Why can't we go out on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year? Can't we visit relatives on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year?

In our country, there are many customs during the Chinese New Year. There are also strict rules on whether you can go out or visit relatives on the fifth day of the New Year. So why can't you go out on the fifth day of the New Year? Can’t we visit relatives on the fifth day of the first lunar month?

Why can't you go out on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year?

The fifth day of the Lunar New Year is called Po Wu Day. It is said that going out on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year will bring bad luck to other people's homes.

According to the Qing Dynasty's "Yanjing Sui Shi Ji Po Wu", "The fifth day of the first lunar month is called Po Wu. No raw rice can be used for cooking and women cannot go out on the fifth day. On the sixth day, princesses, noble ladies, and officials visit each other in their hats and robes to congratulate each other on the coming of spring. Newly married women also return to their parents' homes on this day." This morning is a day for people to pray for good luck and happiness. It is taboo to pay new year's greetings and not to visit relatives and friends, as it is said that it will bring bad luck to other people's homes. If there was an emergency and they needed to find someone, they would stand outside the door to convey the message.

Can't visit relatives on the fifth day of the first lunar month?

In the old days, people had the custom of not going out on the fifth day of the lunar month, that is, it was not suitable to go out on the fifth, fifteenth, and twenty-fifth days of the lunar month.

In addition, the 5th, 14th and 23rd day of each lunar month are unlucky days. Its basis is that the nine purple and white stars enter the central palace every day: the one white enters the central palace on the first day, the two black enter the central palace on the second day, the three green enter the central palace on the third day, the four green enter the central palace on the fourth day, the five yellow enter the central palace on the fifth day...the five yellow enters the central palace on the fourteenth day, and the five yellow enters the central palace on the twenty-third day. The five yellow is the king symbol and the world should avoid it. If you don't avoid it, disaster will occur. Starting from the first day of each month, a star enters the central palace, and the last star enters on the ninth day. On the tenth day, a double star enters, and on the fourteenth and twenty-third days, they are all five yellows, which symbolizes that the emperor or the dragon enters the central palace and is in charge between heaven and earth. Ordinary people should not go out to do things, such as traveling. So generally speaking, you cannot visit relatives on the fifth day of the New Year.