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Ok. Well I was surfing Wikipedia and NOT doing homework assigned tmrw and I came across these superstitions. Well apparently, we're all due for bad luck cause we cant shower or it'll wash our luck away; say certain things that mean some remote word for "death" or w/e; and swear cause its f*cking inappropriate...

Anyways here are some things from wikipedia....

* Buying a pair of shoes is considered bad luck amongst some Chinese. The character for "shoe" (鞋) is a homophone for the character 諧/谐, which means "rough" in Cantonese; in Mandarin it is also a homophone for the character for "evil" (邪).
* Getting a hair-cut in the first lunar month puts a curse on maternal uncles. Therefore, people get a hair-cut before the New Year's Eve.
* Washing your hair is also considered to be washing away one's own luck (although modern hygienic concerns take precedence over this tradition)
* Sweeping the floor is usually forbidden on the first day, as it will sweep away the good fortune and luck for the new year.
* Saying words like "finished" and "gone" is inauspicious on the New Year, so sometimes people would avoid these words by saying "I have completed eating my meal" rather than say "I have finished my meal."
* Talking about death is inappropriate for the first few days of Chinese New Year, as it is considered inauspicious.
* Buying (or reading) books is bad luck because the character for "book" (書/书) is a homonym to the character for "lose" (輸/输).
* Avoid clothes in black and white, as black is a symbol of bad luck, and white is a traditional Chinese funeral colour.
* Foul language is inappropriate during the Chinese New Year.
* Offering anything in fours, as the number four (四), pronounced sì, can sound like "death" (死), pronounced sĭ, in Chinese. Pronunciations given here are for Mandarin, but the two words are also homophones in Cantonese. See tetraphobia.
* Also you should never buy a clock for someone or for yourself because, a clock in Chinese tradition means your life is limited or "the end" which is also forbidden
* Avoid medicine and medicine related activities (at least on the first day) as it will give a bad fortune on your health and lessen the luck you can obtain from New Years

Well, I'm sure the list goes on...

Considering this, we're all probably screwed in some sort of way. Or else we'd be sick, stinky and filthy, mute, and growing beards and long hair. Saint guys beware: Our uniforms are BLACK AND WHITE. It's unlucky!!! We just can't avoid breaking some small fine print rule.

But.

There is a bright side; I bet tomorrow there will be someone who'll not do their Homework claiming that Chinese New Year prohibits reading books, which means we shouldn't study or do work.

Comon guys. Cooperate.

Enough rambling.