Explanation of folk taboos: Can’t I go back to my parents’ home on February 2nd?

Every year on the second day of the second lunar month is the Dragon Head-Heading Festival, also known as the "Blue Dragon Festival". Dragon raising its head is also a very ancient traditional festival in China. Many people say that women who are already married cannot return to their parents' home. Is this true? Next, let’s learn and understand it with the editor.

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

The lyrics are: "Pull the big saw, pull the big saw, and sing a big show in front of my grandma's house. Pick up the girl, call my son-in-law, and my little nephew are also going. How can I get there without wearing flower shoes? I'm going to hit the house with a bunch of knots." Go!”

It is an old ritual for us Manchus to pick up my aunt, and there are many rules. The Manchu people in their hometown regard the immigrants from the Eight Banners in Beijing as the cultural mainstream, and the day to pick up their aunt is February 2. The so-called "February 2, pick up the baby."

Why do we pick up our aunt on the day when the dragon raises its head? It is said that according to the old rules, Auntie'er is not allowed to see the lantern of the first month of her parents' home, nor can she live in her parents' home. Even if you go to your parents' home to pay New Year's greetings on the second day of the first lunar month, you still have to leave your parents' home before the lanterns are lit, especially for newly married aunts. February 2 was the first double day after the first month, so this day was designated as the day to pick up my aunt.

On the second day of February, the family will send a eloquent person to pick up my aunt. The aunt, on the other hand, returned to her natal home with her children and her children in a lively manner, carrying a red baggage, wearing green clothes. Of course, there are exceptions. If the husband's family refuses to accept something, the recipient will inevitably be dejected and the mother-in-law will cry. As the nursery rhyme goes: "On the second day of the second lunar month, pick up the baby; if you can't pick it up, you will shed tears."

The Manchu people in Liaoning and Jilin are more adaptable, and the day to pick up the aunt is usually on the 16th day of the first lunar month. Just avoid the Festival of Lights on even days such as the Sunday, the 18th, and the 20th.

When you pick up your aunt, you don’t have to be as ostentatious as in the nursery rhyme of “grandma singing in front of her house”, but you have to do it in a formal way. When bringing gifts to your husband's house, you should explain your intention to your respected elders (usually grandma or mother-in-law), and politely give your aunt "a leave of absence." If allowed, please "ask for permission" to stay for a few more days. The number of days specified by the son-in-law's family is also a double day, which expresses the auspiciousness of being in a pair. After being "approved", the anxious aunt can dress up and tidy up her things. Anyone who takes in an aunt also takes in a grandson, and one must be humble to the aunt's eldest sister-in-law and sister-in-law. In fact, they are absolutely unpopular because they like to gossip, and Rang Yirang is afraid that they will pick on props. If the young and old master wants to follow him, his mother-in-law will stop him and refuse. Before leaving, the person picking up the aunt's grandma must say hello to the elders of the husband's family, and also say hello to the eldest sister-in-law and sister-in-law before leaving.

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