Why can't we use scissors on the fifth day of the first lunar month? What's the saying about sending away the god of poverty on the fifth day of the first lunar month?

In China, no matter what traditional festival it is, there are many etiquettes and taboos. The New Year’s bell has rung, and time has passed quickly to the fifth day of the first lunar month, which is an important day during the Spring Festival. So why can’t we use scissors on the fifth day of the first lunar month?

Why can't we use scissors on the fifth day of the first lunar month?

(1) The fifth day of the first lunar month. From the first day to this day, people generally do not do much work. They do not steam new buns for five days, and women do not use scissors to avoid losing money. Only after the sixth day can people start working.
(2) Scissors, knives and other sharp objects are not allowed to be touched during the first month of the lunar year. Firstly, people are afraid of accidentally scratching their skin. Secondly, there is a saying among the people that scissors symbolize something fierce. If you pick them up frequently, it may cause adverse harm to yourself and your loved ones, and easily lead to disputes and quarrels, which will affect family harmony. Therefore, the elders are very taboo about this.

What is the saying about sending away the God of Poverty on the fifth day of the first lunar month?

"Sending away poverty" is a very distinctive seasonal custom among the ancient Chinese people, which means sending away the ghost of poverty. There are many nicknames for sending away the poor, such as "sending away the five poor", "driving away the five poor", "sending away the poor soil" and "sending away the poor clothes". Folk customs believe that if you don't throw away garbage from New Year's Day to the fifth day of the New Year, you will be able to gather wealth, otherwise you will lose your "good fortune". However, too much garbage pile up affects hygiene after all, so it must be thrown out on the fifth day of the New Year, and there is a custom to do so, which is called "sending away poverty."
There are many ways to get rid of poverty. A relatively simple way is to dump the garbage out of the door with the sound of firecrackers early in the morning. A more complicated way is to cut a paper figure (the poor daughter-in-law) and send her away, or to let her carry a paper bag filled with garbage and send it to the door. Eating a full meal or filling a jar with water on the fifth day of the New Year is called "filling the poverty", and taking away the "poor daughter-in-law" from someone else's house is also called "getting rich".