The fifth day of the first lunar month is commonly known as Po Wu.
According to folk custom, many taboos five years ago can be broken on this day.
According to the old custom, it is necessary to eat "water dumplings" for five days. In the north, it is called "boiled dumplings".
Nowadays, some people only eat it for three or two days, and some eat it every other day, but there is no one who doesn’t eat it.
This is true from the prince's mansion to the small households in the streets, even when entertaining guests.
Women no longer stay taboo and start visiting each other to pay New Year greetings and congratulate each other.
Newly married women return to peace on this day.
It is said that it is not suitable to do anything on the fifth day, otherwise you will be in trouble during the year.
In addition to the above taboos, the five customs of Po Wu are mainly to send away the poor, welcome the God of Wealth, and open markets for trade.
The first way to say "Po Wu": In some places, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year is called "Yuan Nian", which means that the new year is over, and on this day we have to make a summary and draw an end.
In fact, this is a variant of "Po Wu". It evolved slowly due to the unknown origin of "Po Wu". According to the "Bang of the Gods", Jiang Ziya canonized the gods and named his wife who betrayed him as the "Poor God". There is an order.
She "returns as soon as she is broken."
According to myths and legends, Jiang Ziya’s wife was a very annoying husband-carrying woman. After being made the Poor God, she became even more annoying. I haven’t heard of anyone liking the Poor God, right?
So people "break" her on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and let her "go home immediately" - go back immediately!
The second explanation of "Broken Five": Another saying is that the fifth day of the lunar month is the birthday of the God of Wealth, so people have to hold banquets, set off firecrackers, and engage in various celebration activities on this day, which means to welcome the arrival of the God of Wealth.
The third way of saying "Po Wu": In many places, on New Year's Eve, ancestors are invited back to celebrate the New Year. In the middle of the hall, the ancestor's tablet is hung high, incense is burned and offered, which means to invite the ancestors to celebrate the New Year, eat well, and not
Forgetting the ancestors means.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, it is time to send the ancestors "back". The Chinese New Year is over, so on this day, incense and paper money should be burned to send the ancestors a respectful send-off.
On this day, a custom called chasing the "five poor" is popular in many places.
People get up at dawn, set off firecrackers and clean the house.
Firecrackers were set off from each house and walked out the door as they were set off.
It is said that all unlucky things, all monsters and monsters will be blasted out, and they should be kept as far away from us as possible.
Cleaning is a thorough cleaning.
Sweep trash out of every house.
From the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month to the fifth day of the first lunar month, cleaning is generally not allowed. Sweeping is also allowed, but only in the house, and garbage can only be placed in the corners of the house.
Especially on the first day of the Lunar New Year, you can't move it with a broom. If you move it, your good luck will be wiped out.
But on Powu, it was time to do a thorough cleaning.
After the garbage was swept out of the door and swept to a corner, he also put the firecrackers from the house outside. Then he brought a huge firecracker, placed it on the garbage pile, lit it, and with a bang, the ceremony was completed.
People said: Now, all the impoverished ghosts have been driven away!
So eat.
Eat dumplings on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
Another Chinese saying goes, "It's not as delicious as dumplings, but it's more comfortable than lying upside down." It refers to lying down.
It means that the most delicious dumplings are those with vegetables, meat, and staple and non-staple food all in one.