Its belief that you should not do activities like washing clothes, shaving, using soaps etc on days when someone in your family fasts on that day or has fasted previously. Thursday is common in ... I have a different reason why we are advised not to shave on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays. read more
On Thursdays , Jupiter or Brihaspati has the highest influence. A person is advised to store energy of Jupiter unlike rahu and ketu. If you cut you're nails or hair, you are losing your energy in form of body parts and if you do it on Thursdays you lose influence of Brihaspati, which is not considered good. read more
Probably, this is the reason that why many people still lay emphasis on such customs and rituals. One of these traditions is about getting a haircut and shaving. Even today, elders suggest not to get a haircut or shave on Thursdays, Saturdays and Tuesday. It is believed that on certain days special kind of rays come out of the planets. read more