The implication of returning to your natal home on the second day of the first lunar month What to pay attention to when returning to your natal home on the second day of the first lunar month in 2023
When I go back to my natal home, I will definitely bring some gifts or make some customs, but it is because of the Spring Festival, so these are taboos, so how about all aspects of going back to my natal home during the Spring Festival, let’s go together Knowing about it can prevent these adverse effects from affecting the whole family.
What does it mean to go back to your mother’s house on the second day of the first lunar month
According to folk traditions and customs, married daughters must "return to their mother’s home" on the second day of the Lunar New Year, and the daughter cannot go back by herself.Therefore, the folks also call this day "Guye Festival" and "Welcome Son-in-law Day"."Hui Niangjia" is also called "Guining".In the old days, there was a saying that "the girl who gets married is the water that gets thrown out", and it was believed that as long as a daughter got married, she belonged to the husband’s family.
The saying of going back to my mother’s house on this day
The second day of the first lunar month is called "the beginning of the new year".From this day on, people visit relatives and friends with gifts such as three animals, glutinous rice cakes, and fried dumplings.Shatian, Shaoguan kills chickens to start the new year, which means full of vitality.The second day of the first lunar month is the day when the daughter and son-in-law return to their natal home, that is, the son-in-law pays New Year greetings to his parents-in-law, commonly known as "welcoming son-in-law day".The folks believe that a married daughter cannot return home on the first day of the first day of the lunar new year.If she returns home, her natal family will be poor, and she can only return to her natal home after the second day of the new year.
What should you pay attention to when you return to your natal home
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, a married daughter will return to her natal home with her husband and son-in-law, but remember not to return home empty-handed.Be sure to bring gifts or red envelopes, called leading hands or accompanying hands.However, there are actually some particularities in giving gifts when returning to your natal home, which is reflected not only in numbers, but also in homonyms.First of all, give "shuang’er" instead of "single", that is, the number of gifts should be even number instead of odd number.This means "good things come in pairs" and it is for good luck.
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