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What day is the fifth day?

The fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, commonly known as breaking the fifth. According to the custom in China, these five poor people should be driven away during the New Year.

People set off firecrackers and walked around the house. The festive atmosphere was full of popularity, driving away ghosts and monsters, and picking up brooms to clean up the garbage outside the house. This meant driving away all the dirty things, and pinned the good wishes of the working people in China to eliminate evil, avoid disasters and pray for blessings. The fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, commonly known as breaking the fifth.

On this day, a custom called "driving out the five poor" became popular in many places. 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 monsters will be blown out and kept as far away from us as possible. In particular, "two kicks" (two rings) are called "collapse of poverty", and "unlucky" and "poor" leave home to collapse.