Can I wash my hair on the second day of the Chinese New Year? Can I visit the graves on the second day of the Chinese New Year?

The second day of the Chinese New Year is the second day of the Spring Festival. People believe that on such an auspicious and festive day it is best not to do some unlucky things, otherwise it will affect the fortune for the whole year. So can I wash my hair on the second day of the Lunar New Year?

Can I wash my hair on the second day of the Chinese New Year? Can I visit the graves on the second day of the Chinese New Year?

You cannot wash your hair on the second day of the Lunar New Year, as it is the birthday of the water god.
According to folk belief, the first three days of the Lunar New Year are the birthdays of the Water God. If you dirty the water by washing your hair or taking a bath during this year, the older generation thinks it is disrespectful to the gods and fears that it will bring adverse effects and wash away your good luck. Of course, this is just a superstitious belief. If your family doesn’t believe in this, you can still wash your hair on the second day of the New Year.
In addition, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, married daughters have to return to their parents' home, and their husbands have to go with them, so it is commonly known as the day to welcome the son-in-law. When going home, one should bring gifts with him, which is called "dai shou" or "ban shou". On the second day of the Lunar New Year, married daughters will bring their husbands and children back to their parents' home to pay New Year's greetings. A daughter who returns to her parents' home must bring some gifts and red envelopes to distribute to the children in her parents' home, and have lunch at her parents' home. Not only that, in the past, families would also choose this day to take a family photo. Children would carry carp lanterns to seek good luck. The custom of returning to one’s parents’ home on the second day of the Lunar New Year provides an opportunity for sisters who have not seen each other for a long time to reminisce and talk about family matters.

Can I visit the graves on the second day of the Lunar New Year?

In some areas, there is a custom of visiting graves and worshipping ancestors on the second day of the Lunar New Year .
For example, there is one in Wei County in northern my country. This place was called Weizhou in ancient times, also known as Luochuan. Weizhou was first established during the Dacheng period of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Since ancient times, there have been ceremonies of ancestor worship and visiting tombs on the second day of the first lunar month. No matter how high one's social status is, sacrificial activities must be performed on this day. Commonly known as "paying New Year's greetings to ancestors", it expresses respect and longing for the ancestors.
——The etiquette of visiting graves on the second day of the Lunar New Year
1. Visit the graves at dawn, not after noon.
2. Daughters, nephews and grandchildren can visit the grave.
3. Burn paper instead of candles.
4. Four kinds of fruits, four pieces of each.
5. Offer four or eight butterflies.
6. No cakes are needed.
7. Some dried fruits.
8. Participants in the memorial service are not allowed to wear red or put on makeup.