Our life is inseparable from four things, food, clothing, housing and transportation, among which there are many long-standing concerns about housing.
These traditional exquisiteness more or less affect our lives, among which "the door does not face three, the window does not open four", which is a sentence about the exquisiteness of living.
What does this mean? Maybe you think that this must be the superstitious view of the ancestors, but it is not, let's understand the actual meaning of this sentence.
First, the door does not face three
This sentence literally means that the door cannot be oriented in three directions.
1. Landing in the morning
At that time, many natural phenomena were seen by ordinary people as phenomena of strange forces, and their knowledge was limited, so they could not explain these natural phenomena scientifically, so everyone thought that ghosts and gods were at work.
Against this ideological background, people are particularly afraid of the cemetery where the deceased is buried, and they hide away from it at any time.
At the same time, in order not to let these bad things affect the rise and fall of the family and the prosperity of children and grandchildren, people will avoid facing the cemetery when setting the direction of the gate.
The elders of the village often say, "The gate is opposite to the grave, and the descendants are afraid of many diseases", and for the health of future generations, the gate should not be facing the cemetery.
This taboo did not arise for no reason, mainly because the medical conditions at that time were very poor, and there were frequent outbreaks of plague and other diseases, and people could not find the origin of the epidemic, but could only attribute the source to the cemetery.
In addition, the cemetery is linked to death, so people are especially afraid of being contaminated with the smell of death.
In order to avoid misfortune from befalling their homes, people especially avoid cemeteries.
Nowadays, with the progress of thinking, most people no longer believe in ghosts and gods, but in rural areas and other areas, there are still many people who still believe in these theories.
Therefore, in the village, when building a house, everyone must pay attention to the direction of the door, so as not to affect the health and fortune of the family.
2. Don't face the door of others
Among the many Feng Shui theories, there are many theories about the importance of the door, one of which is that the door should not be oriented towards someone else's door.
From the perspective of Feng Shui, if the door of one's house is facing the door of other people's homes, it may lead to an overlapping aura.
In the past, people believed that whether a family prospered or declined was closely related to the aura, and when bad things affected the aura, the family would gradually decay.
However, the reason why people think that the gate is relatively bad for their family is the conclusion that they have come to the conclusion after many years of life experience.
Since the door is opposite to the door, if the door is opened at the same time, a passing wind will be formed, which is relatively strong, which makes the air flow in the house particularly rapid, which will cause the family to catch a cold and get sick.
In addition, from the perspective of morality and etiquette, the door is the face of the family, and it is the place where the host entertains guests to enter the door.
People believe that if their own door is opposite to other people's door, it is disrespectful to them and easy to cause misunderstanding in neighbors.
As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and everyone will ask their neighbors to help them when they have something, so in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the two families living opposite will stagger the position of the door a little when building a house.
3. Don't face the main road
When building a house, people also pay attention to safety, and the door usually does not face directly onto the main road, also for safety reasons.
On the one hand, the door facing directly towards the road exposes the privacy of the home.
Imagine if the door was facing a busy road, and when the door was open, all the activities in the home would be exposed to passers-by.
In this way, the privacy of the family will be presented to passers-by, and if you meet a woman who chews the root of her tongue and adds fuel to the publicity, there will be constant disputes within the family.
Some of the wealthier families also avoid the gate facing the main road for fear of exposing their wealth when they open the door.
You must know that in ancient times, the social security situation was poor, and rich merchants would also become the target of thieves and robbers.
In this way, even if a thief comes to steal something, the nursing home will be able to chase and intercept it after it finds out.
On the contrary, if you go straight to the main road, the thief will be able to escape from the wide road even if he is detected.
On the other hand, there are many vehicles on the road and the speed is fast, and if the door is directly facing the road, then if the child runs out for fun, once a traffic accident occurs, it may cause irreparable damage to the family.
Second, the window does not face four
This sentence literally means that the window cannot be oriented in four directions.
1. 不朝着污秽之地
The windows allow the home to be ventilated, and when the windows are facing the flowers and green grass, people can smell the strong aroma with the wind.
At the same time, the windows face the pleasant scenery, and people can see the beautiful scenery through the windows, so as to get a good mood.
Therefore, the window must not be facing a place with a poor environment, especially not facing the toilet or garbage can.
In many backward villages, there are garbage cans or public toilets on the road, and in the summer, these places are particularly mosquitoed and emit a foul smell.
