Can a married daughter return to her parents’ home during the Rain Water solar term?

Can a married daughter return to her parents’ home during the Rain Water solar term?
Introduction: Our country is a very typical traditional country, so it has many folk cultures and customs. The Rain Water Festival is one of the 24 solar terms in our country. During the Rain Water solar term, there is a custom of married daughters returning to their parents' home. Where does this custom come from? Let's follow the editor to learn more about it. During the first month of the lunar calendar, you will have a good year. The first month is the most important month of spring. Mr. Shui Mo will share with you some knowledge about January.

Can a married daughter return to her parents’ home during the Rain Water solar term?

One of the customs of the Rain Water solar term is "returning to one's mother's home". "Rain Water Festival, return to the mother's home" is a festival custom popular among the Han nationality in western Sichuan. During the Rain Water solar term, married daughters bring gifts back to their parents' home. Women who have given birth to children must bring gifts such as canned meat and chairs to thank their parents for raising them. For women who have not been able to get pregnant for a long time, their mothers will sew a pair of red pants for them and ask them to wear them close to their bodies. It is said that this will help them get pregnant as soon as possible. This custom is still popular in rural areas.
"La Bao Bao" is a folk custom in some areas of Sichuan. In the old society, people were superstitious about fate and would pray to gods for advice on whether their children would be easy to raise. Those who were only children were especially afraid that their children would die young, so they would have to find a godfather. They would calculate the compatibility and incompatibility of the child's fortune based on the child's date of birth, year, month, day and time of birth, and the elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth. If the child's fortune lacked the character "wood", the godfather would have to include the character "wood" when naming him to ensure that his son would live a long life. This practice was repeated year after year, and eventually became a popular custom in the area, and has been passed down to this day with the name "Baobao".
In the Rain Water Festival in the first month of the lunar calendar, people call Goddaddy, meaning that the rain and dew nourish things and facilitate growth. There are also people who pay homage to Goddaddy on the road or visit Goddaddy at home at any time and place. On that day, in front of the mountain gate of Luohan Temple, the road lined with ancient cypresses was crowded with people. Sorcery, astrology, low-cost incense and candles, snack stalls, and mobile vendors gathered on the roadside. Devotees, ladies of wealthy families, young men, and village girls gathered in groups of three or five, pulling and tugging, squeezing and pushing each other, laughing and talking, and the scene was very lively.
The godfather's parents should carry baskets filled with wine, food, incense, candles, and paper money, and carry, hold, or lead the baby through the crowd to find the right godfather. If the baby grows up to be common-sense, a well-educated and well-mannered scholar should be the godfather; if the baby is weak, a tall and strong man should be the godfather. Once someone is asked to be a "godfather", some will try to break free and run away, while others will be unable to get away. Most of them will agree readily, believing that this is a sign of trust in themselves and that their fate will get better. Nowadays, the "La Bao Bao" held by Zhuxi Park on the Rain Water Festival has become a particularly interesting activity in the park.
Summary: Through the above article, we know that regarding the Rain Water solar term, it is a custom for a married daughter to return to her parents' home, but it still varies according to the actual situation. I wish you all good luck and family happiness in the new year!

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