Why does the old man say carp can't be eaten?

Old people think that carp is a hair, which will lead to relapse or aggravate the disease, so they are not allowed to eat carp.

Hair is generally nutritious or irritating, and it is easy to get sore or some symptoms. Fish, shrimps and crabs themselves contain histamine, and hair care products are generally irritating and nutritious. Under normal circumstances, lying-in women, people after surgery and people with trauma are not recommended to eat carp, which can easily lead to scabies or changes in certain diseases, thus aggravating the condition.

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In the south, many old people will not eat carp, because they think carp is a psychic god, and eating it will bring disaster and retribution, which is the same as the weasel in Wong Tai Sin, which is circulated in the north.

There is also a saying that carp is one of the auspicious things. Like dragons, phoenixes, unicorns and turtles, it has a beautiful meaning and represents auspiciousness. For example, yue longmen, a well-known carp, means that carp will turn into a dragon after crossing Longmen. According to historical records, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a custom that carp represented auspiciousness.

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