In traditional customs, there is a saying of "breaking the fifth day of the first month". What does "broken" mean here?

In traditional customs, there is a saying that "breaking five" on the fifth day of the first month, where "breaking" refers to breaking taboos. ?

What breaks the five fingers is that all taboos will be broken during the Chinese New Year. What you can't do in the New Year can be done after the fifth day, which means that the New Year has passed, so "breaking the fifth day" is also a gift for the new year. ?

In the old society, the fifth day of the first month was an important day, with many customs, but its purpose was to "get rid of". ?

First, this day is "Send the Poor Earth" Day, and people will sweep the "poor queen" out of the house. ?

Secondly, it is taboo lifting day, because the traditional concept of Chinese New Year only refers to the first day of the first month to the fifth day of the first month, so some previous Chinese New Year taboos can be cancelled or relaxed, such as not cooking new meals, not saying unlucky words, women can't move needles, not cleaning, not breaking things and so on. ?

Third, it is commonly known as "splashing pollution", that is, the sewage and garbage left since New Year's Eve can be dumped and removed. ?

Customs on the fifth day of the first month?

1. Sending the poor: On the fifth day of the first month, "sending the poor" was a very distinctive folk custom in ancient China. On this day, every household uses paper as a woman, which is called "sweeping woman", "five poor women" and "five poor mothers". They carried paper bags on their backs, cleaned up the dirty soil in 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". The folk custom of sending the poor reflects the traditional psychology that Chinese 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. ?

2. Sacrifice to the God of Wealth: Southerners sacrifice to the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first month. According to folklore, the God of Wealth is the Five Gods. The so-called five roads refer to the east, west, north and south, which means that you can get money when you go out of five doors. ?

3. Opening of the market: During the Spring Festival, large and small shops are closed from the first day of the New Year and open on the fifth day of the first month. People are used to taking the fifth day of the first month as the holy day of the god of wealth, thinking that choosing this day to open the market will definitely make a fortune.