The twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month is the day to welcome the god of wealth.

The day to greet the god of wealth is the fifth day of the first lunar month.

Greeting the God of Wealth is an ancient custom of Han people in China during the Spring Festival. According to Han folklore, the fifth day of the first month is a birthday, and this day is also considered as a festival. On the fifth day of the first month, shops open. In the early morning, golden gongs, firecrackers and sacrifices are used to welcome the god of wealth.

Gu Tieqing, a poet in A Qing, quoted a poem by Cai Yun's bamboo branch in Jia Qinglu, describing the scene of Suzhou people welcoming the god of wealth on the fifth day of May: "The fifth day is a financial source, and the fifth day is a one-year wish; Beware of meeting God early elsewhere and rushing to hold the road all night. " "Holding the road" means "welcoming the God of Wealth".

Although "greeting the God of Wealth" on the fifth day of the first month is only a widely spread custom among Han people, it does reflect the traditional psychology that people generally hope to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, send away the old poverty and hardships, and welcome a better life in the new year.

The legend of welcoming the god of wealth on the fifth day of the first month;

1. Cai Jing in Song Dynasty was very rich. According to folklore, he was born a god of wealth. He happened to be born on the fifth day of the first month, so people worshipped him as a god of wealth.

2. It has something to do with Wang Yuanbao. Wang Yuanbao, a native of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty, was extremely rich and made a fortune by selling colored glasses. Many of Wang Yuanbao's living habits, such as worshipping the God of Wealth and eating Nostoc flagelliforme on the fifth day of the first month, have a far-reaching influence on China's folk customs and have been passed down to this day.