Can the Start of Winter be celebrated at the parents' home?
The Start of Winter can actually be celebrated at the parents' home, as the original purpose of setting the solar terms was to help farmers better prepare for agricultural activities. The taboo of not returning to the parents' home on the Start of Winter was due to the fear that there would be no one to take care of the farm work at home.There are some folk beliefs that certain festivals are not suitable for returning to the parents' home. Many young people do not understand this and consider it to be a remnant of feudal superstition. More serious examples include: "Don't touch the mother-in-law's spoon on Laba Festival, touching the spoon will kill her mother-in-law." "On the 15th day of the first lunar month, don't go beyond the lanterns, going beyond the lanterns will kill the father-in-law." "Don't stay during the New Year festival, staying during the festival will kill her father." "On the Start of Spring, don't stay during the Spring, staying during the Spring will cut off the mother's roots."
Will returning to the parents' home on the Start of Winter cause the death of the father-in-law?
"The saying 'No return on the Start of Winter, death of the father-in-law' means that on the day of the Start of Winter, a daughter who has married should not return to her parents' home but must return to her husband's home. However, in fact, the original purpose of setting the solar terms was to help the working people better prepare for agricultural activities. The idea that the solar term cannot return to the parents' home has no scientific basis. It is a traditional custom, and only a few places still follow it.Therefore, returning to the parents' home on the Start of Winter will not cause the death of the father-in-law.
Note: If the elders in your family really have such a taboo, then you can return one day earlier or later. Making the elders happy is also the wish of a filial child. There is no need to argue over just one or two days. If you really have an urgent matter and must return to your parents' home, explain clearly to the elders, and they should be able to understand.
What is the date of the Start of Winter in 2021 and what is the auspiciousness of the hexagram?
The time of the Start of Winter in 2021 is November 7, 12:58:37, the third day of the tenth lunar month (small month) in 2021.Today's Hexagram: The Earth Wind Ascending (Sheng Hexagram) - The Ascending Hexagram, Gentle and Humble, the Uppermost Hexagram
【Image】: A scholar coming to divination will surely gain fame, business and trade will prosper, artisans will have good transactions, and farmers will have a good harvest. This hexagram is composed of two changing trigrams (lower Xun and upper Kun). Kun represents earth and smoothness; Xun represents wood and humility. The earth grows trees, which gradually grow tall and become valuable timber, symbolizing the continuous progress of a career, a promising future, hence it is named "Sheng" (ascending).
【Career】: Very smooth, continuously developing, proceeding in accordance with the right timing, gradually rising, with a promising future. But it should develop step by step, and should not rush forward due to success. Be cautious and careful, cultivate virtue, follow the elders with virtue, and treat the career sincerely.
【Business】: Observe commercial ethics, start from small matters, gradually expand, through your own diligence and sincerity in competition, stability is better, avoid rash actions that may lead to major mistakes.
【Study】: Study hard, enhance self-cultivation, with your intelligence and wisdom, you will surely succeed. If someone recommends you, your future will be even broader. However, you should pay attention to restraint.
【Travel】: Very smooth, especially traveling south, there will be no disasters.
【Marriage】: Both parties should treat each other sincerely, gradually build emotional bonds, and it will certainly be successful.
【Decision-making】: Everything goes smoothly. Smart, flexible, and has a good foundation for success. Strictly demand yourself, be humble and submissive, humbly seek advice from elders, steadily develop your career. Just like the growth of trees, you will eventually become a strong timber. However, during the growth process, you must be cautious in all aspects, adhere to sincerity and integrity, and boldly move forward.
