The fifth day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the Five Gods of Wealth
March 15th is the Christmas of Marshal Zhao Gong
June 24th is the Christmas of Emperor Guan Sheng
The "Martial God of Wealth" Guan Sheng Emperor is Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang. Legend has it that Guan Yun had been in charge of military stations, was good at calculations, invented the daily necessities, and was trustworthy and loyal, so he was worshiped by merchants. Most merchants regard Guan Gong as their patron saint, and Guan Gong is also regarded as a person who attracts wealth. God of Wealth. On the fifth day of the first lunar month, all shops open for business, and gold gongs and firecrackers are played early in the morning, as well as food and wine sacrifices are prepared to welcome the God of Wealth. Gu Tieqing of the Qing Dynasty quoted a poem about bamboo branches by Cai Yun in "Qing Jia Lu", which describes the situation of Suzhou people welcoming the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year: "Five days for wealth, five days for five days, one year's wish will be rewarded in one hour; beware of other places to welcome God early, overnight Hurriedly hugging the road." "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, set off firecrackers, and burn gold paper to worship him, hoping that the Holy Lord Guan will bless him with good fortune for the year.
Due to his loyalty and bravery, Guan Yu has been highly praised by Chinese culture throughout the ages. He has been praised by successive emperors many times, until he was "Emperor Wu", so he is also known as Emperor Guan Sheng, Emperor Guan, Emperor Guan, etc. . Confucianism regards him as one of the Five Wenchangs, and he is also revered as the "Holy Emperor Wenheng", while Taoism regards him as the "Great Emperor Xietian" and "Yihan Tianzun". The Chinese Buddhist community regards him as one of the protectors of the Dharma, and is called "Jialan Bodhisattva".