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What festival is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year?

On the fifth and fifth day of the lunar new year's day, it breaks.

The fifth day of the first month, commonly known as the Broken Fifth Festival, is one of the traditional festivals with a long history in China. It is named after China folklore, and many taboos can be broken before this day. Because this day carries too many people's hopes and longings, there are many taboos in ancient times, such as having to eat jiaozi, not cooking with uncooked rice and not letting women visit.

Customs:

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. Cleaning is thorough cleaning. Sweep out the garbage in every house.

Before the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month to the fifth day of the first lunar month, cleaning is generally not allowed, but you can sweep the floor, only in the house, and the garbage can only be placed in the corner of the house first. Especially during the Chinese New Year, you can't move the broom. If you move, you will lose your good luck. But on the day of the fifth lunar month, it is necessary to have a thorough cleaning.

When the garbage was swept out of the door and into a corner, firecrackers were also placed outside the house, so a huge firecracker was brought, placed on the garbage dump and lit, and the ceremony ended with a bang. People say: Now, all the poor people have been driven away! Then eat.