The reason why the Spring Festival is a big festival is that it lasts for more than half a month, from the third day of the twelfth lunar month to the fifth day of the first lunar month.
The garbage on the fifth day of the first lunar month begins on the first day of the lunar new year, because after the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month, people can't throw garbage at home. As the old saying goes, you are afraid of losing money. We should save them until the fifth day of the first month and throw them out together, and then open the door to meet the god of wealth.
Of course, because people pay attention to hygiene and care for the environment now, the living space is not as big as in the past, and there is no place to store garbage, so they will throw out the garbage before the fifth day, but their minds are still there, and the custom of welcoming the god of wealth still exists on the fifth day.
Nowadays, because of the restriction of setting off firecrackers, fewer people set off firecrackers to meet the god of wealth than before. Before the morning of the fifth day, crackling sounds can be heard everywhere, because in custom, the god of wealth will go home on the fifth day.
Ordinary office workers may not pay too much attention to these. If you look at those businesses that do business, you will find that many businesses reopen in the fifth day of junior high school, just to make good luck and make a good start. I hope business will be prosperous this year, and the God of Wealth will take good care of it.
There are many customs in China. Because there are many ethnic groups, outsiders don't know much about the holiday customs of ethnic minorities around the country, but it may be because of the small number that they pay more attention to their own customs. Compared with the Han nationality, ethnic minorities still retain their own national costumes and special festivals, especially when singing and dancing around the bonfire, which can be felt by onlookers.
In fact, there are many customs of the Han nationality, but many of them are ignored in busy days. For example, during the Spring Festival, stick grilles posted couplets. A few years ago, it was fine. Almost every household puts up couplets at the door. In the past two years, many families have simply posted a blessing. As for the families in stick grilles, there are even fewer.
The customs handed down from ancient times have gradually simplified in everyone's busy life, so that even the flavor of the year is not as strong as before. If possible, I still hope that these traditional cultures can be passed down for a long time. After all, they have a long history, and it would be a pity if they gradually disappear.