To trust signs is a private affair of everyone. One of them is not to take out the trash from the house in the evening or after sunset.
Superstition hypotheses
Superstition arose in those days when people gave a supernatural explanation to any phenomena of the world. The faith in demons, magicians, witches and other evil spirits was strong.
Night is the time when dark forces reign over the world. Taking out the remnants of food, drinks, household waste from the house, a person “feeds” evil spirits with his vital forces - in a figurative and literal sense. It was believed that throwing garbage after sunset, it incurs damage, illness, poverty, grief in the family, failure at work and other disasters.
Interesting fact: not only in Western beliefs throwing out garbage in the evening bodes disaster. According to Feng Shui, this harmless action can lead to a conflict between the day and night flows of qi energy. This will bring disharmony into a person’s state, and will affect his success.
Other explanations
Some believe that each home has its own good spirit, the patron - brownie. He protects housing, removes troubles from it, protects from evil spirits and dark energy. But in order for the brownie to be satisfied, the house should be maintained in order: clean up in time, take out the garbage. If you drag it out until the evening, then he may be offended and leave the house. And then - wait for trouble.
There is another version. It is believed: if the neighbors see how a person takes out the trash in the late evening, in the dark, they might think that he is hiding something.Otherwise, why not endure when it is light, in plain sight?
Interesting fact: According to legend, you can not throw out nails, hair, watches, photographs, salt and bread. This can lead to corruption and the evil eye, as well as poverty. In addition, some items cannot be disposed of properly, such as batteries. They must be taken to special collection points in order not to harm the environment.
From the point of view of common sense
It is worth taking out the garbage in the daytime, it is better in the morning, for example, on the way to work. It’s not only a sign, but also common sense.
In the evenings, stray dogs often look for prey at garbage cans. Suspicious individuals can scour the same place.
In addition, in the dark it is easier to stumble or slip, step into the dirt at the containers. Many throw out not only garbage, but also building materials, furniture, it is easy to stumble in the dark. Finally, it’s colder in the evening, it’s easier to catch a cold.
So, a walk to the containers at night looking - a bad omen, promising misfortune. It is a person’s choice to believe in signs or common sense. But in this case, the belief has a rational component, therefore, perhaps, it is worth listening to it.
