Global Talk丨Spring Festival Celebrated Worldwide, Episode V
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The fifth day is also called the day of "cow". According to Chinese folklore, the first seven days of the first lunar month are respectively called "day of chicken", "day of dog", "day of pig", "day of sheep", "day of cow", "day of horse" and "day of man". When creating all living beings on earth, Nyu Wa, a goddess in Chinese mythology, created the six creatures before human beings.
初五也叫“牛日”。在民间传说中，正月的头七天分别是：鸡日、犬日、猪日、羊日、牛日、马日和人日。这是因为，在中国传统神话中，女娲在创造人类之前，先创造了六畜。
The fifth day is also called the God of Fortune's birthday and people will celebrate this day with a large banquet. This day is also commonly known as the Festival of Po Wu literally breaking five. According to custom, it is believed that many New Year taboos can be broken on this day.
此外，初五还是财神爷的生日。在这一天，所以人们要在这一天大摆宴席，举办庆祝活动。初五也叫“破五”，字面意思是打破数字“五”。根据习俗，许多新年禁忌过此日皆可破。（周金淼）
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