The great cleaning effort before the Lunar New Year symbolizes the removal of items that have outlived their usefulness.
Numerologist Yang Teng-ke (楊登嵙) on Wednesday provided a list of a number of household goods that one should remove to prevent bad luck or adverse health.
Broken dishes, cups and containers were on Yang’s list.
Photo courtesy of the New Taipei City Environmental Protection Bureau
Aside from the danger such items pose, the missing edge of an item symbolizes a “leak” that could lead to loss of wealth, he said.
Dead plants should be uprooted and removed, whether in a garden or indoors. Lifeless foliage left to linger could lead to sickness or the decline of luck for all those living in the residence, Yang said.
Yang also suggested removing expired drugs and food, not just for the ill health ingesting them could cause, but their presence could also bring delays to good fortune throughout the year.
Damaged or malfunctioning appliances should either be repaired or discarded, he said.
An aggregation of unrepaired devices can diminish a person’s “energy field” and cause fortune to wane, he said.
Aging dolls or figurines attract bacteria and germs, and are also considered nexuses of “negative energy” that could cause people who keep such items to experience ailing health or run into paranormal occurrences, Yang said.
Worn out or tattered clothing should also be discarded, as these items represent decay and rot, and negatively affect a person’s fortune or bring ill health, Yang said.
Old magazines, if improperly stored, can be a source of mold, which can affect one’s health, he added.
Finally, items that conjure bad memories or negative emotions should be discarded, he said.
Yang said that prolonged negative emotions can make a person suffer mentally and physically, leading to a decline in well-being and overall good fortune.
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