What are the customs of "welcoming the god of wealth on the fifth day"

1. Sending the poor

"Sending the poor" on the fifth day of the first month is a very distinctive folk custom in ancient China. On this day, families made women out of paper, called "Sweeping Maiden", "Five Poor Women" and "Five Poor Mothers". They carried paper bags on their backs, swept the dirty soil inside the bags, and sent them to the door to burn them. This custom is also called "sending poor soil" and "sending poor daughter-in-law out".

2. Five Sacrifices

The five sacrifices are to worship the household gods, kitchen gods, earth gods, door gods and walking gods, and the so-called "road head" is the god of the five sacrifices. Anyone who receives the god of wealth must offer sheep's head and carp. Offering sheep's head means "auspiciousness", and offering carp is a homonym of "fish" and "surplus", which makes a poem auspicious. People are convinced that as long as the god of wealth can be revealed, they can get rich. Therefore, every New Year, people open doors and windows, light incense and set off firecrackers, and welcome the God of Wealth at : on the fifth day of the first month.