The fifth day of the first lunar month in 2024 is February 14 of the solar calendar, and the fifth day of the first lunar month this year is also Valentine's Day. The fifth day of the first lunar month, commonly known as the Po Wu Festival, is one of the traditional Chinese festivals with a long history. It is named because Chinese folklore believes that many taboos can be broken on this day. The following brings you when to welcome the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first month of 2024, I hope it will help you!
On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the God of Wealth should come between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Legend has it that the God of Wealth returns from heaven on the fifth day of the first lunar month, so if you want to take the God of Wealth home, you naturally have to go home a little earlier, which not only fully expresses your respect, but also promotes the wealth fortune of the family to be further improved.
In the past, the ugly time, the old hour, and the hour time were the best times to welcome the God of Wealth. Converted to the current timing method, it is 3:00-5:00 a.m., 5:00-7:00 a.m., and 7:00-9:00 a.m. Therefore, the best time to welcome the God of Wealth now is in the morning, and the morning time is generally more auspicious.
The fifth day of the first lunar month"Pick up the God of Wealth"The custom prevailed in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it is still spread among the people, only"God of Wealth"The so-called Marshal Zhao Gong is said to have cultivated into an immortal as early as the Yin Shang era. Jiang Ziya assisted King Wu of Zhou to cut down, he ran down to Zhongnan Mountain to be nosy, stood on the side of Shang Xuan against the righteous teacher, unfortunately died, a wandering soul was enshrined as the true god in charge of Yingfu Naxiang, under the command of Zhaobao Tianzun, Nazhen Tianzun, Fortune Messenger, Lishi Xianguan four small gods for its envoy to dispatch.
Stained with this set of fortune and treasure team, Marshal Zhao Gong became the object of worship and worship of those who hoped to get rich. Or it is said that it is lazy and loose, only on the fifth day of the first month of the first month of the year to go down the Dragon and Tiger Xuantan once, and it is arbitrary, not sure which one to go to, so everyone on this day to set off firecrackers, want to meet as soon as possible, so that in the new year you can meet yourself as soon as possible to meet the wealth.
From the perspective of traditional customs, you are not allowed to go back to your parents' home on the fifth day of the first lunar month. Because this day is the day to welcome the God of Wealth, also known as the "Breaking Five Festivals", and on the fifth day of the first month, women are not allowed to go out, so on the fifth day of the first month, it is not recommended to return to their parents' homes from the perspective of traditional customs. However, from a practical point of view, with the development of the times, many married women can return to their parents' homes as long as they want to return to their parents' homes. After all, daughters are their parents' intimate little padded jackets, and the current patriarchal thinking has also been greatly improved, so it is relatively common to return to their parents' home on the fifth day of the first lunar month.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, every household has to set off firecrackers. People should use firecrackers to go out from every house, and go out of the door while putting them, which means to blast out all the unlucky things and all the bad things, so that they are far away from us, the farther away the better, especially the "two kicks" called "collapse of poverty", and the "bad luck" and "poor spirit" collapse from the home.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the popular food custom is to eat dumplings, commonly known as "pinching the villain's mouth". Because when making dumplings, you have to pinch them along the side of the dumplings with your hands. It is said that this will circumvent the rumors around you. In addition, on this day, the women also find several old clothes to dismantle, which is called "dismantling the villain". This will prevent bad luck.