The fifth day of the Lunar New Year is the day to "break" the poor god and welcome the god of wealth. In addition, the fifth day of the first month is also the birthday of the legendary god of wealth, so it has become an auspicious day to welcome the god of wealth. It is one of the traditional festivals of the Han nationality with a long history. In the old days, there were many superstitions and taboos among the people from the first day to the fifth day, such as not cooking with uncooked rice, women not sewing, not cleaning, not breaking things and so on. After the fifth day, these taboos are lifted, so this day is called "breaking the fifth".
Taboo on the fifth day of the lunar new year:
1, welcome the god of wealth
When welcoming the God of Wealth, it is usually chosen at 0: 00 in the morning to offer sheep's heads and carp prepared early, and then open the doors and windows, light incense and set off firecrackers, so as to welcome the God of Wealth. Because offering a sheep's head means "good luck", carp is a homonym of "fish" and "surplus", and "carp" is a homonym of "profit", so people are convinced that as long as the God of Wealth appears, they can get rich.
I received the god of wealth and sent away the poor god. After the "Breaking Five", it means that many taboos can be broken before the "Breaking Five", which also means "sending the year". Therefore, after this day, everything will slowly return to the normal state before the New Year's Eve. ?
2. Eat jiaozi.
On the fifth day of Lunar New Year's Day, the popular food custom among the people is to eat jiaozi, commonly known as "squeezing the mouth of a villain". Because when wrapping jiaozi, you have to pinch it by hand along the edge of jiaozi. It is said that this can avoid the rumors around. In addition, on this day, we have to find out a few old clothes to tear down, which is called "tearing down the villain." This will avoid bad luck.
According to the old custom, you should eat "water jiaozi" for five days, and in the north it is called "boiled cake". Nowadays, some families only eat for three or two days, and some eat every other day. However, there is no one who does not eat. This is true from princes' mansions to small houses in streets and lanes, even for hospitality. On the fifth day of the fifth day, coins, candied dates and brown sugar are also wrapped in jiaozi in some places, which means getting rich, good luck coming early, sweetness and beauty.