In traditional Chinese customs, the second day of the Lunar New Year is known as "Son-in-law Day", a day full of affection and affection, and the married daughter will accompany her husband and children back to their parents' home to spend the moment of reunion. This is the embodiment of filial piety, and at the same time, it also inherits the spirit of Chinese family ethics more deeply.
On this day, in addition to the family reunion, people also have many traditional customs that make people feel good. For example, in some places, people worship the god of wealth as a prayer for success and prosperity in the new year. In addition, the second day of the Lunar New Year is also regarded as the "beginning of the year" day of the year, and there are various celebrations on this day, including sticking Spring Festival couplets, hanging lanterns, setting off firecrackers, etc., in order to bring good luck and ward off bad luck.
However, there are some taboos that should be taken care of on this happy day. For example, avoiding actions such as sweeping, taking out the trash, and doing laundry that can "sweep away" good luck, as well as not recommending naps, are also motivated by the desire to maintain a hard-working and motivated attitude in the new year.
As for the meals, there will also be many auspicious and abundant foods on the table on the second day of the Lunar New Year, such as noodles, wontons and rice cakes. Among them, noodles imply the continuation of life, the smoothness of career and long-term health, that is, the saying of "first dumpling and first two noodles"; Wontons are shaped like ingots, which makes the wealth rolling in the new year, rich and auspicious; As for the hair cakes and rice cakes in the south, it means that they are prosperous, prosperous in wealth, and rise step by step, and there is more than enough every year.
All these traditional customs and foods reflect people's good wishes for the new year, and are people's blessings and expectations for a better life in the new year.