The Spring Festival is coming soon. There are many different traditional customs during the Chinese Spring Festival. From the first day of the new year to the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month, there are different New Year customs every day. Many people say that the second day of the Lunar New Year is the day for the married daughter-in-law to go back to her mother's house. So what are the customs except going back to her mother's house on the second day of the lunar new year? What are the traditional taboos on the second day of the lunar new year? This article brings you the customs and taboos on the second day of the new year.
On the second day of the lunar new year, the married daughter will take her husband and children back to her mother's house to pay New Year's greetings. On this day, the daughter returning to her mother's house must bring some gifts and red envelopes to give to her children and have lunch at her mother's house.
It is said that this custom was decided by Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. In some places, today's second day is to worship the God of wealth (in some places, this day is on the fifth day) to pray for wealth in the new year.
At that time, how did Zhu Yuanzhang think of requiring women to return to their mother's house today?
It turned out that after Zhu Yuanzhang sat in the world, his newly married little daughter, Princess Anqing, felt that her mother-in-law's family was poor and had to spend the new year with her father and mother in the palace.
After queen Ma's hard persuasion, Princess anqing returned to her in law husband's house. Unexpectedly, the next day, that is, early in the morning of the first day of the new year, Princess anqing came to pay New Year's greetings again.
In folklore, the couple know how to educate their children to be filial to their parents and in laws.
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious: 'when I was emperor, I was human, and ordinary people were human! Why don't you kowtow to your father-in-law first and go all the way to the palace to worship us first? Go! Go and pay New Year's greetings to your father-in-law first. Be honest and stay at home all day to serve them. Come back tomorrow to pay New Year's greetings to us! " Then he kicked his daughter out.
Since then, it has become a folk custom to return to her mother's house on the second day of the lunar new year.
Custom 2: eat new year's dinner
The second day of the first month is called "the beginning of the new year". From this day on, people take gifts such as three animals, Ciba and fried piles to visit relatives and friends. Killing chickens in Shatin area of Shaoguan means full of vitality at the beginning of the new year.
In terms of eating customs, the noon meal on the second day of the first month is called 'New Year's meal', with a variety of dishes, all taking auspicious meanings.
Chicken is indispensable. Roast meat means "red skin and strong" (good health), and fried rice means "show your skill"; Pig (tongue) means "great profit", and lettuce means "making money". Garlic means being able to write, onion means being smart, leek means being long and long, etc. Qin means hard work.
Old Beijing day 2: eat wonton
In the morning of the second day of junior high school, you have to get up before dawn and cook wonton, because wonton looks like Yuanbao.
In the north, the God of wealth is sacrificed on the second day of the first month. On this day, both commercial shops and ordinary families have to hold activities to sacrifice the God of wealth. Families offered sacrifices to the God of wealth on New Year's Eve. In fact, they incinerated the rough printed matter they bought.
Wonton, commonly known as Yuanbao soup, will be eaten at noon. Fish and mutton were sacrificed. Big businesses in old Beijing have large-scale sacrificial activities on this day. The offerings need five offerings, namely, whole pigs, whole sheep, whole chickens, whole ducks and red live carp, hoping to make a lot of money this year.
Cantonese second day: eat new year's dinner
Cantonese people eat new year's dinner on the second day of the first lunar new year, especially those who do business.
Most people believe that the opening of the new year has a lot to do with the luck of the new year. Therefore, in addition to the well intentioned dishes that must be eaten for the new year's Eve dinner, some families will cut some roast meat and take red skin to symbolize health; Some people spread golden mushrooms with lettuce, which means "making money" and "money everywhere".
And on the second day of the lunar new year, my daughter (all son-in-law) went back to her mother's house to pay New Year's greetings to her parents. Generally, you must eat the things left on the new year's Eve, such as chicken. You should keep your head, wings, feet and tail for the new year's Eve dinner, but you can eat it on the second day of the new year. There are also big meals to cook more, leaving the second day of the new year to eat. There must be bacon, sausage, fish and noodles.
Custom 3: sacrifice to the God of wealth
In the north, the God of wealth is sacrificed on the second day of the first month. On this day, both commercial shops and ordinary families have to hold activities to sacrifice the God of wealth.
Families offered sacrifices to the God of wealth on New Year's Eve. In fact, they incinerated the rough printed matter they bought.
Wonton, commonly known as Yuanbao soup, will be eaten at noon. Fish and mutton were sacrificed.
Big businesses in old Beijing have large-scale sacrificial activities on this day. The offerings need five offerings, namely, whole pigs, whole sheep, whole chickens, whole ducks and red live carp, hoping to make a lot of money this year.
Custom 4: 'eclipse day'
On the second day of the first month, the married daughters took their husbands and children back to their mother's house to pay New Year's greetings.
When a daughter returns to her mother's house, she must make a large bag of biscuits and candy, which will be distributed by her mother to the neighbors, just like the scene of the Chinese New Year.
If there are more than one daughter in the family, and these daughters do not return on the same day, they will come once. The gift is quite thin, just four biscuits.
However, it reflects a strong affection. The real thing is that "etiquette is light and affection is heavy". It expresses the girl's sincere thoughts for the villagers.
When the girl came home, if she had a nephew, she had to pay for it again. Although she had given the lucky money on the first day of the new year, it meant different this time.
Chaoshan people call this custom 'eating the day'. As the name suggests, it's just lunch. My daughter must go back to her mother-in-law's house before dinner.
Taboo on the second day of the Lunar New Year
1. Avoid returning the door as a gift
On the second day of the lunar new year, when the daughter goes back to her mother's house, it is forbidden to return the door gift as a single. Because the odd number is traditionally considered unlucky, the gifts brought back by her son-in-law must be in pairs.
2. Avoid laundry
Water has the God of water. The birthday of the God of water is on the first and second day of the first day of the lunar new year, so don't wash clothes these two days.
3. Do not take a nap
You can't take a nap during the day, otherwise you will be very lazy all year round. The implication is that many guests come home to pay New Year's greetings during the new year. It's impolite to take a nap.
4. Take out sewage and garbage and sweep the floor
Do not engage in sweeping work during the new year, because it is easy to sweep away the wealth of the family.