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What festival is the fifth day of the first month?

The fifth day of the first month is "Cow Day", commonly known as "Breaking Five", which is one of the traditional festivals with a long history in China. It is named after China folklore, and many taboos can be broken before this day. According to the old custom, you should eat "dumplings", which is called "boiled cakes" in the north.

Women no longer taboo, began to visit each other New Year. On this day, there is a custom called "driving the five poor". People get up at dawn, set off firecrackers and clean up. Firecrackers were set off in every room, and as soon as they were set off, they went outside the door, saying that they would blow out all the unlucky things and all the monsters. In addition, this day is also the birthday of the legendary god of wealth, and it is also an auspicious day to meet the god of wealth.

The fifth day is the birthday of the God of Wealth, so people will hold a grand banquet, set off firecrackers and carry out various celebrations on this day, which means welcoming the arrival of the God of Wealth.