What are the traditional customs on the fifth day of the first month?

In folk culture, there is a custom of "breaking five years". On the fifth day, people send the poor to see the god of wealth, which is also called "breaking the five" On this day, people will hold activities to "drive away the five poverty". How did the word "five poverty" come from? What five things do you mean exactly?

It turns out that this sentence comes from the Tang Dynasty writer Han Yu's "Sending the Poor": "These five ghosts all suffer from me." According to this article by Han Yu, people call the poor in intelligence, knowledge, literature, life and friendship "five poor" and "five poor officials".

In folk culture, there is a saying: "The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is called breaking the fifth. You can't cook with uncooked rice for five days. Women don't go out from New Year's Day to Sunday, even if they live in a hospital. This is called taboo. "

On the fifth day of the first month, every household must pack jiaozi, commonly known as "Pinwu". The whole family drinks, has a family reunion dinner and enjoys happiness. When they are old, people will say something auspicious, but unlucky words are taboo. People can avoid saying something unlucky in conversation. In addition, on the fifth day, fireworks will be set off, which is the so-called "sending year".

On the fifth day of the first month, "beating five poor officials" is also a colorful custom, also known as "collapsing five poor officials" On this day, some people will paint their faces red, put on costumes and straw hats, dress up as five poor officials, and sweep the floor from door to door with big brooms, which is called "seeing the poor off". When others see this situation, they will give them food or coins and pretend to chase them with sticks. Folk culture believes that this can send away poverty.

In addition, the fifth day of the first month occupies an important position in the hearts of many businesses. Many businessmen regard the fifth day of the first month as the birthday of the god of wealth, and they will choose to open the market on this day, so on this day, they will hold a ceremony to welcome the god of wealth. As early as possible this morning. Try to walk in front of others and send five people to see the god of wealth from five directions: east, west, north and south.

Cai Yun, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, described the ceremony of welcoming the God of Wealth in China Zhi Zhu's Ci as follows: "Five days' financial resources, five days' demand, one year's wish, one time's reward. Beware of the early spring in the field and grab the road overnight. " The word "Lu Tou" in the poem refers to the god of wealth, and the word "rob" not only points out the folk mentality and the scene of people receiving the god of wealth, but also shows that this custom is widely circulated among the people.