The fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar.

The "God of Wealth", the Star God of Wealth and Poverty, is also known as the "God of Enriching Fortune and Wealth": his picture is often listed with the three stars of "Fortune", "Luk" and "Shou" and the God of Happiness. ", "life" three stars and the god of happiness listed together, together for the blessing, fortune, life, happiness, wealth. Star of fortune face white hair long, holding a treasure bowl, "fortune into the treasure" four words from this. General family Spring Festival must hang this picture in the main hall, praying for wealth and good fortune.

Expanded Information:

The fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar is commonly known as the "fifth day of the month". In addition to firecrackers, there are many other ways to "welcome the God of Wealth" in Chinese folklore. Believe in Guan Di Shengjun businessmen, on the fifth day of the first month of the Guan Gong to offer sacrificial wine, firecrackers, burn gold paper worship, Guan Sheng Di Shengjun blessing a year of good fortune.

The fifth day of the year has become the God of Wealth's "birthday", the main two sources: one theory is that the Song Dynasty Cai Jing rich; the other theory, is related to Wang Yuanbao. Wang Yuanbao, the Tang Dynasty, between the Kaiyuan people, rich, made a fortune by trafficking in glass. Many of Wang Yuanbao's habits, such as worshipping the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first month, had a profound impact on Chinese folklore, which has been passed down to this day.

Welcoming the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first month is only one of the widely popular customs in Chinese folklore, reflecting the traditional psychology of people who generally want to leave the old and welcome the new, send away the old poverty and hardship, and welcome the new year's good life.

Baidu Wikipedia - The God of Wealth

People's Daily Online - China's Year of the God of Wealth - Is Your Posture Really Right