Do you want to buy shoes for your parents in February?

In February, there is a saying that parents should buy shoes. As the saying goes, "leap moon shoes are worn, and leap moon old people live for a thousand years." In some local folk customs, children should buy a pair of shoes for their parents in leap years to repay their parenting and pray for their parents' health and safety. In some areas, every leap month, married daughters should buy shoes for their mothers and wish their parents a long life.

Generally speaking, there is a leap February every 19 years (such as 2004 and 2023). Since then, the frequency of leap February has gradually decreased, becoming a rare leap month, which occurs once every century from the 25th to the 28th century, and there is no leap February in the 29th to the 30th century, the 36th to the 38th century and the 40th to the 44th century. If the lunar calendar has two February in a year, the second February is leap February. The earliest year of Spring Festival and Dragon Head Festival is usually leap February.

Taboo of leap February

1, avoid getting married

Getting married is a very important day in one's life. Since ancient times, people have to choose a date in advance, so that the wedding day can flourish smoothly. Leap moon is a "virtual moon" in people's minds, which is unlucky.

In addition, the wedding anniversary is also an important day for a family, and many people should celebrate it. Leap month is not fixed, and there are few years like leap February, so it is difficult to think about wedding anniversary. Therefore, in order to avoid many troubles, people are used to avoiding leap months when choosing wedding dates.

2. Avoid quarreling

The existence of leap month is essentially to make the lunar calendar and solar calendar in harmony and synchronization in the four seasons, which can be said to be the harmony between man and nature. Then, around the customs of these leap months, it is not difficult to see that people highlight the harmony between people and between people and their loved ones.

Therefore, in the leap month, it is natural not to quarrel, whether with family, colleagues, friends, we must live in harmony. Being kind to others, whether family or career, will naturally prosper more smoothly.