How many times do you usually go back to your mother's house on New Year's Eve?

Generally, several times during New Year's Eve are on the second and third day of the first month.

In the customs of northern China, returning to the mother's family usually occurs on the second or third day of the first month during the Spring Festival. This traditional custom requires the married daughter to go back to her mother's house with her husband, which is also commonly known as "wedding day". On the way home, the daughter will bring gifts called "holding hands" or "accompanying hands", such as biscuits and candy, to her neighbors. For families with multiple daughters, if they don't come home that day, they will send gifts alone, even if it is only four biscuits, which also expresses their deep thoughts. When the daughter goes back to her parents' house, she will visit relatives and even stay for a few days. This kind of "visiting relatives" is essentially to give her daughter a chance to rest, because it is very hard to do housework and serve her in-laws. The whole custom embodies the traditional psychology of the working people of the Han nationality, showing strong affection and homesickness.