What do you mean by breaking five?

1, Breaking Five refers to the fifth day of the first lunar month, a traditional Han folk festival in China, also known as Needle Avoiding Festival. From New Year's Eve to the fifth day, there were many rules and taboos during this period, but by the fifth day, all the above taboos were broken, which was called "breaking the fifth day". On this day, there is a custom called expelling five poor people. 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 all monsters will be blown out. 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.

2. The origin of Breaking Five is still divided. According to the list of gods, Jiang Ziya deified his wife who betrayed him into a poor god, and brought her back to ruin. In myths and legends, Jiang Ziya's wife is a very annoying cheating wife, and it is even more annoying to be labeled as a poor god. So people cut her off on the fifth day of the first month and told her to go back at once. In the old society, from the first day to the fifth day, there were many superstitious taboos among the people, such as not cooking with raw rice, and women not sewing, cleaning and breaking things. After the fifth day, these taboos were lifted, so this day is called breaking the fifth day.