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I completely forgot the superstition about the bad luck of doing laundry on New Years Day. I didn’t wash clothes, only towels, if that helps. Does anyone know of anything to reverse any possible bad juju? In Chinese and other Asian cultures, washing your clothes or even your hair on new years is washing away good luck, prosperity etc, but that’s lunar new year. My mum refuses to wash on New Year’s Day as she’ll wash someone out of the family 🫣. I put some cloths washing on while the girlfriend was out visiting friends on New Year's Day. I had a bit of a hangover so wasn't going anywhere, I thought I'd would do something helpful like reduce the pile of dirty washing. In other words, a member of your family could die at some point in that year as a result of you washing your clothes on New Year’s Day. Some people also avoid cleaning their houses. Most people will have heard of the New Year superstition which claims that no laundry should be done on January 1. This myth states that washing your clothes on New Year's Day could lead to "washing a loved one away" and could even lead to bad fortune. According to folklore, if you wash clothes on New Year’s Day, you’ll be “washing for the dead” or washing a loved one away -- meaning someone in your household will die in the coming Washing clothes or dishes on New Year’s Day will simply ‘wash away good luck’ and sweeping the floors could also sweep away good fortune. Even emptying your bins and taking out the It’s the first dry day since before Christmas where I am and I have 3 overflowing washing baskets, I’m getting it washed! Happy to take my chances with killing someone if it gets me some clean underwear! Another superstition, this is American folklore: don’t wash clothes on New Year’s Day. If you clean clothes on Jan. 1, you may wash away a member of your family in the coming year — Never wash clothes. Never sweep your floors. Never really clean. And make sure you eat pork, greens, black eyed peas, and cornbread New Year’s Day. I’m sure I’m missing a few things, as well. 1.6K votes, 461 comments. true. I always wash/clean clothes before wearing them (undergarments without exception) and working in a clothing store for a long time only solidified that decision for me. What are your Appalachia New Year’s Day superstitions? We had two main ones: On New Year’s Day, do what you want to be doing every day for the rest of the year. For example, if you are unemployed, work on New Year’s Day. At the stroke of midnight, eat sauerkraut and spare ribs for good luck in the coming year. What are your superstitions? I rarely wear anything before it's been washed with detergent, though usually use a short cycle for new clothes. Source: BS in Textiles and Clothing, worked in clothing industry for 5 years, professional seamstress for over 40 years it depends on the item of clothing? like I do laundry weekly, but I wash things separately. sheets and towels etc are washed with an unscented soap in one load, certain clothes are hand washed and line dried, some clothes are run in a cold cycle, some clothes are worn multiple times before washing. so it varies widely but laundry every 1-2 1.3K votes, 1.1K comments. I got gifted some new clothes with tags by friends and the next day asked why I wasn't wearing my new threads. I replied New clothes feel weird and itchy if I don't wash them. They can smell a little odd too, like the store or warehouse or whatever they came from. I figured out a long time ago that the itchiness comes from sizing that is usually added to most natural fibers during weaving or knitting, which makes it easier to produce on the looms, and also makes 368 votes, 123 comments. I just wanna know how many are like me. Whenever I buy new clothes, I usually wear them the next day without washing them I think all families pass down superstitions. I was raised being told “don’t do anything on New Year’s Day that you don’t want to do the rest of the year” so we didn’t do laundry, house cleaning, etc., we spent time together. Now as an adult I realize my parents just didn’t want to waste an extra day off working around the house. You can do laundry any day of the year. Like other contributors, I too have never heard of it being bad luck to do laundry on New Year's Day. That is ridiculous. If you need some things washed, then do your laundry. If something unfortunate happens to someone you know, you can be certain that it has nothing to do with you doing the laundry. I always wash my clothes before I wear them. One time I had a new pack or boxer shorts and ran out of clean underwear, so I decided to wear a new pair out of the package. The boxers were red and black plaid. Later that day I stepped up to the urinal and all the ink had rubbed off onto my penis.
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