Why do we set off firecrackers on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year? What are the traditional customs on the fifth day of the first lunar month?
It is quite common to set off firecrackers during the Spring Festival. So, let’s take a look at why we set off firecrackers on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year? Shuimoxiansheng.com has carefully compiled detailed information about the first month of 2021. If you want to know the auspicious and inauspicious days in the first month of the year, just go to Shuimoxiansheng.com.Why do we set off firecrackers on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year?The fifth day of the first lunar month is commonly known as Po Wu. On this day, a custom called "driving away the five poor" is popular in many places. People get up at dawn, set off firecrackers and clean the place. Firecrackers were set off from every house, and people walked towards the door as they set them off. It is said that all unlucky things and all demons and monsters will be blasted away, and kept as far away from us as possible.The fifth day of the first lunar month is the day for Chinese people to welcome the God of Wealth. In the past, from the evening of the 3rd to the early morning of the 4th, many people would "welcome the God of Wealth" by setting off firecrackers. If you want to be wealthy and have a prosperous business in the new year, you have to set off firecrackers to welcome the God of Wealth. Therefore, there is a custom of setting off firecrackers on the fifth day of the first lunar month. What are the traditional customs on the fifth day of the first lunar month?1. Send away poverty"Sending away poverty" on the fifth day of the first lunar month is a very distinctive seasonal custom among the ancient Chinese people. On this day, each family makes a woman out of paper, called "Sunshine Sweeping Lady", "Five Poor Women", or "Five Poor Lady". She carries a paper bag on her back and sweeps the dirt in the house into the bag, which is then sent outside the door to be blown up with firecrackers. 2. Opening According to the old custom, during the Spring Festival, all shops, big and small, are closed from the first day of the Lunar New Year and reopen on the fifth day of the first lunar month. It is customary to regard the fifth day of the first lunar month as the holy day of the God of Wealth, and to believe that choosing this day to open the market will surely bring in wealth and fortune. 3. Welcome the God of Wealth The custom of welcoming the God of Wealth was popular during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China, and it is still popular today. 4. Worship the God of Wealth People in the south worship the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first lunar month. According to folklore, the God of Wealth is the God of Five Roads. The so-called five roads refer to east, west, south, north and center, meaning that you can make money by going out of any of the five roads. Every Chinese New Year, at 00:00 on the fifth day of the first lunar month, people open their doors and windows, burn incense, set off firecrackers, and light fireworks to welcome the God of Wealth. 5. Eat dumplings In addition to eating dumplings for the New Year’s Eve dinner, dumplings are also eaten on the fifth day of the first lunar month, which is called “Po Wu”. |
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