Why can’t we visit each other during the Chinese New Year?

1. It is related to a folk saying: You can avoid the first grade of junior high school, but you cannot avoid the fifteenth grade. Therefore, it was generally believed that visiting relatives on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year would be considered unlucky by Hakkas. This person was trying to avoid misfortunes. When relatives come, although they are too embarrassed to let in, they can't help but murmur in their hearts. As time goes by, this custom has gradually formed among the people. They do not go to visit relatives on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, so as not to cause trouble for others.

2. Generally, the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year are days for burning incense and worshiping gods. It is not suitable to visit people on this day. I don’t know when it started. There are more and more rules for worshiping Buddha among the people. One of them is to burn incense and worship Buddha. The best days are the first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar. As a result, these two days are only suitable for worshiping gods and not for seeing people.

The custom of not visiting relatives on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month really makes no sense. It is a custom formed out of the psychological appeal of seeking good luck, avoiding bad luck, and praying for blessings. Nowadays, people are very open-minded about many things, and they basically don’t think there is anything wrong with visiting relatives on the first and fifteenth day of a new year. In fact, there is really nothing wrong with it.

Extended information:

Customs of not visiting the house:

Those who are filial piety cannot visit the house. This situation is most common in remote mountain villages. If a family member dies, you cannot visit other people's homes. If you go, the master will pour some water after you leave to wash away all the bad luck you brought.

Women who are on their period cannot visit. This is because a woman bleeds when she has her period. Wherever she goes, the blood bleeds. People of the older generation said that it would bring about a bloody disaster. Therefore, when it comes to menstruation, it is best for girls not to visit the house casually, so as not to leave a bad impression on the host!

Those who are not immediate family members should not go to New Year greetings on the first day of the new year. Because the first day of the Lunar New Year is reserved for immediate family members to pay New Year greetings, while the non-immediate family members have to come after the immediate family members, that is, it is their turn on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Rural people care about etiquette very much. If it is broken, the master will think something of you!