If the windows of your home are facing a filthy place, it is easy to affect the life of the family.
From a health point of view, filthy places are littered with all kinds of household waste, which release a lot of bacteria, viruses and harmful gases during the decomposition process.
Once the windows are opened, these harmful substances can quickly enter the room through the air flow, causing the indoor air quality to be greatly reduced.
Inhaling these harmful substances for a long time may cause symptoms such as respiratory infections and allergic reactions in family members, which can cause great harm to health.
Secondly, the window facing the filthy place can also seriously affect the mood of the family.
If you think that when you open the window every day, you will see a pile of garbage with peculiar smells and mosquitoes, which will undoubtedly bring great discomfort and depression to people.
2. Do not face other windows in the house
When building a house, there was not one window in the house, but many windows, and so many windows could not face each other.
If the windows are facing each other, when the windows are open, it will cause a breeze in the house, which will cause the family to catch a cold.
However, if only one window is opened, there is no way to achieve the purpose of ventilation and affect the air circulation in the house.
If the air quality in the house is not good, it is easy to breed bacteria, and the risk of family members getting sick is even higher.
Moreover, from a practical point of view, the window will also affect the stability of the window.
In the past, the window structure was a few wooden strips, pasted with white paper, and in the case of windy and rainy weather, the white paper was easily blown through and wet, and the temperature in the house dropped sharply, so that the family could not have a good rest.
But if the windows are not facing each other, then the air flow in the house will not be too strong and will not break through the window paper, thus protecting the interior of the house.
3. Arriving in the morning
In rural areas, people are accustomed to planting all kinds of trees in their yards, which not only add vitality and vitality to rural life, but also provide people with a comfortable and comfortable leisure space.
In the hot summer, people can sit in the shade of the trees, enjoy the cool breeze and feel the gifts of nature.
If you plant fruit trees, you can also taste the delicious fruits of your own trees when the fruits are ripe, which is undoubtedly one of the great joys of life.
However, the window facing the big tree just does no good.
First of all, windows can not only bring fresh air to the house, but also bring plenty of sunlight, but when there are large trees in front of the window, it will affect the lighting and ventilation in the house.
A house that cannot be ventilated and exposed to light for a long time is prone to heavy moisture, which will bring health risks to the family.
Secondly, the presence of trees also affects the temperature inside the window. Because the trees block out the sun, the temperature inside the window tends to be relatively low, especially in winter, when this effect is more pronounced.
Being in a low temperature environment for a long time can easily make people feel cold, which is not conducive to physical health.
Finally, trees are prone to attracting bugs, which buzz at night and affect the sleep and rest of family members.
If it is a poisonous insect, it will also bite the family, and in the past when the medical conditions were not good, the bite can only be treated with herbs, and if the herbs are not treated well, it is likely to be life-threatening.
4. Kitchen for undressed clothes
The kitchen is a place for home cooking, and the cooking process inevitably produces oil fumes and food smells.
If the window is facing the kitchen, these fumes and odors can easily spread through the window throughout the room, making the indoor environment greasy and odorous.
This not only affects the comfort of living, but can also pose a potential threat to the health of family members, living in such an environment for a long time, people may feel dizzy, chest tightness, and even trigger health problems such as respiratory diseases.
Although there is a range hood in the kitchen now, which can reduce the smell of oil smoke, in rural areas, it is still taboo to face the kitchen, mainly because of the noise problem.
In the kitchen, there are often noises such as the collision of pots and pans, the roar of range hoods, etc., which will be transmitted to the room through the windows, affecting people's rest and work.
summary
The saying "the door does not face three, the window does not open four" is a summary of the life of the ancients, which contains the wisdom of the ancients in building houses, and still has a very high guiding value today.
From a modern point of view, although this proverb has a certain superstitious color, it contains people's concern and pursuit of the living environment.
Reasonable door and window layout and orientation can not only improve the comfort of living, but also make the living environment of the family healthier, which is conducive to a better life for everyone.
To sum up, the saying "the door does not face three, the window does not open four" is a kind of inheritance and embodiment of ancient architectural wisdom, which reminds us that we should consider many factors in the design and layout of buildings to create a comfortable and healthy living environment.
At the same time, we should also look at these sayings with a scientific attitude, take their essence, remove their dross, and add more wisdom and beauty to our lives.