Return to Parents’ Home (For Married Women)
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Title
Return to Parents’ Home (For Married Women)
回娘家
Description
A married woman can return her mother home. Usually, the newlywed woman's brother will come to take her sister home in the morning. The husband must escort his newlywed wife to see parents-in-law. Certainly, the married woman needs to prepare Red Envelopes for her parents, nephews and nieces. The lunch time is their reunion dinner. The married couples will leave after 3:00 PM. Long time ago, married woman will bring back a pair of sugar cane and a pair of chicken. Sugar cane stands for the sweet marriage life. The chicken stands for more children.
Date
The 2nd day of Chinese Lunar New Year
Type
Event
Identifier
returntoparentshome
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Duration
Daytime
Citation
“Return to Parents’ Home (For Married Women),” Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, accessed January 5, 2025, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-33/items/show/269.
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