Go back to my mother's house on the second day of the lunar new year.

The custom of going back to your mother's house on the second day of the Spring Festival is as follows:

Accompanied by her husband, according to the traditional custom, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, the daughter will "return to her parents' home" and the mother-in-law will pay a New Year call to her parents-in-law, which is called "Children's Day" and "Wedding Day" by the people. Going home "is also called" mothering ". In the old society, there was a saying that "a married girl is spilled water". People think that a married daughter can't go back to her family on New Year's Eve and the first day of the first month, and going back to her family will eat her poverty. Only after the second day, can she take her husband and children back to her mother's house.

Gift-giving related matters

Gifts for "Double" cannot be given to "Single". On the second day, the married daughter took her husband back to her family. They bring gifts when they go home. This is called hand in hand or hand in hand. However, there are both numbers and beautiful gifts with homophonic sounds. First of all, send "Shuang'er" instead of "good son" and take the meaning of "yes man" for good luck.

The types of snack boxes or fruit baskets should be even, four, six and eight. Pay attention to the homonym of New Year's gifts. Some things are homophonic "taboo" and should not be given away. Don't send pears when sending fruits, because "pear" and "plum" are homophonic and unlucky; Without a clock, "sending a clock" and "sending it out" are homophonic.

When giving gifts to businessmen, don't send "books", and "books" and "lost" are homophonic. Pay attention to sending wine during the New Year, because "wine" and "long" are homophonic, meaning "everlasting".