What are the customs on the fifth day of the first month on the last day of annual leave?

Folklore experts say that "breaking the fifth day" means "sending the New Year"

Xinhuanet Tianjin February 10 (Reporter Zhou Runjian Cai) 1 1 is the fifth day of the first lunar month, commonly known as "breaking the fifth". 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 folk expert in Tianjin, said that in the old society, from the first day to the fifth day, there were many superstitions and taboos among the people, such as not cooking with uncooked rice, not sewing, not cleaning and not breaking things. After the fifth day, these taboos were lifted, so this day was called "breaking the fifth day".

Zhao Zhi Heng, director of Tianjin Astronomical Society, said that on the fifth day of 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 leave home and collapse. 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.

The fourth day of the fourth lunar month is the time when immortals return from heaven to earth. There is a saying that "send God early and receive God later". The so-called sending of God should start early in the morning, and it is not too late to receive God in the afternoon. In terms of offerings, three animals, fruits and dining tables should be prepared, and incense sticks should be lit to burn gold clothes. The boss wants to fire someone, so I won't ask him to worship God today. From grade one to grade four, shops are closed and women don't need to sew.

On the fourth night of the first month, prepare sacrifices, cakes, incense sticks and other things, beat gongs and drums to burn incense and worship, and sincerely respect the god of wealth. The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the birthday of the God of Wealth. In order to compete for the market, it is called "grabbing the road" or "grabbing the god of wealth" before April of the lunar calendar. Anyone who receives the God of Wealth will offer sheep-headed carp. Offering sheep's head means "auspiciousness", and offering carp is the homonym of "fish" and "profit", which makes a poem auspicious. People are convinced that as long as the god of wealth can show his spirit, he can make a fortune. Therefore, every new year, people will open doors and windows, light incense and set off firecrackers to welcome the arrival of the god of wealth at 0: 00 on the fifth day of the first month. After receiving the god of wealth, everyone still has to eat road wine, often until dawn. Everyone is full of hope of getting rich. I hope the god of wealth can bring home gold and silver treasures in the new year and make a fortune.