Detailed explanation of the four customs on the fifth day of the first month of the Chinese New Year
Introduction: According to my country's traditional folk customs, there are many customs from the first to the fourth day of the first lunar month. After the fifth day, all customs and taboos can be broken, so the fifth day of the first lunar month is also commonly known as "Po Wu". Therefore, there are many customs on this day. Next, the editor will analyze the four major customs of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. What are these four major customs? Let’s find out together! A year's plan begins with spring, and the Spring Festival is an important traditional festival of ours. Do you want to know more about the Spring Festival? Come and take a look at the Spring Festival special topic carefully prepared by Mr. Shui Mo!Custom 1: Offering sacrifices to the God of WealthOffering sacrifices to the God of Wealth is not only a tradition in the south, but also in many places in northern my country, sacrifices are offered to the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first lunar month. According to folklore, the God of Wealth is also known as the Five-Road God, namely the household god, kitchen god, earth god, door god and travel god. The so-called five roads refer to the east, west, south, north and center, meaning that you can make money by going out of any of the five roads. Therefore, every Chinese New Year, people open the doors and windows, burn incense, set off firecrackers, and light fireworks at midnight on the fifth day of the first lunar month to welcome the God of Wealth. After receiving the God of Wealth, everyone has to have a road-opening wine feast, which often lasts until dawn. Everyone is full of hope of getting rich, hoping that the God of Wealth can bring gold, silver and treasures to their homes and make them rich in the new year.Custom 2: Sending 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. The meaning is to sacrifice to the poor ghost (the god of poverty). There are many nicknames for sending away the poor, such as "sending away the five poor", "driving away the five poor", "sending away the poor soil" and "sending away the poor clothes". Folk customs believe that if you don't throw away garbage from New Year's Day to the fifth day of the New Year, you will be able to gather wealth, otherwise you will lose your "good fortune". However, too much garbage pile up affects hygiene after all, so it must be thrown out on the fifth day of the New Year, and there is a custom to do so, which is called "sending away poverty." There are many ways to get rid of poverty. The simplest way is to just dump the garbage out of the door with firecrackers in the early morning; the more complicated ones are to cut a little paper figure (the poor daughter-in-law) and send her away, or even let her carry a paper bag filled with garbage and deliver it to the door; there are also those who eat a full meal or fill a jar with water on the fifth day of the New Year, which is called "filling the poverty", or take the "poor daughter-in-law" from someone else's house away, which is called "getting rich".Custom 3: CleaningOn the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, people get up at dawn, set off firecrackers and clean the house. Cleaning is a thorough housecleaning. Sweep the rubbish out of every house. From the 30th day of the 12th lunar month to the 5th day of the 1st lunar month, cleaning is generally not allowed. You can sweep the floor, but only inside the house, and the garbage can only be placed in the corner of the house. Especially on the first day of the Lunar New Year, not even a broom can be moved, as it is said that if you move it, the good luck will be gone. But on the fifth day of the New Year, you have to do a thorough cleaning. When the garbage was swept out of the door and into a corner, the firecrackers were moved outside the house. Then a huge firecracker was taken, placed on the garbage pile, and lit. With a bang, the ceremony was over. People said: Now, all the poor and needy people have been driven away! So let’s eat.Custom 4: Welcoming the Road GodLu Tou is also known as the "Five Road Gods". It is said that at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there was a He Wulu who died in the fight against foreign invaders. People therefore worshipped him as a god and named him "Wulu God". But this Five Roads God seems to have nothing to do with the Five Roads Gods of Lu Tou, who is the God of Wealth. Some people believe that the Five Road Gods are actually the Five Holy Gods, or the Five Tong Gods. After Tang Bin destroyed the Wutong Temple on Shangfang Mountain during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, people did not dare to worship the Wutong God, so they changed its name to Lu Tou and worshiped it. This road is generally regarded as the traveling god among the five ancient sacrifices. The so-called five roads are east, west, south, north and center. All wealth and goods travel by road, so people regard the traveling god as the god of wealth and worship him carefully, hoping that he will bring money into the house or make a profit when traveling. In ancient times, when people traveled, they would offer sacrifices to the road god in order to pray for safety. This was the custom of "Zudao". In the Wu custom, when people met someone on the road, they also offered sacrifices to the road god, and this road god became the god of wealth. It is commonly believed that the earlier you receive the road head, the better. The first one to receive it is the true god and is particularly effective, hence it is called "抢路头". In some places, people really "rush to get ahead" on the fourth day of the New Year, and it has become a custom. Since the road god was no longer a protector of travelers, people no longer worshipped him when traveling. As for why people worship the God of Roads on the fifth day of the first lunar month and regard this day as his birthday, it is because the "five" among the Five Gods of Roads is related to the "five" in the fifth day of the first lunar month. Summary: The above article provides us with a detailed analysis of the specific customs of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. You can read it and learn more about our country’s traditional customs and culture!After reading this article, there are more exciting content in the Spring Festival special topic, let’s take a look! |
<<: What day is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and what are the customs?
>>: What day is the seventh day of the first lunar month and what are the customs and habits?
Recommend
Are the people who died on the Ghost Festival okay? What is the explanation for those who died on the Ghost Festival?
Introduction: Everyone’s birth, aging, sickness an...
Is December 19th of the lunar calendar in 2020 an auspicious day for a haircut?
The ancient Chinese paid great attention to the ri...
What are the things to pay attention to during the 2018 Winter Solstice? The origin of the Winter Solstice
What should we pay attention to during the 2018 Wi...
What are the auspicious and inauspicious things about the lunar calendar on April 11, 2022? Is it suitable for a funeral?
April is the fourth month of the lunar calendar an...
When is the Minor Cold this year? What should we eat on the day of Xiaohan?
The arrival of Minor Cold means the coldest time o...
Will cemeteries be open during Qingming Festival in 2021? Can I go out to visit graves? Can I visit the grave in advance?
Getting angry during the Qingming Festival is a ve...
Introduction to the zodiac signs of children born on July 28, 2021
The constellations of children born at different t...
Is March 11, 2020 a good day? What month and date does it correspond to?
The so-called good days need to be analyzed based...
Can I move on March 22, 2019 in the lunar calendar? Is it okay to move into a new house?
March is the beautiful month of spring. We all kn...
Will we worship our ancestors and visit their graves on the seventh day of the third lunar month in 2019?
Is the seventh day of the third lunar month in 201...
What is the lunar calendar for July 17, 2021? Is it suitable for traveling?
As the saying goes, the hottest month of July is s...
Is the first day of the fifth lunar month in 2020 an auspicious day? Can I start renovation?
Chinese people have always paid attention to the r...
Is it good to have a boy born on the beginning of winter? What is the fate of a boy born on the beginning of winter in 2020?
Birth determines the development of our destiny an...
Is August 30th of the lunar calendar 2019 an auspicious day? How is the time of the day?
Is August 30th of the lunar calendar 2019 an auspi...
Can I move on August 12, 2017 in the lunar calendar? Is it a good time to move into a new house?
August is the month of osmanthus, because the str...