What are the customs and taboos on the second day of the Chinese New Year?

During the Spring Festival, there are various customs and habits from the first day to the fifteenth day of the New Year. In folk culture, the second day of the New Year is the day when married daughters return to their parents' home. In addition to returning to their parents' home, there are many other customs and habits on the second day of the New Year.

Customs and taboos on the second day of the Lunar New Year

Custom 1 of the second day of the Lunar New Year : worshiping the God of Wealth <br/>In the north, people worship the God of Wealth on the second day of the first lunar month. On this day, both commercial stores and ordinary families hold activities to worship the God of Wealth. Every family offers sacrifice to the God of Wealth welcomed on New Year's Eve. At noon on this day, people eat wontons, commonly known as "yuanbao soup". The sacrificial offerings were fish and mutton. The big businesses in old Beijing all held large-scale sacrificial activities on this day. The sacrifices had to be the "five major offerings", namely a whole pig, a whole sheep, a whole chicken, a whole duck, and a live red carp, etc., in the hope of getting rich this year.
The second custom of the second day of the Chinese New Year : "First Day Noodles"
On the first day of the New Year, we eat dumplings and on the second day, there are many requirements for the noodles on the second day. It is said that the noodles on the second day of the New Year should be made with the dumpling noodles on the first day. And this noodle must be served in cold soup. That is, after the noodles are cooked, they are soaked in cold water, which is called cold soup. Nowadays, people usually make some stewed or fried sauce to make noodles with stewed or fried sauce. But it must be soaked in cold water to preserve the custom of "the noodles on the second day of the New Year".
The third custom of the second day of the Lunar New Year : returning to one’s parents’ home to pay New Year’s greetings<br/>On the second day of the Lunar New Year, returning to one’s parents’ home to pay New Year’s greetings is a custom that has been passed down for many years. Daughters and sons-in-law should bring some gifts and red envelopes to distribute to the elderly and children in their parents’ home. If the whole family is reunited, they will also take a family photo to add some festive joy.
The fourth custom of the second day of the Lunar New Year : eating the new year's dinner <br/>This is also a very grand ceremony, that is to say, starting from the second day of the Lunar New Year, it is the "new year" day of the year. There are also rich dishes to eat. Eating chicken means good luck, eating lettuce means "making money", eating onions means being smart, etc.

What can’t you do on the second day of the Chinese New Year?

1. Avoid washing clothes .<br/>There is a water god in water, and the water god’s birthday is on the first and second day of the Chinese New Year, so don’t wash clothes on these two days.
2. Avoid dumping sewage, garbage, and sweeping the floor . Do not do sweeping and sprinkling work during the New Year period, as this will easily sweep away the wealth in the home.
3. Avoid asking for debts.
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, you should not ask people for debts, and you don't like others to come to your house to ask for debts. Asking for debts on the second day of the Chinese New Year, or having others ask you for debts, is a very unlucky thing, so it is a big taboo.
4. Avoid returning home empty-handed. <br/>You need to bring gifts when paying New Year’s greetings, so you cannot return empty-handed! And the gifts brought to the mother's family must be in even numbers, as odd numbers are unlucky.
5. You cannot take a nap during the day.
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, you are not allowed to take a nap in broad daylight. If you take a nap, you will look slovenly and listless as you have not done all year. In addition, on the second day of the Chinese New Year, some people will come to your home to wish you a happy new year. If you take a nap, those who come will feel you are disrespectful.