Tomorrow, February 2, can I stay at my parents' house?

Can I go back to my parents' house on February 2 nd? The second day of the second lunar month. There is a very popular nursery rhyme "Big Saw" in my hometown, which is about the custom of picking up my aunt.

The lyrics are: "Pull the saw, pull the saw, and sing a big play at the door of the old man." Pick up the girl, call the son-in-law, and the little nephew. How can I get there without flower shoes? Go home with a bang! "

It is an old ceremony for us Manchu people to see menstruation, and there are many rules. Manchu people in their hometown take the Eight Banners immigrants in Beijing as the cultural mainstream, and the day to pick up menstruation is February 2, the so-called "February 2, pick up the baby."

Why did you pick up menstruation on the day when the dragon looked up? It is said that according to the old ceremony, in the first month, menstruation is not allowed to see her mother's lamp or live in her mother's house. Even if you go to your mother's house on the second day of the first month, you should leave your mother's house before lighting the lamp, especially your newly-married aunt. February 2nd is the first double day of the first month, so it is designated as the day to see menstruation.

On the second day of February, the bride's family will send a glib speaker to pick up her aunt. Aunt swaggered back with a red bag, dressed in green clothes and took her children home. Of course there are exceptions. If something happens to her mother-in-law, it is inevitable that the receiver will be depressed and her mother-in-law will cry. As the nursery rhyme goes: "February 2, pick up the baby;" I can't pick it up, I am crying. "

The Manchu people in Liaoning and Jilin are more flexible, and the days of receiving menstruation are generally on the 16th, 18th and 20th of the first month, as long as they avoid the Lantern Festival.

When picking up menstruation, there was no propaganda of "Old people singing big plays at the door" in nursery rhymes, but it must be formal. When you bring gifts to your in-laws' home, you should explain your intention to your respected elders (usually your grandmother or mother-in-law) and politely ask your aunt for leave. If allowed, ask for a few more days. The number of days stipulated by the husband's family is also a double day, which shows the auspiciousness of double days. After the "approval", the impatient aunt can dress up. Whoever picks up his aunt also picks up his grandson, and must be humble to his aunt's elder sister-in-law. In fact, they are absolutely unpopular, because they are good at gossiping, and they are afraid to choose gifts when they give way. If you meet a young advocate who wants to go with you, your mother-in-law will stand up and refuse. Before leaving, the person who picks up the aunt should say hello to the elders of her husband's family and say hello to her elder sister-in-law.

This folk custom. . You can still go back.