In fact, many places will pay New Year greetings on this day, and there is no taboo to visit relatives. Moreover, New Year's Day is a good time to go back to your parents' home. Everyone will wait for this day, take their children and husbands back to visit their parents with gifts.
But in some places, there is a custom of not visiting relatives, mainly in coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang. In the past, there was a war with the enemy, and one year it happened to be Chinese New Year, with heavy casualties. People advocate not going out to visit relatives on the second day of junior high school, and this habit has gradually passed down, so some families don't go out to visit relatives on that day.
Characteristics of visiting relatives on the second day of the first month:
The first point: New Year's Day is the first day of the New Year. It's time for the younger generation to pay homage to their elders. When neighbors and relatives meet, they should pay a New Year call "Happy New Year, congratulations on making a fortune" and "All the best".
The second point: the second day of the first month is to go out to visit relatives. The order of visiting relatives is:
Female, take the son-in-law back to her mother's house first, then go to her aunt's house, aunt's house, sister's house and so on. Male, there is a saying that "look at the father-in-law first, then look at the uncle, and the uncle is behind."
The third point: the second to sixteenth day of the first month is the time to visit relatives. The choice of time is generally noon and afternoon. It is not advisable to choose early morning or evening, which will easily affect the rest of the owner; And the stay time should not be too long, generally half an hour to 40 minutes is appropriate.
The fourth point: etiquette is particularly important when you are away from home. Go to a relative's house, don't tell others to wake up, empty the sewage and garbage, sweep the floor, and dig out other people's pockets. Say good words and auspicious words in chat.