Is the second day of the first lunar month the "Son-in-law Day"? What are the customs of the Son-in-law Day?
Introduction: The second day of the first lunar month of the Spring Festival should be familiar to many people. This day is the day to visit grandma’s house to pay New Year’s greetings, which is also the "Son-in-law Day." So, what are the customs and habits for Son-in-law Day on the second day of the first lunar month? Now, let’s follow the editor to take a look. New year, new atmosphere, there are countless topics about the Spring Festival. If you want to know more about the Lunar New Year, please continue to pay attention to Mr. Shui Mo’s exclusive Spring Festival special articles for you!What day is the second day of the first lunar month?On the second day of the first lunar month, married daughters bring their husbands and children back to their parents' home to pay New Year's greetings. When a daughter returns to her parents' home, she must bring a big bag of biscuits and candies, which her mother will distribute to neighbors and relatives, just like during the Chinese New Year. If there are multiple daughters in the family and they do not return on the same day, then the gifts will be shared one by one. The gifts are quite small, just four cookies. However, the affection it reflects is very strong, and it is truly "the gift is small but the sentiment is great", and it expresses the girl's deep longing for her fellow villagers.Are there any customs on the second day of the first lunar month?Worship the God of WealthPeople in the north worship the God of Wealth on the second day of the first lunar month. On this day, both commercial shops and ordinary families hold activities to worship the God of Wealth. Every family offers sacrifice to the God of Wealth welcomed on New Year's Eve. In fact, the crude prints purchased were burned. At noon on this day, people eat wontons, commonly known as "yuanbao soup". The sacrificial offerings were fish and mutton. The big businesses in old Beijing all held large-scale sacrificial activities on this day. The sacrifices had to be the "five major offerings", namely a whole pig, a whole sheep, a whole chicken, a whole duck, and a live red carp, etc., in the hope of getting rich this year.Return to her parents' homeEclipse DayWhen the girl returns home, if there is a nephew at home, the aunt has to pay again, even though she has already given the New Year's money on the first day, but this time the meaning is different. The Chaoshan people call this ancient traditional custom "eating day and night". As the name suggests, it is just lunch and the daughter must rush back to her husband's house before dinner.Return to homeAccording to Chaozhou customs, a new bride's return to her parents' home is called "returning to her parents' home", which was called "returning to her parents' home" in ancient times. It happens three times in a row, so there is a saying of "first return to her parents' home" (three days after marriage), "second return to her parents' home" (twelve days after marriage), and "third return to her parents' home" (a full month after marriage). The first return to the house can be made on three days, twelfth days or on a full moon.When returning home for the first time, one is not allowed to stay overnight at one's parents' home. One has to return after lunch and before the smoke from the cooking fires appears. You can stay in Erfancuo for one or two days (you cannot stay overnight in Erfancuo in Chao'an). You can live in the Sanfancuo for ten days or half a month, as long as you discuss it with your husband's family. The first and second times of returning to the house are usually discussed in advance and brought back by the bride's brothers. The third return to the house is usually made by the bride alone or accompanied by the groom. Sweet EggsWhen the groom visits his parents-in-law for the first time, he must bring three animals as gifts. The parents-in-law will let their son-in-law "eat sweet eggs" and set up a banquet to entertain him. The son-in-law returns home on the same day after the meal, leaving his wife at her parents' home. He will pick up the bride on the agreed date or have her brothers send her back. However, most of the customs are now simplified. After the groom welcomes the bride into the house, he immediately returns home with the bride, then goes out for a walk and then goes to the new city for a second return home. After the wedding, everything goes back to normal when the bride returns to her parents' home.The custom of "eating sweet eggs" originated from a beautiful story: In the past, there was an old woman named Li who had an adult daughter. After being arranged by a matchmaker, she married her to Zhang Sheng. After several years of not having children, the mother-in-law heard that her daughter and her husband had disagreements and had been separated for a long time, and that it was not a physiological problem. In the hope of having a grandson soon, she invited her son-in-law to her home and cooked sweet eggs for him. Tell the son-in-law that sweet eggs mean sweetness and perfection, a family will prosper if it is sweet and perfect, and a couple can have children if they are sweet and perfect. The son-in-law realized his mistake, and from then on the couple treated each other with respect. The following year, the son-in-law had a son, and he happily went to his wife's house to announce the good news. Since then, descendants have been honoring the new son-in-law with boiled sweet eggs, and this tradition has been passed down from generation to generation. Summary: Through the above article, we know some customs and habits about the second day of the first lunar month. 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