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What day is the God of Wealth Festival

1. The God of Wealth Festival, is a festival of folk worship to the God of Wealth in Han and Tu ethnic groups in China. It is usually celebrated on the twenty-second day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and is one of the traditional Chinese festivals. Legend has it that this day is the birthday of the God of Wealth, but in the Chinese folk God of Wealth and there are civil and military, so the first five days of the first month of the lunar calendar and July 22 is the day of sacrifice to the God of Wealth. Chinese people usually hang lanterns to pray for a good harvest in the coming year. Many people also go to the God of Wealth Pavilion at the Zhongyue Temple to worship the God of Wealth in the hope that it will bless them with good fortune.

2. July 22, the God of Wealth Festival, in Taoism, this day is the star of wealth and fortune, Li Weizu's day. After the death of Li Weizou in this day feather Tao, ranked in the immortal class, become the God of Wealth in the sky stars, in the court of heaven's title is "all the sky rich wealth Star King", specializing in the world's gold, silver and wealth. Therefore, the folk in this day to hold a large-scale celebration. Later, some people said that this is the birthday of the Star King of Wealth, in fact, is the day of the road.