What does this sentence mean, "People are afraid of being born in the twelfth lunar month, and people are afraid of dying in the twelfth lunar month"?

We often say that in the cold winter, the twelfth lunar month is basically the coldest time of the year. In the past, when productivity and technology were backward, it was often very difficult for children and the elderly in cold periods, because sometimes keeping warm was a problem for ordinary families. If the child is shot at this time, it is easy to freeze to death, so basically I am most afraid of being born at this time, and the twelfth lunar month is approaching the end of the year. At this time, they basically have money to buy new year's goods.

People are afraid of being born in the twelfth lunar month? In fact, this sentence can also reflect a kind of sadness, because in ancient times, people's homes were sometimes difficult to keep warm, so in this cold season, it is actually a very big test for pregnant women and children. On the one hand, there is a lack of materials. If the food in winter is not prepared in advance, it is easy to starve to death, and the care for children in previous times is not as developed as it is now. At that time, whether the child can survive basically depends on God's will. If you have a baby at this time, it is easy to die because of various problems such as catching cold, or leave the root of the disease, so you will say that you are most afraid of being born in the twelfth month.

Afraid of dying in the twelfth lunar month? The main reason is that the elderly are usually worried that their death in this season will drag down their families, because the twelfth lunar month is approaching the end of the year. At this time, basically every household has to buy new year's goods to prepare for the Spring Festival, and their annual savings are basically spent on it. However, if the old man dies at this time, he will have to pay for the funeral, because China people are filial. Therefore, we can only arrange the funeral for the deceased with the money spent on buying new year's goods, which greatly increases the burden. Therefore, we generally hope that the elderly can survive the twelfth lunar month, because they can live a better and healthier life after the New Year, so the twelfth lunar month is also a checkpoint.

What I feel from this sentence is more of a kind of sadness, but it is often the past. In this society, with the development of science and technology, people's lives are getting better every day, and this phenomenon is becoming less and less.