Don't touch the pot and spoon when you go back to your mother's house. We often hear things like "touching a spoon won't kill your father-in-law, your mother-in-law" and "lifting a pillar of fire won't kill your father-in-law and your son-in-law". Although these words are feudal and superstitious, they have no scientific basis.

It is not appropriate for Henan to return to her parents' home on the day of offering sacrifices to stoves, because women do not offer sacrifices to stoves, so there is also a custom of not returning to their parents' home on the day of offering sacrifices to stoves. Generally speaking, it is not appropriate for the bride to go back to her parents' home for too long. It's a mistake for my husband's family to stay too long.

Avoid going back to your mother's house on the first day of the first month, which is the first day of Chinese New Year. New Year's Day is a holiday for family reunion. According to traditional customs, many places prohibit married daughters from returning to their parents' homes for the New Year.