As a matter of fact, this kind of formalized phenomenon of visiting relatives is no less than a year or two old, but no less than ten years old. Why is this happening? This has to do with the development of our society. With the progress of social economy, the living standards of the common people have improved significantly compared with those in the sixties and seventies.
In the sixties and seventies, when visiting relatives, they often rode bicycles and carried heavy burdens on their shoulders, with steamed buns at one end and pastries at the other. After walking tiredly, relatives and friends naturally want to sit down to rest, chat, drink some wine, and eat some food. Whether you go to your grandmother's house or your aunt's house, the host's family will prepare some delicious entertainment, so people at that time were especially willing to visit relatives.
In the 10s, people still maintained this tradition, and basically did not go back immediately to their relatives' homes. However, since the year 2000, with the acceleration of the pace of life, the time to go to work and work has become very tight, and people want to earn more money to improve their quality of life. Especially for those who have many relatives, they have to visit many places in one day, otherwise, they will have to go to work after the seventh or eighth day of the new year, or even the fifth or sixth or third or fourth day of the new year, which will delay their work.
Therefore, so far, the situation of visiting relatives during the Spring Festival has been very different. It can be said that most people go to relatives as if they were sending a courier, hurriedly put down the gifts, talk for only a few words, sit for less than five minutes, and hurry to the next house. In short, everyone is busy, time is pressing, and people's quality of life has generally improved, and they are no longer as expected of hospitality among relatives as before.
Do you think this is reasonable? As for whether the affection between relatives has weakened, this situation does exist. The reason for this may be due to the fact that each person's income level is different.