The fifth day of the first lunar month, commonly known as Powu Festival, is one of the traditional festivals of the Han nationality with a long history. It is named after the Han folk custom that many taboos in the past can be broken on this day. Because this day carries so many people's hopes and aspirations, there were many taboos on this day in ancient times. For example, you must eat dumplings on this day, you cannot cook with uncooked rice, and women are not allowed to visit the house. "The Records of the Years in Yanjing" says: The fifth day of the Lunar New Year is called ' Po Wu '. During 'Po Wu', no raw rice is allowed for cooking, and women are not allowed to go out. On the sixth day of the lunar month, the princesses, nobles, eunuchs and other dignitaries came and went to congratulate each other. The newly married woman also returned to peace that day, and the merchants gradually opened their trade.
Origin
Saying 1:
In some places, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year is called "Yuan Nian", which means that the year is over, and a summary should be made on this day to draw an end. In fact, this is a variant of "Po Wu", which slowly evolved due to unknown origin of "Po Wu".
According to the "Bang of Conferred Gods", Jiang Ziya was granted the title of God, and the wife who betrayed him was named the " Poor God ", which ordered her to "return as soon as she is broken." According to myths and legends, Jiang Ziya’s wife was a very annoying husband-carrying woman. After being made the Poor God, she became even more annoying. I haven’t heard of anyone liking the Poor God, right? So people "break" her on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and let her "come home immediately" - leave immediately!
(She is wearing a fake beard, you are not mistaken!)
Second statement:
Another saying is that the fifth day of the lunar month is the birthday of the God of Wealth, so people have to hold a big banquet and engage in various celebrations on this day, which means It is to welcome the arrival of the God of Wealth.
Saying 3:
There are many places where the ancestors are invited back to celebrate the New Year on New Year's Eve. In the middle of the hall, the ancestor's tablet is hung high and incense is burned to make offerings, which means to invite the ancestors to celebrate the New Year, eat well and not forget the ancestors. . On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, it is time to send the ancestors "back". The New Year is over, so on this day, incense and paper money should be burned to send the ancestors a respectful send-off.
Since the fifth day of the lunar month shoulders many important responsibilities such as sending to the God of Poverty and receiving the God of Wealth , it is not surprising that this day is very important. The combination of these many details formed the custom of having a banquet and eating dumplings symbolizing "Yuanbao".
Welcome the God of Wealth
The fifth day of the first lunar month, commonly known as "Powu", is a day for Han people to "welcome the God of Wealth".
Gu Tieqing of the Qing Dynasty quoted a poem about bamboo branches by Cai Yun in his " Qing Jia Lu ", which describes the situation of Suzhou people welcoming the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the lunar month: "Five days for wealth, five days for wealth, one year's wish for one moment; beware of welcoming the gods elsewhere. Early in the morning, I hurriedly held the road head overnight." "Bao Lutou" also means "welcoming the God of Wealth". Merchants who believe in the Holy Lord Guan will offer sacrifices to Guan Gong on the fifth day of the first lunar month and burn gold paper to worship him, hoping that the Holy Lord Guan will bless him with good fortune for the year.
Origin:
Why the fifth day of the Lunar New Year has become the "birthday" of the God of Wealth? There are two main sources: one is that Cai Jing was rich in the Song Dynasty; the other is related to Wang Yuanbao. Wang Yuanbao, a native of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty, was extremely wealthy and made his fortune by selling colored glaze. Many of Wang Yuanbao's living habits, such as worshiping the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first lunar month, had a profound impact on Chinese folk customs and have been passed down to this day.
The custom of welcoming the God of Wealth was popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China, and it is still popular today. Caishen is divided into Wen Caishen and Wu Caishen . The Wen God of Wealth is Bigan, and the Wu God of Wealth is Zhao Gongming and Guan Yu. Some merchants worship the God of Wealth and Wealth Zhao Gongming all the year round, so that they can win in business competitions by being "profitable and harmonious"; some merchants worship the red-faced Guan Gong. Guan Yu is famous for his "righteousness", and merchants choose him for his "righteousness". "Righteousness is profit", that is, using "righteousness" to achieve the purpose of winning "profit". Some merchants simply enshrine the three of them together.
"Welcoming the God of Wealth" on the fifth day of the lunar month is just a widely popular custom among the Han people. It reflects people's traditional psychology of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, sending away the poverty and hardship of the past, and welcoming a better life in the new year.
Open Market
Old custom: During the Spring Festival, all shops of all sizes are closed together from the beginning of the new year, and the market opens on the fifth day of the first lunar month. It is customary to regard the fifth day of the first lunar month as the birthday of the God of Wealth. It is believed that choosing this day to open the market will definitely attract wealth.
Source: China Culture Network Editor: Haitao
Proofreading: Mingguang Fang Lu Reviewer: Deng Chuangong
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