Why can't you leave dirty dishes overnight? After all, often after a hard day’s work, fatigue simply knocks you down, you don’t have the strength to eat, let alone clean and restore beauty in the kitchen. The same situation comes to mind after celebrating a name day or other celebration. The hostess spent the whole day in the kitchen preparing a variety of snacks and salads for guests, then entertaining friends, portraying a hospitable hostess, there was absolutely no strength left for washing dishes. After the departure of the last friend, I want to fall and not get up until the morning. And who will see the mess in the kitchen? Nothing bad will happen? But is it really so!
In the article, we will consider why it is impossible to leave dirty dishes at night, what folk signs and feng shui masters say about this topic. How do unwashed dishes really threaten the well-being of the hostess, why grandmothers and mothers from childhood teach girls to immediately clean up after themselves and keep the living quarters clean and tidy.
Grandma's Teachings
Ifif they ask why it is impossible to leave dirty dishes overnight, any child will quickly answer: "Because she will be offended and run away into the forest", because this happened in the famous and instructive tale of Korney Chukovsky "Fedorino's grief". Fyodor Yegorovna did not wash the plates and cups in the evening, and woke up in the morning - they were gone, all the dishes had fled from the negligent hostess into the dark forest.
The meaning of the fairy tale is explained by grandmothers to children immediately after reading it: you need to keep clean and tidy so that the plates and the samovar shine, and the kitchen sparkles with cleanliness. The older generation, together with the authors of many children's books, have been trying to accustom children to cleanliness since early childhood. They do not go into special explanations, but reinforce educational moralizing with their own example.
Growing up, children are gradually accustomed to cleanliness around them and, already living separately from their parents, follow the rules of housekeeping absorbed from childhood.
Folk omens
Why you shouldn't leave dirty dishes overnight, folk signs are explained, trying to convince negligent housewives to keep the house clean by fear of discord in the family. It is believed that in the dishes left for the night, evil spirits start up, which are only looking for bad housewives to settle in such a dirty house.
With the appearance of evil spirits in the family, quarrels begin. Demons whisper nasty things to spouses and bring things to strife, abuse, and even the use of physical force. But a popular sign to leave dirtydishes for the night can easily be explained by any psychologist. If there is chaos and dirt around a person, then he has a complete confusion in behavior and relationships with partners. A person who knows how to maintain cleanliness around him builds relationships with other people clearly and correctly. You can always rely on him, he will definitely keep his word and complete the assigned task. Such people are valued not only by partners, but also by bosses at work, employees respect him.
Feng Shui master's opinion
The Chinese have long divided our environment into vital energy "qi" and harmful "sha". According to Feng Shui masters and Chinese doctors, both the physical and mental he alth of a person depends on the space around us. Stagnation and blockages of energy can cause diseases.
Especial attention is paid to he althy eating and the place where it happens. The kitchen should be clean and not cluttered. It is necessary to get rid of unnecessary items, order should reign in the refrigerator. Products must be fresh. Experts of this theory believe that the kitchen resembles our digestive tract. If you clean it of dirt and debris, then your body will become he althy. Following this teaching, one should not leave dirty dishes overnight so as not to get sick.
The opinion of our doctors
Washing all dirty plates and cups in the evening is also advised by the doctors of our country. After eating, some of it remains on the dishes. During the night, microorganisms and fungi breed at great speed on dirty dishes. They areare not only on the dishes, but also fill the space of the sink, brushes and sponges.
Even if the hostess washed all the dishes left in the evening clean in the morning, the microbes and bacteria have not gone away, they remain in place. You can get rid of them by boiling in the dishwasher, but unfortunately not everyone has it in the kitchen.
There is only one conclusion - even if you do not believe the signs, it is undesirable to leave dirty dishes at night. It is better to gather strength and put things in order in the evening. In a pinch, you can ask a family member to help.
