What gift should I buy for my parents?

There is a folk saying that "leap month wears leap month shoes, and leap month old people live for thousands of years". In some local folk customs, every leap year and leap month, children should buy a pair of shoes for their parents 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. In addition to buying shoes this year, I will also send my mother a "mother-guarding cake" and my father a "father-guarding fish", which are also collectively called "longevity cakes", meaning that I hope my parents will live a long and healthy life. Some people say it's superstition, others say it's to remind those children who don't usually buy things for their parents, and to remind those busy children to remember to honor the elderly.

Either way, I believe that every child is not superstitious, but goes with good morality and good wishes for parents' health and longevity. At first, I didn't know these customs. My cousin called me and told me to go back to my hometown immediately, just in time for my mother's birthday, killing two birds with one stone. After arranging the "Mom Cake", she bought herself new shoes and clothes. The old lady complained about spending money indiscriminately, but she could see a happy smile on her face. While complaining that I spend a lot of money, I told myself that when I get old, I have to have my own children. Yes, children are their confidence when they are old, just as parents are our support when we are young.

2023 is unusual. This is a special year. The Year of the Black Rabbit met a double spring leap in February. We buy some meaningful gifts for our parents to make them happy according to folk customs, whether superstitious or not, as long as the elderly are happy. In addition, it is wonderful to say, "Leave cakes for mom, fish for dad, and children for parents forever." "Leap moon shoes, leap moon shoes, leap moon old people live for a thousand years."