Customs of celebrating the Spring Festival in Guangde

1. The fifth day of the first lunar month breaks the five customs

The fifth day of the first lunar month is commonly known as breaking the fifth day. According to folk custom, many taboos five years ago can be broken on this day. According to the old custom, it is necessary to eat "water dumplings" for five days. In the north, it is called "boiled dumplings". Nowadays, some people only eat it for three or two days, and some eat it every other day, but there is no one who doesn’t eat it.

This is true from the prince's mansion to the small households in the streets, even when entertaining guests. Women no longer stay taboo and start visiting each other to pay New Year greetings and congratulate each other. Newly married women return to peace on this day. It is said that it is not suitable to do anything on the fifth day, otherwise you will be in trouble during the year. In addition to the above taboos, the five customs of Po Wu are mainly to send away the poor, welcome the God of Wealth, and open markets for trade.

2. The Seventh Day of the Lunar New Year

The ancient customs included in "Sui Zhan" believe that the seventh day of the Lunar New Year is Ren's Day, and Ren's Day is also called "Ren Sheng Festival" and "Ren Qing". Festival", "Population Day", "Population Day", etc. Legend has it that when Nuwa created the world, she created humans on the seventh day after creating animals such as chickens, dogs, pigs, cows, and horses, so this day is the birthday of humans.