Today is July 22nd of the lunar calendar. What day is today? Why set off firecrackers?

July 22nd of the lunar calendar is the God of Wealth Day.

The God of Wealth Festival on July 22nd of the lunar calendar is one of the traditional festivals in China. On July 22nd every year, people set off firecrackers to celebrate the birthday of the God of Wealth, hoping that this day will be a good omen and some businessmen can make a fortune. The God of Wealth is the god in charge of financial resources in China folklore. The god of wealth is mainly divided into two categories: one is the official and Taoist seal, and the other is the Chinese folk belief.

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Since the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, every year on July 22nd of the lunar calendar, it has entered a festive atmosphere. Since the morning, families in Weifang have been busy buying fragrant paper and providing delicious food. The atmosphere is no less than Mid-Autumn Festival and Spring Festival. Usually at four o'clock in the afternoon, people in urban and rural areas get off work early, and everyone's faces are beaming and blessing each other.

Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan believe in God of Wealth more than the mainland. There are a large number of temples of the god of wealth around, mainly dedicated to the god of wealth, Xing Jun and Wu Caishen Zhao Gongming, and there are other gods of wealth in the middle. However, on July 22nd, the God of Wealth Festival, the main sacrifice was the wealth star Li Guizu.

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