What should a newlywed girl bring to her parents' home during the Dragon Boat Festival?
During the Dragon Boat Festival, newlywed daughters return to their parents' home and bring some gifts. Usually, they prepare zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), fruits, etc.1. Zongzi
The Dragon Boat Festival is also known as the Zongzi Festival, so giving zongzi is the most common choice. However, since it's for parents, you can choose high-quality or health-oriented zongzi gift boxes.
2. Fruits
When returning to parents' home during the Dragon Boat Festival, you can prepare seasonal fruits or expensive fruit gift boxes, but you should choose healthy fruits and avoid those that may cause heatiness if eaten too much.
3. Health Products
The Dragon Boat Festival is a festival for blessing and good health, so giving parents health products or health equipment is appropriate. It not only aligns with the theme and wishes of the festival but is also practical.
In the Hubei region, on the Dragon Boat Festival, daughters returning to their parents' home need to buy new clothes and shoes for their parents, and prepare some traditional foods for the festival. Before returning to their parents' home, the daughter needs to boil duck eggs, remove the shells, and color them in different colors, bringing them to the parents' home to bring blessings.
[Guangdong Region]
In the Guangdong region, on the Dragon Boat Festival, daughters returning to their parents' home use a full box (six or four pieces) to pack zongzi, pork, live chicken, eggs, fruits, wine, etc., to greet the elders. If they are newlyweds, they need to weave a small bag and an incense pouch with five-color threads in advance, and give them to the younger children at their parents' home.
[Beijing Region]
In the Beijing region, when daughters return to their parents' home on the Dragon Boat Festival, they must dress beautifully, wearing colored threads on their arms and red wool flowers on their chests. If possible, daughters will also weave zongzi with five-color threads and place medicinal herbs inside the colorful zongzi, offering them to their parents for blessings and longevity.
[Shaanxi Region]
In the Shaanxi region, before returning to their parents' home on the Dragon Boat Festival, skilled daughters will sew various kinds of coin purses made of colorful cloth and silk to bring back. Then, the family members will give summer clothing, fans, and cool hats as gifts, among which the embroidered "frog" patterned waistcoat is indispensable, symbolizing the protection of the daughter's health.
[Anhui Region]
In the Anhui region, daughters returning to their parents' home during the Dragon Boat Festival need to prepare zongzi as a seasonal gift and give chickens, fish, meat, and wine to their parents. When the son-in-law accompanies his wife to visit the parents-in-law, the father-in-law will prepare a straw hat and a towel for the son-in-law and a sun umbrella for the daughter. When the daughter and son-in-law return home, they will watch the folk performance "Jumping Zhongkui" together with the family, symbolizing the elimination of the five poisons, removal of evils, and blessings for peace and prosperity throughout the year.
