1. In ancient times, due to the scarcity of leap months, they were often treated as strange phenomena and called "evil moons". After all, ancient times had limited ability to understand natural phenomena. Every leap month, people often adopt corresponding avoidance methods. 2. Red is festive and full of yang energy, so it is often used to ward off evil spirits. The traditional way is to wear or hang red. During the leap month of April, children usually give shoes to their parents to pray for their health and safety. And they will give pig's feet to express their gratitude to their parents for their upbringing. Parents usually invite their married daughters home for a reunion dinner, commonly known as "Liuhe Dinner". If the parents are alive, they are invited by the parents; if the parents are not alive, the brothers are invited. In addition, parents will give their children umbrellas or banana fans, which are meant to be protective umbrellas for their daughters, hoping that she will flourish in her husband's family and be happy. 3. Gifts between men and women are mainly red. For example, red underwear and red belt are standard, or red car accessories and office supplies can be hung. In short, it is just to pray for a happy fortune and a good wish.

What's special about leap four months

It's not suitable to get married

Because "four" and "death" are homophonic, so getting married in leap four months means emotional incompatibility, easy separation, etc., so few people get married in leap four months;

Gifting shoes to parents during the leap month

There is a saying among Chinese people that "shoes worn during the leap month will make the old man live a thousand lives in the leap month." Therefore, in some areas of our country, there is a custom of children buying their parents a pair of shoes during the leap month in a leap year, in order to repay the kindness of nurturing and pray for the health and safety of their parents.

Go back to your parents' home for a leap month meal

Every leap month in a leap year, the married daughter will go back to her parents' home to have a meal. When the parents are alive, the invitations are made by the parents; if the parents are not alive, the invitations are made by the brothers, which means family reunion.

The natal family gives their daughter umbrellas and banana fans

In some areas, the natal family will also send umbrellas and banana fans to their daughters during the leap month, which means that the natal family is the daughter’s protective umbrella and wishes her daughter to have a son soon.