Are there any such old people around you? When the baby had a full moon, they started to say, "it's time to shave their heads! The more they shaved, the more their hair gets dark!"
Some old people shaved their children's tires while their young parents weren't paying attention. When she found out, she cried so hard that the old man was sad: "i'm doing it for the kids!"
There's a lot of noise at home about this. The old generation insisted on the old rule of "shaving the head of the full moon" and young people were afraid to hurt their children. Who's right? Should we shave the full moon? What should we do with the hair
I. What does the “full moon” of older generations mean
In our old sense, a full moon shave is a great pleasure. Older people say that on the day of the full moon, the baby's birth hair is “resulting from the mother's womb”, and it is not good that it must be shaved and a new life begins。
It's a big deal
The hair on the head and the back of the head must never be shaved。
In both the north and the south, old people have a common rule: never shave their heads。
There is a small number of places to be left on top of the head, some called "smart hair" , which means that the child will be smart in the future, and one called "filial hair", hoping that the child will grow up to be good to his parents. The back of the head also leaves a thread called “long life” or “stretching roots”, meaning that the child takes root and lives a hundred years。
It's the hope that the children will protect their spirits and their blessings. In addition, the door on the top of the baby is not yet completely closed, and the old man leaves a stride of hair in order to keep the soft area under natural protection。
There's more to it。
No one can shave the full moon. In many places, respectable elders in their families, such as grandmothers, grandmothers, or people from the right-hand neighbourhood who are able and capable and have both children, commonly known as “all-friends”. In doing so, it is hoped that the good luck of the “all-friends” will be passed on to the baby, wishing the child a life。
The ritual sense is even more full。
Before you shave your head, your elders must burn water, cook red eggs, light a candle, put onions, garlic, etc. On the table, and assume that the child will be smart and smart. When you shave your head, you also wipe the skin of the baby with almond water, saying it can “save from the wind and avoid intoxication”。
At the end of the day, the rituals of the elders were not meant to be a diversion, but a wish for the children, which was placed in this “three cuts and two cuts”。
Should the full moon be shaved? You have to listen to the doctor
But old people believe, "the more they shave their hair, the more their hair gets dark," does that really make their hair look good
In order to figure this out, i looked into the research of paediatric experts. The conclusion is that “the full moon shaves the hair so thick” has no scientific basis and may even be counterproductive。
Director zou xiaoyan of the dermatology section of the hubei women's and children's health hospital explained that the thinness of hair is influenced by two main factors: the genetic status of parents and the nutritional status of the day after tomorrow. It has nothing to do with shaving the moon。
More crucially, babies with a full moon have thin skin and weak resistance. He shaved his head at a time when he could easily hurt his head, and even a small, invisible wound could cause infection. Once a bacterial invasion has damaged the furbag, not only do they have thick hair, but they may lead to hair loss. There has been a real case of a baby who has developed septicaemia as a result of an inadvertent seizure of the head, infection of the wound。
What about the hair? There are three ways that the old generation passed on
Now that the full moon is at risk, what should we do with the baby hair as a souvenir? The way the old generation passed on was safe and blessed。
1. Wrapped in red paper or red cloth and placed high
Older people say that the hair of the child cannot be thrown in a random manner and that it must be carefully wrapped in red paper or red cloth. The red is a blessing and a “push from evil”. When packed, they can be placed in a higher cabinet in the home, meaning that the child will move up in the future. It's under the child's pillow, it's a shock to the child and sleeps well at night。
2. Make a crochet pen
If you want a more meaningful, permanent souvenir, you can make a baby hair into a baby pen. It's also called a curate pen. Since time immemorial, parents have written child hairs in the hope that they will be able to write good articles in the future。
3. Making a crotch or embroidery
In addition to making a pen, it is possible to make a pelvis and stick the pelvis to a stale or cartoon pattern. Or embroidery it into a "breed hair" and a unique work of art. When the child grows up, it can be given to him as a special gift from his parents。
At the end
The rule of “shaving the head full of the moon” set by the elders was meant to be the best blessing for the child, and it deserves respect. But today, when technology is well developed, we can simply continue this love in a more scientific and safer way。
Remember, it is not the brighter, the better, but the more important. It's safer to keep a baby hair in memory than to shave a child's head. The best blessing for the child is his health and safety。
What did your parents do when you were a kid? What are you gonna do with your baby? Talk to the comment section。
