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Avoid taking medicine on the first day of the Lunar New Year. According to folklore and tradition, it is believed that washing your hair on New Year's Eve may wash away good luck and fortune, leaving you vulnerable to misfortune and bad luck in the coming year. On the first day of Chinese New Year, you must not wash or cut your hair. 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 - No washing clothes or hair or bathing The first and second day of the lunar year is the birthday of the “Water God”, so you are not supposed to use water to show respect for the Water God 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 Karen Yee of San Francisco, says she doesn't cut or wash her hair on New Year's Day. "Hair and luck in Chinese are homonyms," she said. "So if you cut or wash your hair on the day of the Lunar New “My grandparents used to tell us not to wash hair on the first day of CNY as it symbolises ‘washing away your fortune’,” shares one Singaporean Chinese New Year in 2025 falls on Jan 29 People avoid washing their hair on Lunar New Year because it’s believed to wash away good fortune. This belief stems from a linguistic similarity in Mandarin, with the word for hair (fa, 发) sharing both the same pronunciation and first character of the word for fortune (facai, 发财). That has evolved over the years into the superstition 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 People avoid washing their hair on Lunar New Year because it’s believed to wash away good fortune. This belief stems from a linguistic similarity in Mandarin, with the word for hair (fa, 发 Wash or cut your hair Leave your hair as it is on the first day of the New Year. The Chinese character for hair is the same first character in the word for prosper. 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 Hair is “tao fat” and “fat” means luck in Cantonese, so cutting your hair is basically cutting away your luck, Kevin C. said. To prepare for the new year, many people like to get a haircut or new hairstyle for a new look in the coming year. No cleaning/sweeping the floors. For some families, it’s important to clean the house before During the Lunar New Year Lunch hosted by New World Hotel, Feng Shui expert Patrick Fernandez from the Yin and Yang Shop of Harmony shares practical advice on what to do—and what to avoid “My grandparents used to tell us not to wash hair (hair is 发 in Chinese, which is similar to wealth – 发财) on the first day of CNY as it symbolises But how many know of other taboos, such as prohibitions on washing your hair or eating porridge on the first day of the Lunar New Year? In Chinese culture, these taboos are observed to avert misfortune and bad luck in the new year. For example, sweeping the house on the first three days is seen as "sweeping out" good luck. “On the first two days of the New Year, we do not wash our hair as it will wash away the good luck. In the first 15 days, we can wash our hair once with pomelo leaves, then washing hair becomes normal again. We just have to avoid days 1,2,7, and 15,” Debbie explains. “Lunar New Year celebrations last 15 days, and each day is special. Washing your hair on the first and second day of the new year is believed to be bad luck – it symbolises washing away your fortune. Not a very auspicious start to 2024! The same goes for cutting your hair. Yes, that’s right, one does not simply wash their hair or take a shower on the day of Chinese New Year as cleaning yourself on the day is seen as washing away good fortune. Though a thorough scrub of the hair and body is highly encouraged prior in order to rinse off any bad luck. That has evolved over the years into the superstition 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. SINGAPORE: As the Chinese New Year approached, an online user sparked a lively discussion in a forum on Friday (Jan 17) by asking Singaporeans about superstitions they still believe in during this Do not wash clothes on the first two days of Chinese New Year The first two days of CNY is believed to be the birthday of 水神(water god) and people try not to wash clothes on these two days. That’s why you’ll usually see families rushing to wash all the laundry before Chinese New Year dawns. Do not do needlework The use of knives or
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