破五

"Let those ideals, spiritually and mentally, be the guiding influences, and the material things of life will come when they are meant to."

(ECRL 2655-1) Edgar Cayce

February 16th: Break Five (破五—pò wǔ)

Having prayed to the God of Wealth, store owners re-open their shops on this day of the Chinese New Year calendar. In ancient China, women were also allowed to go out and give New Year blessings.

• Lunar date: December 19th (正月初五—zhēng yuè chū wǔ)
• Solar (Gregorian) date: February 16th, 2021

“破五節”迎財神

“破五節”迎財神

老話：「初一不出門，破五不回家」

2月16日是正月初五，也稱為「破五」，是漢族的傳統節日之一，民間認為初五之前的很多的禁忌，在初五這一天皆可破，因此稱之為「破五」。這一天對於商家來講，是一個非常重要的日子。清人顧鐵卿《清嘉錄》中有記載：「五日財源五日求，一年心愿一時酬；提防別處迎神早，隔夜匆匆抱路頭」。「抱路頭」亦即「迎財神」。