The saying that you can't spend the New Year at your mother's house is a taboo for your daughter to go back to her mother's house.

In ancient society, married daughters were compared to overflowing water. It is believed that a woman is a person with another surname after marriage, and will not undertake incense like a son to create value for the family. Although the girl is also her parents' own flesh and blood, after marriage, although she still retains the inherent blood relationship on the surface, she has actually moved from intimacy to alienation and was thrown out like water.

2, daughter home taboo:

(1) Avoid touching pots and spoons when you go back to your parents' house.

In the street, we often hear words like "touching a spoon won't kill my father-in-law, my mother-in-law" and "lifting a pillar of fire won't kill my father-in-law and my son-in-law". Although these words are feudal and superstitious and have no scientific basis, they are easy to form curses because they have been circulated among the people for a long time. Even if you know it is false, hearing it often will have a bad influence on your heart. Therefore, when the bride goes back to her family, she should follow these customs and try not to touch these taboo things.

⑵ It is not advisable to go back to your mother's house on the day of sacrifice.

In Henan area, because women don't sacrifice stoves, there is also a custom that they should not go back to their parents' home on the day of sacrifice. Generally speaking, the bride should not stay at her parents' home for too long. First, it is about the mistakes of the husband's family. Second, it is a mistake to her parents' family. The married daughter is a guest, and it is inevitable to take it seriously. Many old customs are gradually forgotten today, so it is enough to know some old customs of going back to your mother's house.

(3) avoid the first day of the first month.

The first day of the first month is the first day of the new year, which is the first day of the new year. New Year's Day is a holiday for family reunion. According to traditional customs, many places prohibit married daughters from returning to their parents' homes on the first day of the New Year's Day. Because in the concept of people in these areas, married daughters are like spilled water, and they need to get together with their in-laws during the New Year. If you go back to your parents' home for the New Year, it will lead to the situation that your husband's family can't get together.