Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Almanac inquiry - You can take a bath on the first day of the first month.

You can take a bath on the first day of the first month.

You can take a shower and wash your hair on the fifth day of the lunar new year. People think that the first day to the third day is the birthday of the water god, so you can't pour water, otherwise it is disrespectful to the water god, and bathing and washing your hair these days will wash away your blessings.

The fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, commonly known as breaking the fifth. According to the custom in China, these five poor people should be driven away during the New Year. People set off firecrackers and visit everywhere. The festive atmosphere is full of popularity, driving away ghosts and monsters, picking up brooms to clean up the garbage outside the house, which means driving away all filth and pinning the good wishes of the working people in China to get rid of all evils, avoid disasters and pray.

Introduction to folklore:

The fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, commonly known as breaking the fifth. On this day, a custom called "driving out the five poor" became popular in many places. People get up at dawn, set off firecrackers and clean up. Firecrackers are placed outside every room. When they are put out, firecrackers are placed outside the door. It is said that all unlucky things and monsters will be blown out and kept as far away from us as possible.

In particular, "two kicks" (two rings) are called "collapse of poverty", and "unlucky" and "poor" leave home to collapse. People have not worked for four days from grade one to grade four. Shooting before sunrise, after the collapse, they have to work hard for a day, which is called "poverty-weariness". "Breaking the five-year plan" means that as long as you work hard and diligently in the new year, you can live a good life.

On the morning of the fifth lunar month, the working people prayed for good luck and happiness. Don't visit relatives and friends on this day, and you are not allowed to visit them. It is said that visiting relatives will bring bad luck to other people's homes. Cleaning is thorough cleaning. Sweep out the garbage in every house.