There are ordinary years and leap years. Leap years are further divided into Gregorian leap years and lunar leap years. A year in which both leap years occur is a double leap year. What should we buy for our parents in the leap April of the lunar calendar? Does it represent wishing them peace and health? After Grain Full in 2020, a special month (leap April) will come. For the specific content analysis of leap April, please pay attention to the special topic about leap April 2020 on Shuimoxiansheng.com!What should I buy for my parents in the fourth month of the lunar calendar?Years with a leap April in the lunar calendar in the 21st century:《1》2001 (Xinsi Year), 2012 (Renchen Year) 《2》2020 (Year of the Rat), 2058 (Year of the Tiger) 《3》2069 (Jichou Year), 2077 (Dingyou Year) 《4》2088 (Wushen Year), 2096 (Bingchen Year) In the fourth month of the lunar calendar, it is customary to buy leap month shoes and pork trotter noodles for parents. Buy leap month shoes for parents: ——Give parents leap month shoes: "Leap month shoes, wear them in the leap month, and the leap month old man will live to be a thousand years old." ——In the folk customs of some regions, in leap years and leap months, children have to buy a pair of shoes for their parents to repay their kindness in raising them and pray for their parents' health and safety. ——In some areas, in leap year, married daughters have to buy shoes for their mothers. 》Give mother pork trotter vermicelli: ——In Taiwan, there is a custom in the leap month: married daughters need to buy a pair of pig's feet and noodles for their mothers; ——Usually two front pig feet and six bunches of rice noodles, with red silk thread and spring flowers tied on the rice noodles. 》Time interval between the occurrence of leap April: ——Around the 21st century, leap April is a common leap month, generally occurring once every 8 or 11 years, and once every 38 years at most; ——The frequency is second only to the leap May. However, the pattern is not immutable. As time goes by, the frequency of the leap April is gradually decreasing. Does it mean peace and health?——Buying shoes for parents in leap April represents: praying for parents’ health, safety and success, and is also a manifestation of filial piety . (1) In leap months of leap years in the lunar calendar, children should buy a pair of shoes for their parents to repay their kindness in raising them and to pray for their health and safety.(2) Furthermore, the leap month shoes must be worn in the previous month to be effective. (3) In some areas of my country, in leap years, married daughters must buy a pair of shoes for their mothers; (4) There is also a saying that sending leap month shoes is a tradition of the Chinese nation to honor the elderly. In the past, people were poor and had no shoes. They worked barefoot, which caused their feet to bleed. When the wanderers returned home in the leap year or leap month to reunite, they would buy a pair of cloth shoes for the elderly to show their filial piety. ——It is said that people in the old days had low education and did not understand scientific knowledge. They thought it was strange to have an extra month in a year and feared it would be bad for their elders. So they said that in leap years and leap months, they should give their mothers leap month shoes, which were also called "leaving mother shoes"; ——In the past, shoes were all handmade. The mother’s zodiac sign would be embroidered on the outer corner of the heel with colorful threads to pray for her safety. But in modern times, most people buy shoes directly as gifts for their mothers. 】The saying that it is taboo to get married in the leap April: Avoid getting married. The word "four" is homophonic with "death", and death represents separation, so the leap April is not suitable for such a happy event as getting married. Traditional customs say that getting married in the leap April will lead to emotional discord, separation of husband and wife, and becoming a widow. However, choosing a date for marriage is just a superstition. As long as the man and woman are suitable and the weather is suitable, leap April is a good time to get married. |
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