What are the customs on the fifth day of the first lunar month?

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-02-13

The fifth day of the first lunar month, commonly known as the fifth day of the first lunar month, is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, and there are many customs on this day.

1.Cleaning.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, people start to set off firecrackers and clean up from dawn. According to custom, from the thirtieth day of the lunar month to the fifth day of the first lunar month, sanitation is not allowed, and garbage can only be placed in the corner of the house.

Therefore, on the day of breaking five, every family will carry out a thorough cleaning. Sweep the garbage out of the gate, pile it together, put firecrackers on the garbage heap and light it, boom, and drive away all the bad luck!

2.Opened. In the old custom, shops of all sizes closed from the beginning of the first month of the new year and opened from the fifth day of the first month. People regard the fifth day of the Lunar New Year as the birthday of the God of Wealth, and believe that choosing this day to open the market will definitely attract wealth and treasure.

3.Firecrackers are to be set off.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, every household has to set off firecrackers. People should use firecrackers to go out of every house, and go out of the door while putting them, which means to blast out all unlucky things, all demons and monsters, 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.

4.To eat dumplings.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, every family has to make dumplings and eat dumplings, commonly known as "pinching the little man's mouth".

When we make dumplings, we have to pinch the side of each dumpling, which is equivalent to the villain's mouth, so it is equivalent to pinching the villain's mouth, so as to avoid those gossip and rumors.

On this day, the women of the family will generally find a few pieces of clothing to dismantle, commonly known as "dismantling the villain", which can reduce bad luck.

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