Can I go back to my parents’ home on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival? What are the taboos to pay attention to during the Lantern Festival?

Can I go back to my parents’ home on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival? What are the taboos to pay attention to during the Lantern Festival?
Introduction: The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month is an important traditional festival, and there are many customs and traditions related to the Lantern Festival. So can you go back to your parents' home on the 15th day of the first lunar month? What are the taboos to pay attention to during the Lantern Festival? A year's plan begins in spring, and almost every day in the first month of the lunar calendar is a festival. InkMr.com's special topic on the first month of the lunar calendar in 2019 lists these traditional Chinese festivals and festival customs for you.

Can I go back to my parents’ home on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival?

About going back to your parents’ home during the Lantern Festival:
As to whether one can go back to one’s parents’ home on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, different places have different opinions. In some places, it is believed that if a married girl returns to her parents' home on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it will be unfavorable to her father-in-law. In fact, the specific explanation is that in ancient times, the father-in-law was the head of the family. When his daughter came back from her husband's family to visit him, if she stayed for too long, the girl's parents would think about whether her husband's family treated her well. At this time, the girl's family would blame the head of the man's family, that is, the father-in-law.
The second saying about going back to your parents’ home during the Lantern Festival <br /> There is a saying among the people that you should not look at the lanterns at your parents’ home on the 15th day of the first lunar month. This is also called “hiding lanterns”, which means you cannot go back to your parents’ home during the first lunar month. The custom of "hiding from lanterns" on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month was originally a traditional custom of the Manchus. At first, it was said that on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, one should not look at the lanterns at one's parents' home, that is, a married daughter-in-law could not stay at her parents' home during the Lantern Festival. Later, it evolved into not being able to look at the lanterns at one's parents' home or at one's husband's home, and one had to hide at one's relatives' homes. Later, this custom was also spread to the Han nationality.
The third theory about returning to one’s parents’ home for the Lantern Festival <br /> Another theory is that a newly married daughter cannot celebrate the Lantern Festival at her husband’s home on the 15th day of the first lunar month, but must celebrate it at her parents’ home. This custom is called “hiding from lanterns”. Generally, her parents’ home will hold a grand lantern-sending event for her family, and then her husband’s family will receive the lanterns. The new bride will go to her parents’ home with her family to “hide from lanterns” (usually going on the 14th day of the first lunar month and returning on the 16th day). It is said that this is meant to guide the newlywed daughter-in-law to have a son soon.

What are the taboos to pay attention to during the Lantern Festival?

1. On the Lantern Festival, it is best not to lend money to others, otherwise, it will be easy for others to borrow your luck this year.
2. On the Lantern Festival, the rice jar and the flour jar should not be empty, because there is an ancient saying that running out of food is a disaster.
3. On the Lantern Festival, be careful not to tear your clothes. Otherwise, it is easy to be ruined and unlucky for a year.
4. On the Lantern Festival, avoid killing any living beings or seeing blood. Otherwise, this year is likely to cause financial loss, illness, and injury.
5. On the Lantern Festival, you should avoid using bad words or swearing. Otherwise, this year you may easily suffer misfortune due to your words or inadvertently saying the wrong thing.
6. Avoid washing or cutting your hair on the Lantern Festival. Because "fa" is like the word for getting rich, if you wash or cut your hair on this day, your wealth will be washed away and you will not be able to save anything for a year.

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