The customs and habits of the second day of the first month.
How wide the heart is, how deep the blessing, hello everyone, I am Zhuhai Xinsi Chinese culture teacher, today I will share with you the folk traditional customs on the second day of the first lunar month.
1.Go back to your parents' home.
The daughter and son-in-law who got married on the second day of the first lunar month happily returned to their parents' house to pay New Year's greetings to the eldest father-in-law and mother-in-law, commonly known as "Son-in-law Day" or "Aunt Day". The daughter who returned to her parents' house carried some rich gifts, wrapped a large number of red envelopes, and sent red envelopes when she saw her mother's children to wish the children to grow up quickly and study smartly.
2.Eat New Year's dinner.
The custom of the second day of the first month is called "the beginning of the year", killing chickens and ducks to start the year, meaning full of anger, at noon, the whole family is invited to the family uncle and uncle to eat a sumptuous and delicious New Year's dinner around the dining table in the mother's house, the dishes are diverse, all take the auspicious meaning, the custom is called "son-in-law wine", and the customs of Leizhou people in Guangdong Province are called "Niguan wine". The customs also have the red and red skin of the roasted pork, which means good health, eating fried rice means showing off your skills, eating pig tongue means Italy, eating lettuce means making money, eating garlic means being able to write and calculate, eating green onions means being smart and clever, eating leeks means being long-lasting, eating celery means hard work, eating food and then taking a family photo. Returning to one's mother's home is a very distinctive custom of the Han people.
3.Sacrifice to the God of Wealth.
On the second day of the first lunar month, whether it is a company, a store, or an ordinary family, it is necessary to hold a worship to the God of Wealth to pray for wealth and wealth, wealth and prosperity. There are also relatives to visit the New Year, and eat wontons at noon, commonly known as"Ingot soup"。
4.Gift cakes.
On the second day of the first lunar month, when the daughter and son-in-law return to their parents' house, they must have one or two large rice cakes, as well as a large bag of biscuits and candies, which will be distributed by the mother and sent to the villagers. Although the gift is thin, just one or two pieces of bread, it is a festive custom. It expresses the feelings of the married girl who misses her fellow villagers.
5.Don't sweep the floor, don't take out the trash.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, you can't sweep the floor or take out the garbage, which will sweep away all the good luck of the new year. At the beginning of the new year, they did not sweep the floor, and the ancient people felt that sweeping the floor would sweep away wealth and wealth. If the floor is dirty, you can only bend down and pick up the garbage and put it in the trash can.
6.You can't break things.
The second day of the first month of the new year is peaceful, healthy, and blessed, taboo to break things, people think that breaking things is unlucky, therefore, take things to be especially careful to avoid breaking things. In case it is broken, immediately pronounce "broken peace".
In short, the new year, the new atmosphere, jubilant, good luck, these customs not only reflect the yearning for a better life, but also inherit the rich cultural connotation of the ancients, the wisdom left by the ancients, everyone follows the tradition in the New Year to welcome happiness and peace. It is also a blessing for everyone to cherish the time of family and relatives and friends reunion, and celebrate a happy Spring Festival together.