Let's have the 14th of February on the solar calendar, what is the lunar calendar? It is the fifth day of the first month of the year of the dragon in the year of Jiachen, commonly known as "breaking five". There is also a head, and today has to count the first day of the "Seventy-Nine" in the nine cold days.
When it comes to the fifth day of the first lunar month, we all like to call it "Breaking the Five Festivals". This means that during the New Year, from Chinese New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the first lunar month, every household has a bunch of exquisiteness and taboos, but once the fifth day of the first lunar month is over, those things can make an exception, and return to the liveliness before the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve. So this "broken" is what our people call "breaking the rules", and "breaking five" means breaking those rules.
What are the taboos, for example, you can't break things, you can't splash water outside, you have to avoid saying anything inauspicious, you can't take medicine during the New Year, you can't sweep the floor and take out the garbage, etc., these are not big taboos on the fifth day of the new year.
Let's talk about two serious things that must be done on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year: one is to "welcome the God of Wealth on the five roads", we all hope to bring full luck and wealth to our family. There is also a "poor god", which means that the poor and bad luck are invited out, so that every household will have good weather and abundant crops in the coming year.
Therefore, the ancestors have many rules, on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, that is, on the day of the "Breaking Five Festival", we all have to clean up the house, set off firecrackers, and make dumplings to eat, just to welcome the God of Wealth, say hello to the poor god, let it go farther, and there is a "pinch villain", which is a good sign, which means that the whole family is happy and healthy, and the wealth is rolling in.
Today is still next to the first day of "seventy-nine", let's calculate according to the day of the winter solstice, one unit every nine days, counting to "seventy-nine", that is, the period from fifty-five to sixty-three days after the winter solstice.
Our old poem "Song of Ninety-Nine Poems" says "Seventy-nine", the ice water on the edge of the Yellow River is half-mixed, the carp swims to the shallow water, the magpies are busy building nests, and the wild geese also fly back from the south in groups. These are all signs of a spring breeze, and nature tells us that spring is coming.
Today is not only the "Breaking Five Festivals", but also just in time for the beginning of the "Seventy-Nine", as the old saying goes, "the Year of the Dragon is not sent, and the first month looks at the fifth day of the first month", what does this mean? Let's ponder the proverbs of the older generations!
Let's talk about the truth in this "Agricultural Proverb":
1. The snow hits seven or nine heads, and graves rise everywhere.
This means that if it still snows during the "79th" period, it means that the weather will continue to be cold, and the cold weather in spring may still strike, which will be unfavorable to those crops that have just grown buds and early spring crops that are ready to be sown, and it is easy to reduce yields, and the peasants will suffer greatly.
Then let's talk about the truth of these old peasant proverbs:
Second, the snow in July and September was cold, and it was cold until half of February.
This old saying is similar to the first sentence, which says that if there are still snowflakes in the sky during the "79" days, it means that this cold wind will continue for a while, and it will be cold until the second and a half months of the lunar calendar. This means that the weather is cold, and the risk of spring cold is quite large, which is not conducive to the growth of crops in the field, and the crops may be worse to turn green.
3. The fifth day of the first month is full of snow, and this year's planting will not be sticky.
This sentence is to look at the day of the "Breaking Five Festivals" and judge the year's farm work. It is said that if there is snow on the fifth day of the first month, according to the experience of our older generation, it will not be easy to do the work in the field.
Why? Because there is still snow on the fifth day of the first month, it means that the day is still quite cold, and if you miss the suitable time for sowing, the crop yield will naturally not go up. It may also be that the spring cold is coming, the seeds can't come out, the seeds can't germinate, and this is a white seed. Therefore, the older generation thinks that in this kind of year, the harvest is not good, and it is no fun to make a fortune.
There are similar words such as "the snow is drenched on the fifth day of the first month, and the sky is cold and icy to Qingming", which also means the same thing.
Fourth, the fifth day of the first month of the first month moved, and the old farmers did not have to worry about farming.
This "moving stream" refers to rain. Rain in some places in the north indicates that the temperature is starting to warm, which is good for winter crops such as wheat and garlic to return to green. Early spring seeds can sprout and grow vigorously if they are sown. Therefore, there is such a saying, people believe that in this kind of year, everything planted will have a good harvest, and there is hope for a fortune.
Words like this include "the fifth day of the first month is raining, and the old farmer can plant everything", "the fifth day of the first month breaks the sky, and the income from farming doubles", "the fifth day of the first month moves, and the old farmer drinks wine and eats meat", all of which mean the same thing.
Fifth, on the fifth sunny day of the first month, the income of old farmers has increased.
After understanding the above, this sentence is much easier to understand. If the sun is enough on the fifth day of the first month, it indicates that the weather may be sunny in the future. When the temperature rises and the weather warms, it is conducive to the germination of seeds, the crops grow, the harvest is naturally good, and people's wallets are bulging.
However, these agricultural proverbs are simply summarized by the old people based on previous experience, sometimes accurate, sometimes inaccurate, but just a reference, not all believed.
Today is the fifth day of the first lunar month, "breaking the five festivals", and it is also a good day for us to welcome the God of Wealth and send the God of Poverty.