When is the fifth day?

On the fifth day of the first month, "breaking the fifth" means "sending the year", and the fourth day of the first month is the day to collect the god of wealth.

The 27th is the fifth day of the first lunar month in the Year of the Loong, commonly known as "Breaking Five". Folklore experts explained that "breaking five years" means sending the Spring Festival. After this day, everything will gradually return to the normal state before New Year's Eve.

Zhong Zhang, a folklore expert, said that in the old society, there were many superstitions and taboos among the people from the first day to the fifth day, such as no cooking with uncooked rice, no sewing by women, no cleaning, no breaking things and so on. After the fifth day, these taboos were lifted, so this day was called "breaking the fifth day".

On the fifth day, every household should set off firecrackers to avoid evil spirits and disasters, and at the same time, "unlucky", "poor" and "bad" will also collapse from home. In addition, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the popular folk diet custom is to eat jiaozi and jiaozi on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, which places people's expectations for a happy life and a better tomorrow.

Folklore experts say that coins, candied dates, brown sugar and so on in some places. Jiaozi is also included on the fifth day, which means getting rich, good luck coming early, sweetness and beauty.

Folklore experts further explained that "breaking five festivals" means to send the New Year. After this day, all the shops, large and small, which are closed for the Chinese New Year, usually choose an auspicious day to open their doors after the "fifth day", and usually choose the sixth day of the sixth lunar month as a good day to "open the market". Therefore, many businesses will make all preparations for the opening of the market on the fifth day.

It can be seen that the profound cultural traditions have their own characteristics, seriousness and far-reaching influence.