Can I go back to my parents' home on the beginning of spring? Is it necessary to spend it at my husband's home?

Can I go back to my parents’ home on the beginning of spring? In traditional culture, a married daughter is like spilled water, and in many cases a married daughter cannot return to her parents' home. Next, let’s take a look at what the saying is about returning to one’s parents’ home on the beginning of spring.

Can I go back to my parents' home on the beginning of spring?

Statement 1

In traditional Chinese customs, there is a rule that one cannot return to one's parents' home on the Beginning of Spring. It is said that "Spring" is bigger than "New Year", and returning to one's parents' home on the Beginning of Spring means making her family poor. There is also a saying that "Going to one's parents' home on the beginning of spring will make your brother-in-law poor", so married daughters cannot return to their parents' home on the Beginning of Spring.

Explanation 2

For Chinese people, the Beginning of Spring is one of the most important days of the year. It marks the beginning of spring and also heralds the start of the busy farming season. There is no time to do other things, and returning home would only cause trouble for parents and delay farming, which would be troublesome. Moreover, if the girl borrows the ox to go home and delays farming and harvesting, and fails to pay taxes, the government will cause trouble.

Other days when I can't go back to my parents' home

new year

A married daughter cannot spend the New Year at her parents’ home on the first day of the New Year. She must live at her husband’s home, and can only go back if called by her parents’ home on the second day of the New Year.

Lantern Festival

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, and you cannot go back to your mother’s home on this day. There is a local saying that “after seeing the lanterns at your mother’s home, you lose your roots at your mother’s home.”