Why do you wear red underwear to ward off evil spirits in this animal year?

Wearing red underwear to ward off evil spirits in this animal year is because red has been used as the color to ward off evil spirits for a long time in China.

Special usage of China Red: to ward off evil spirits.

As we all know, people in China like red very much, because besides pleasing to the eye, the most important function of red is to ward off evil spirits.

For example, when we celebrate the Spring Festival every year, door gods, couplets and new clothes worn by children are mostly red. Red is not only festive, but also can ward off evil spirits, so that those evil spirits cannot get close. In particular, red stone cinnabar, which is rich in evil spirits, is considered as a sacred object to ward off evil spirits. Many vegetable farmers here carry a small amount of cinnabar with them to ward off evil spirits when they go to the vegetable market to sell vegetables in the middle of the night. Visible red is definitely the best evil in the eyes of China people.

In the Year of the Beast, I have to mention: traditional crime.

Tai sui is the highest god who dominates the age. Generally speaking, when people reach the animal year, that is, their own zodiac year, it is easy to offend Tai sui. For ordinary people, this is very unlucky, so people should find ways to break this disaster, that is, to avoid making their own mistakes. So people use the traditional exorcism artifact red things to carry with them to alleviate this scourge. This behavior has existed for a long time, and you can carry red items with you, that is, red belts and underwear. Especially for people who love face, choosing red underwear is very hidden, which can ward off evil spirits and not be discovered by others.

This behavior of wearing red underwear in the animal year is now a national action, and most people regard it as a fashion, which can be said to be very ridiculous.