Grab the red envelope for grade 8 now!
Thread Content
Red envelopes will be sent by 4 p.m.; they are not valid after that time. -(￢▽￢)σ Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year. Here, it’s a custom to visit one’s mother-in-law’s house. I wonder if any of you know the origin of this custom.
New Year’s Eve is a day for inviting the ancestors to celebrate the New Year. Married women are considered \"outsiders,\" so they are not allowed to spend New Year’s Eve and the first day of the new year at home； If the ancestors saw an “outsider” in the house, they would refuse to enter ； After the ancestors had enjoyed the offerings, they returned to heaven on the first night of the new month, allowing the daughters to go home for the New Year celebrations.
It’s more or less the same here as well.
Today is the second day of the first lunar month. According to traditional beliefs, married women are considered \"strangers.\" Our ancestors would return home from heaven at the end of the year to receive offerings; if they saw a \"stranger\" in the house, they would refuse to enter. Therefore, married women are not allowed to spend New Year’s Eve or the first day of the month at home. *It is commonly believed that after consuming the offerings, the ancestors return to heaven, and only then can married women return home.
On the first day of the new year, one pays respects to one’s parents; on the second day, one pays respects to one’s in-laws. Isn’t a son-in-law like a half-brother? In fact, those who have sons now only have half a son!
You’re always so professional. Happy New Year, Lao Yu!
We are the same too； Visiting in-laws’ house to pay New Year greetings in the eighth grade
Oh, I see. So that’s why girls aren’t allowed to go home on the first day of school
Hehe, I was at my parents-in-law’s house today; we just finished eating, had some alcohol, and I was chatting and boasting with my father-in-law! :lol
Hubei also has this *custom. Receive red envelopes. Haha!