Since ancient times, hair cutting has been approached with special care, trying not to violate a number of rules.
Folk omens describe situations when a regular haircut can bring trouble to a person.
Who should not cut their hair
Ancient traditions and signs say that haircuts should not be done to your immediate relatives. People believed that it would not bring anything good.
Who is not recommended to cut their hair:
- daughters to cut father's hair;
- mothers cutting their child's hair;
- the wife should cut her husband's hair and vice versa.
Haircut and birthday
Folk signs about hair cutting are closely connected with a person’s name day.
For example, if a person was born on Wednesday, then the best day for a haircut is Sunday.
But those born on Thursday can get their hair cut not only on Sunday, but also on Monday, Tuesday and Friday.
According to signs, people born on Friday can get their hair cut on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Those born on Saturday can get their hair cut on Friday.
Why You Shouldn't Cut Your Own Hair
One of the most sinister signs. It is believed that a person who cuts his own hair not only loses his health, but also attracts death. They say that each cut strand is minus one year of life.
When you can't get a haircut: lunar calendar
Some superstitious people, when choosing a day for a haircut, turn to the lunar calendar. It contains numbers that are considered unfavorable for this matter.
Hair cutting is contraindicated on the following lunar days:
- 9;
- 13;
- 15;
- 19;
- 23;
- 26;
- 29.
It should be noted that folk signs are not a guide to action, but merely observations and opinions of ancestors and modern people: esotericists, astrologers, psychics, etc.
