1. On the second day of New Year's Day, the married daughter will take her husband and children back to her family to pay New Year's greetings. On this day, the daughter who goes back to her parents' home must bring some gifts and red envelopes to her children and have lunch at her parents' home. This custom is said to have been decided by Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor. In some places, on the second day of today, we should worship the god of wealth and pray for prosperity in the new year.
2. The second day of the first month is called "Opening the Year". From this day on, people will visit relatives and friends with gifts, such as three kinds of animals, bazin and French fries. Killing chickens in Shatian, Shaoguan, opens a new year, which means full of vitality. In terms of food customs, the lunch on the second day of the first month is called "New Year's Eve", and the dishes are diverse, all of which are auspicious.
In the north, the god of wealth was sacrificed on the second day of the first month. On this day, both commercial shops and ordinary families will hold activities to worship the god of wealth. Families offered sacrifices to the God of Wealth who arrived on New Year's Eve. In fact, the bought rough printed matter was incinerated. I want to eat wonton at noon this day, commonly known as Yuanbao soup. Fish and mutton were used as sacrifices. On this day, big businesses in old Beijing will hold large-scale sacrificial activities, with five offerings, namely whole pig, whole sheep, whole chicken, whole duck and red live carp, hoping to make a fortune this year.