Taboos and superstitions
Attracting good fortune into the next year and warding off bad luck.is a big theme of the holiday.
- You're not supposed to cry or argue, only talk about good things.
- You have to pay back your debts before you enter the new year.
- Stay away from scissors on the Lunar New Year.
- Avoid wearing black or white as it is associated with mourning.
- Attract luck by wearing red.
- Don't do laundry on the first two days of the new year, because they are celebrated as birthday oh Shuishen, the Water God.
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