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Click to see What to Eat at Chinese New Year to Bring Good Luck? 5. Avoid washing hair and getting a haircut. Hair must not be washed on Chinese New Year's Day. In Mandarin, hair (发, fa) has the same pronunciation (and indeed is the same character) as fa in facai (发财), which means 'to become wealthy'. Therefore, it is seen as not a good Here are 8 things you should avoid during Chinese New Year: 1. Washing or cutting your hair. Apparently, it’s important to be very careful when it comes to any behavior surrounding hair for People should not get their hair cut during the first lunar month, for it indicates the death of their uncle (mother's brother), and of course it is a thing you should never do during the Chinese New Year. Although it sounds absurd, people are glad to abide by this tradition. Chinese New Year is just around the corner. To ensure that you start your new year on the right foot, here is a list of things that you should and should not do on Chinese New Year. 1. Washing and cutting hair 6. DON’T wash or cut your hair Don’t wash or cut your hair on the first day of Chinese New Year (Photography: Element5 Digital via Pexels) On the first day of Chinese New Year, you must not wash or cut your hair. In Cantonese, hair is pronounced as faat (髮), which is the same as the word for “getting rich” (發). If you wash your hair There are two reasons behind this rule. First, in olden times, it was to give women a well-deserved break. Second, sharp objects will cut your stream of wealth and success. This is why most hair salons are closed during the holidays. Hair cutting is taboo and forbidden until the lunar February 2 when all festivities are over. 5. Hair Superstition. Do not wash or cut your hair on the first day of the new year Why? Well, the Chinese character for hair is also the first character in the word for prosper. So the superstition is that washing or cutting hair off is seen as washing your fortune away. Firecrackers . are set off just after midnight to scare evil spirits. The Chinese word for “book” (shū) sounds exactly the same as the word for “lose” – so buying a book right after ringing in the New Year is considered an invitation for bad luck. If you don’t cut your hair, the superstition is that you are carrying all of the bad things that happened to you in the past year into the new year. So, if you don’t cut your hair then you bring bad energy and bad luck into your future. 2. Context. The informant’s understanding of this ritual is that it signifies “out with the old, in Chinese New Year in 2025 falls on Jan 29 (Wednesday). As Singaporeans gear up for the celebrations, these age-old superstitions remind us of the cultural richness and traditions that define the By cutting your hair, it can symbolise cutting off your prosperity. In normal cases, that’s already a pretty bad situation. Right before Chinese New Year though? It’s not a sign that bodes well for the rest of your year, so let’s stay away from those hair salons during this time. 6. No negative emotions Cutting your hair before the new year helps you rid yourself of last year’s impurities, and enables new growth. Decorate the House Decorating your home with items resembling luck and fortune like red couplets, gold coins, money cats, and dragons will help make the new luck and fortune coming into your home feel more welcome. 6. No Haircuts On The First Day Of The New Year. It is no secret that the Chinese take their traditions very seriously. According to Lunar New Year etiquette, you should never cut your hair on the first day of the New Year. The Chinese character for ‘hair’ is also the first character in the word ‘prosper’. On the first day of Chinese New Year, you must not wash or cut your hair. In Cantonese, hair is pronounced as faat (髮), which is the same as the word for “getting rich” (發). If you wash your hair, it means that you’re washing your own fortune away for the coming 364 days. The language expert explained that this was because the word for hair in Chinese sounded very similar to the word for rich. 'You don't want to wash your fortune away at the beginning of the New It is bad luck to cut anything during the 15 day Chinese New Year period, hence the Chinese tend to go for a haircut before the last day of the Lunar year so that they will not look unkempt, and also because a clean, well maintained appearance matters to usher in a prosperous new year. The Chinese believe that cutting or washing your hair on the first day of the New Year is bad luck, because the Chinese word for hair (fa) is the same character used in the word “prosper” (facai; 发财). So, cutting or washing your hair symbolizes cutting or washing the prosperity away. 6. DON’T wash or cut your hair Don’t wash or cut your hair on the first day of Chinese New Year (Photography: Element5 Digital via Pexels) On the first day of Chinese New Year, you must not wash or cut your hair. In Cantonese, hair is pronounced as faat (髮), which is the same as the word for “getting rich” (發). If you wash your hair Is it better to cut your hair before or after New Year? Haircut. It is bad luck to cut anything during the 15 day Chinese New Year period, hence the Chinese tend to go for a haircut before the last day of the Lunar year so that they will not look unkempt, and also because a clean, well maintained appearance matters to usher in a prosperous new year.
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