The Daughter Returns (2 min read)
Happy New Year or 新年快乐！
Today is the second day of the lunar new year and the Asians who celebrate this festival are certainly having a break from work and bonding with loved ones at home. I believe the lunar year celebrations are muted again as the pandemic does not seem to stop infecting people.
In my earlier blog, I shared with all of you here about travelling woes that would not go away until after May. Imagine the hassle of travelling with all those checks, delays and what have you. Is travelling not supposed to be hassle free in our modern world?
Today is the second day of the new lunar year and is also an important day for the married Chinese daughters to return home to visit their parents. I believe that in our modern era, they still carry out this ritual.
In the earlier and old days, travelling was a much tedious task and permission had to be sought from the husband and the parents in law to leave home to visit one's family. Moreover, the daughter would have been seen to have left her parents' home when she is married off. In some feudal practice, her name would have been struck off from her family's register and added into her husband's family register when she is married.
When the married daughter returns home to her parents on this second day of the lunar year, she is welcomed with a good homecoming dinner. She would have to bring back gifts to her parents for this annual ritual and accompanied by her husband and her children if any.
With technology in use these days, I believe the visit is easily done on digital platforms given our constraints in travelling and moving around. However, I believe nothing beats giving your parents and loved ones in your parents' home that warm embrace and that positive human vibes.
I wish all a roaring Tiger year ahead with more happiness, more wisdom, more growth and more prosperity!
(,,^・⋏・^,,) 🐯
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