Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year, also known as the day of "going back to your parents' home". It is a traditional custom that is deeply rooted in our national culture.
On this day, married daughters return to their parents' homes with their husbands as a way to show respect and filial piety to their parents.
For this reason, this day is also affectionately known as "Son-in-law Day" or "Aunt's Day".
As the saying goes, "half a son of an uncle", on this day, the sons-in-law go to their father-in-law and mother-in-law to pay New Year's greetings, which is undoubtedly a good opportunity to enhance family affection and deepen feelings.
Due to their busy schedules, children often don't have much time to spend with their parents, and returning to their parents' home during the Spring Festival provides a rare opportunity for everyone to reunite.
On this special day, there are still many traditional customs that we need to know and observe. For example, when returning to their parents' home, daughters and sons-in-law need to bring gifts, which is a sign of respect and filial piety for their parents.
When choosing gifts, we should try to choose even number gifts, because in traditional Chinese culture, even numbers represent auspiciousness and good luck.
In addition, we should also pay attention to the homonym of the gift.
In Chinese culture, the homonyms of some items may bring bad meanings, so when choosing gifts, we should try to avoid these items.
For example, wine is a good choice because "wine" and "long" are homophonic, meaning long and eternal.
In terms of food, the second day of the first lunar month is regarded as the first meal of the new year with fish and meat, which means that the coming year will be full of grains and good weather.
In some places, people will also prepare raw chickens to start the new year, which means full of vitality.
On this day, people prepare a variety of dishes, each with its own special meaning.
In closing, I would like to remind everyone that no matter where we are, we must never forget our roots and our traditions.
Let's inherit and carry forward our traditional culture together and let it shine in our lives.
Here, I wish you all a blessed and prosperous Year of the Dragon in the new year!