According to folklore, this day is the birthday of the God of Wealth, so the most important activity after the first day of the New Year is to meet the God of Wealth-the night before the arrival of the God of Wealth, many families will hold banquets to celebrate his birthday. Generally speaking, the God of Wealth is greeted on the fifth day of the first month of the Spring Festival. There used to be a saying, poor days.
On this day, we will send away the poor and the poor in the past. The method is also very simple: clean up the garbage and useless sundries left at home during the Chinese New Year, send them to the gate and dump them, and then set off firecrackers to blow them out. On this day, you can speak freely and do things freely, and you can basically return to the state of years ago. That is to say, people basically have to go back to their places and formally enter the life of the New Year, and the life of the New Year will be smooth and smooth.
The best time to meet the god of wealth
It takes a certain time to meet the god of wealth, and the best time to meet the god of wealth is ugly time, hairy time and morning time. Converted to the current timing method, it is 3: 00 to 5: 00 am, 5: 00 to 7: 00 am, and 7: 00 to 9: 00 am. According to legend, the God of Wealth returned to earth from the sky on the fifth day of the first month, so it is natural to take the God of Wealth home early, which not only fully expressed his respect, but also promoted the wealth of the family.
On the contrary, if you do it at noon or afternoon, it will cause some slack and damage the fortune at home. Usually, the morning is the time to meet the god of wealth.