<p>Chinese new year falls on New-moon Uposatha, so good, if not always, observing it. Nothing wrong, but the opposite, to follow the whole life without &quot;Dhamma of the villagers&quot;.</p>

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2023-01-26T15:37:27.033Z
2023-01-26T15:37:27.033Z
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<p>My fiancé in VN tells me couples must refrain from sex on first day of new year. I have not found anything supporting this claim. Where do I find more information about no sex on day one new year.</p>

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2023-01-26T08:33:24.650Z
I guessed it might be related to observing the 8 precepts on Uposatha days -- but that's the full moon, whereas the Lunar New Year starts on the first new moon of the calendar.
ChrisW
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2023-01-26T11:05:57.667Z
@ChrisW According to the Wikipedia page on Uposatha, both full moon and new moon days are Uposatha days in most Theravada countries. So the 8 precepts hypothesis makes sense.
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Couples should couples refrain from sex on first day of New Years
# Couples should couples refrain from sex on first day of New Years

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-26)

My fiancé in VN tells me couples must refrain from sex on first day of new year. I have not found anything supporting this claim. Where do I find more information about no sex on day one new year.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I guessed it might be related to observing the 8 precepts on Uposatha days -- but that's the full moon, whereas the Lunar New Year starts on the first new moon of the calendar.  
> **username_2**: @username_1 According to the Wikipedia page on Uposatha, both full moon and new moon days are Uposatha days in most Theravada countries. So the 8 precepts hypothesis makes sense.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-01-26. Score: 1

Chinese new year falls on New-moon Uposatha, so good, if not always, observing it. Nothing wrong, but the opposite, to follow the whole life without "Dhamma of the villagers".


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