Should I give my parents leap month shoes in leap April? When should I wear them?

Should I give my parents leap month shoes in leap April? When should I wear them?
The number of days in a leap year in the lunar calendar is 383 to 385 days. There are many customs and traditions related to the leap month - should we give our parents leap month shoes in leap April, and when should we wear them? As the summer breeze blows by, the leap April of 2020 is approaching. For this special month, everyone is welcome to pay attention to the specific content of Shuimoxiansheng.com’s 2020 Leap April special topic!

Should I give my parents leap month shoes in leap April?

】Leap April refers to the leap month in the lunar calendar
——Lunar calendar leap month customs and practices:

《1》 Give parents leap month shoes: In leap years and leap months, children should buy a pair of shoes for their parents to repay their kindness and pray for their parents' health and safety. In some areas, in leap years and leap months, married daughters should buy shoes for their mothers to wish their parents longevity and good health.
《2》 The daughter’s parents-in-law give her an umbrella or a banana fan as a gift: In some places, the daughter’s parents-in-law will also give her an umbrella or a banana fan as a gift during the leap month, implying that the daughter’s parents-in-law are her protective umbrella, wishing her to have a son soon, bring wealth to her husband’s family, and have both wealth and population prosperity.
《3》Women drink intercalary tea:
In Wuyi Mountain area, there is a custom of drinking tea during the leap month, and it is mainly women who drink tea. Men are not allowed to participate, and only women are qualified to attend.
The women in the village took turns hosting the banquet and tea, and invited female guests from nearby villages to join them.
At a tea party, tea is used instead of wine. People offer tea to each other and chat while drinking. This can help to improve emotional harmony and enhance neighborhood harmony.
】Meaning of leap month shoes:
Chinese name——Leap month shoes Foreign name——Leap month shoes
Location: China Nature: Custom Time: Leap year and leap month of the lunar calendar Purpose: To repay the kindness of nurturing Abbreviation: "Filial Piety Card", "Warm Feeling Card"

When should you wear leap month shoes?

——Folk legend: Leap month shoes will only work if worn one month before the leap month. (1) Leap month shoes are a folk custom in China. In leap months of leap years in the lunar calendar, children must buy a pair of shoes for their parents to repay their parents for their kindness and to pray for their parents’ health and safety.
(2) In some areas, in leap years, married daughters are required to buy a pair of shoes for their mothers.
(3) Leap month shoes must be worn in the previous month to be effective.
(4) According to folk belief, in leap years and leap months, children should buy a pair of shoes for their parents to repay their parents for their care and to pray for their parents’ health and safety.
——Introduction to sending leap month shoes: express filial piety, traditional customs, and bless parents with health and safety <br /> 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, so they worked barefoot, which led to broken and bleeding feet. When the wanderers returned home in the leap year and leap month to reunite, they would buy a pair of cloth shoes for the elderly to show their filial piety.
"In a leap month year, it is a year to keep your mother." Leap month shoes must be worn in the previous month to be effective.
—Return to my parents’ home to eat the leap month meal during the leap month:
The "leap month dinner" is also called the "six relatives dinner". During every leap year and leap month, the married daughter's parents would invite her back home for a meal.
When parents are alive, they will invite the guests; if parents are not alive, the brothers will invite the guests.

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