning of the year.
One of the taboos on Lunar New Year is not sweeping the house and not giving fire and water to others at the beginning of the year. In feng shui, fire symbolizes life and luck, water symbolizes money, wealth, and prosperity. If on the first day of the year, you give fire and water to others, it means giving away your own luck and wealth.
Avoid sweeping the house and throwing away trash on the first day.
Sweeping the house and throwing away trash are taboos on the first day of Lunar New Year because our ancestors believed that doing so would sweep away the fortune of the year out of the house. Therefore, people usually gather the trash in a corner of the house and wait till the first three days of the year to dispose of it.
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