Welcome the God of Wealth on New Year's Day.

There is a tradition of welcoming the god of wealth on the first day, the fourth day and the fifth day of the New Year. ?

Different regions have different folk culture. With the evolution of customs for thousands of years, the days when China welcomes the God of Wealth are mainly concentrated on the first day, the fourth day and the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Receiving the God of Wealth is one of the biggest traditional activities in China during the New Year, which reflects the cultural heritage and the people's yearning for a better life in China.

Meet the Kitchen God: According to myths and legends, the Kitchen God will return to the Heavenly Palace on New Year's Eve to tell the emperor about the year. Therefore, since ancient times, there has been a traditional custom of sending the kitchen god on New Year's Eve and inviting the kitchen god on the fourth day.

Welcome to the god of wealth: in fairy tales, the fourth day of the fourth lunar month is the birthday of the god of wealth, so in some areas of our country, there is a tradition of welcoming the god of wealth on the fourth day of the fourth lunar month.

Historical origin:

The fourth day of the first month (also known as the fifth day of the first month) is related to the origin of the God of Wealth, the Five Immortals or the Five Immortals. It is said that there are five brothers whose titles are all immortals, so they are called "Five Immortals". They robbed the rich and helped the poor before their death, but they still punished the evil and promoted the good after their death, and blessed the poor. There are five temples of God of Wealth outside Andingmen in Beijing.

This "God of Literature" is also known as the "God of Wealth": his paintings are often juxtaposed with "Fu", "Lu" and "Shou" Samsung and XiShen, together with blessing, Lu, longevity, happiness and wealth. Fortune stars have long faces and treasure pots, and the word "lucky money becomes treasure" comes from this.

On the fourth day of the first month, the shops opened for business. In the early morning, golden gongs, firecrackers and sacrifices (shēng lǐ) were set out to meet the god of wealth. Gu Tieqing, a poet in A Qing, quoted a poem by Cai Yun Zhuzhi in Jia Qinglu, describing the scene of Suzhou people welcoming the god of wealth on the fifth day of May: "Seek financial resources for five days, and be willing to give a reward for one year; Beware of meeting God early elsewhere and rushing to hold the road all night. " "Holding the road" means "welcoming the God of Wealth". Businessmen who believe in Guan Di Sheng Jun will sacrifice, set off firecrackers and burn gold paper for Guan Gong on the fifth day of the first month, and ask Guan Di Sheng Jun to bless a prosperous year.