How to send away the God of Poverty on the third day of the first lunar month? Which god’s birthday is on the third day of the first lunar month?

Many places have the custom of sending away the God of Poverty on the third day of the first lunar month. Generally speaking, people do not sweep the floor or take out the garbage on the first and second days of the first lunar month, but on the third day of the first lunar month, when the God of Poverty is sent away, people can clean the house. So how do you send away the God of Poverty on the third day of the first lunar month?

How to send away the God of Poverty on the third day of the first lunar month

1. The third day of the first lunar month is the day to send away poverty. Gu Lu of the Qing Dynasty wrote in "Qing Jia Lu·Xiao Nian Chao": "'Yuanping Zhi': On the third day of the first lunar month, many people sweep the accumulated dust into dustpans, add old brooms, and throw them on the crossroads to send away the poor." Although the days for sending away the poor are different, they have one thing in common, that is, they are all arranged to be held in the first lunar month of the year.
2. The specific rituals of the custom of sending away poverty are recorded in "Sui Shi Za Ji": "On the day before the New Year, people sweep up dung brooms. Before people set out, they cover them with seven pancakes and throw them into the streets to send away poverty." Another poem "Sending Away the Poor Ghost" by Batam in the Song Dynasty also mentioned: "On the evening of the last day of the first month of the lunar year, there is a banana boat, two lanterns are shining brightly, and there is a banquet inside. I advise the young men and women to send away the poor ghost with nothing, send away the poor ghost with nothing."

Which deity's birthday is on the third day of the first lunar month?

The third day of the first lunar month is the birthday of Taoist Master Hao and Master Sun.
1. Hao Datong (1149-1212 AD) was named Lin, with the courtesy name Taigu, the pseudonyms Tianranzi and Guangningzi. He called himself Taigu Taoist and his Dharma name was Datong. He was from Ninghai (now Mouping, Shandong). He has read "Laozi", "Zhuangzi" and "Liezi" since childhood, and particularly likes "Book of Changes". He has a deep understanding of yin and yang, calendar, and divination. He had no desire for fame and fortune, was gifted with a brilliant mind, was disgusted with worldly affairs and admired simplicity and elegance, and gradually he concealed himself by practicing divination. In the seventh year of the Dading period of the Jin Dynasty (1167 AD) (some say the eighth year of the Dading period, 1168 AD), he converted to Quanzhen Sect and took Wang Chongyang as his teacher. He was one of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen. In the 15th year of Dading, he suddenly had an epiphany while begging in Wozhou. He then practiced hard under a bridge for six years and was known as "Mr. Silent". After completing the Nine Transformations, he went north to preach and formed his own Taoist sect - the Huashan Sect.
2. Sun Simiao, the Great Emperor Baosheng, the Bodhisattva Medicine King and the Heavenly Physician, was born in Huayuan, Jingzhao (now Yao County, Shaanxi Province) on the fourth day of the first lunar month in the first year of the Kaihuang reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. He started school at the age of seven and recited a thousand words a day. He was gifted and well-versed in many subjects. He was good at the theory of Yi and Laozi, understood the principles of Yin and Yang, and was proficient in the art of guiding and treating diseases.