In some East Asian cultures, such as Chinese and Vietnamese, there is a traditional custom of postpartum confinement known in English as doing the month or sitting the month (Mandarin zuò yuèzi 坐月子). Confinement traditionally lasts 30 days, although regional variants may last 40, 60 or as many as 100 days. This tradition combines prescribed foods with a number of restrictions on activities considered to be harmful to the woman's recovering body. Family elders or (more recently) health professionals help the woman to recover after parturition.
Prohibited activities include washing one's hair, bathing, climbing steps, touching cold water, reading, and crying; sexual activity is prohibited, and the woman is not supposed be exposed to the wind or to sew. She is not supposed to consume anything cold, anything hard, any salt, any plain water, or anything containing alcohol or other foods considered to have strong medicinal properties (Chinese: 毒性 dúxìng).
Foods that are specifically prescribed for the period of confinement include:
* shenghua (生化) soup (made with angelica root, roast ginger, licorice root, and other strong-tasting herbs that are considered to have specific medicinal effects),
* chicken soup made with no seasonings other than sesame oil and rice wine
* the kidneys, heart, and liver of the pig.
It is widely believed in many East Asian societies that this custom helps heal injuries to the perineum, promote the contraction of the uterus, and promote lactation.
Lucky sexual activity is prohibited, I don't think anyone would wanna have sex with someone who hasn't showered in a month.
Don't ask me why I'm reading this stuff, or why I posted it xD
Oh and 25% of teenage girls in the US have an STD
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Why are you reading this stuff? And why did you post it?
Anyway I'm sure if the people are extra hot they won't mind the smell ;)
lolz no comment...
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