Everyday Life
Does welcoming deities on the fourth or fifth lunar day prevent visiting a married daughter’s birth family?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Welcoming deities then does not mean every married daughter is forbidden to visit her birth family. This is an extension some make from customs of welcoming deities or the God of Wealth, not something everyone says.
That account treats staying with the birth family as welcoming the Wealth God there instead. I think it may also relate to older expectations that daughters-in-law remain in their husbands’ households. Someone married far away may rarely return and want several days or even a week with family. I think that is acceptable, without assuming those dates necessarily cause harm.
Explain plans to your husband and understand whether elders actually care about the custom. A husband can ask his parents and help communication. If the parents-in-law hold no such taboo, interact naturally instead of imposing a restriction the family never had.