Album of Memory: Welcoming the God of Wealth on "Powu"-Xinhua
Album of Memory: Welcoming the God of Wealth on "Powu"
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-02-14 22:26:15
BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, is one of the most important festivals in China. The fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year, also called "Powu" in Chinese, is believed to be the birthday of the God of Wealth. Chinese people celebrate this date with traditions such as setting off firecrackers and holding cultural events to eliminate misfortune and to welcome good luck and wealth for the coming year.
Firecrackers are seen in front of a shop in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 26, 2004, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year.Actors in the costume of the God of Wealth perform for people in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 2, 2006, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year.Actors in the costume of the God of Wealth perform at a cultural scenic area in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 2, 2006, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year.
People buy firecrackers at a selling site in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 2, 2006, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year.Actors in the costume of the God of Wealth perform at a cultural scenic area in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 30, 2009, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year.An actor in the costume of the God of Wealth performs at a cultural scenic area in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 18, 2010, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year.An actor (front) in the costume of the God of Wealth performs at Southern Song Imperial Street in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 18, 2010, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year.People watch a performance featuring the God of Wealth at a cultural scenic area in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 7, 2011, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year.People perform at an event celebrating the coming of the God of Wealth in Pingba County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 7, 2011, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year.An actor performs at an event celebrating the coming of the God of Wealth in Pingba County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 7, 2011, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year.Actors in the costume of the God of Wealth perform on a floating boat in Zhouzhuang ancient town in Kunshan, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 23, 2015, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year.A man climbs a mountain to a temple as a tradition to pray for good luck in Zaozhuang City, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 23, 2015, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year.Actors in the costume of the God of Wealth interact with tourists at a cultural scenic area in Bozhou, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 9, 2019, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year.An actor in the costume of the God of Wealth interacts with kids at a cultural scenic area in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 5, 2022, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year.An actor in the costume of the God of Wealth interacts with a girl at a cultural scenic area in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 26, 2023, on the occasion of the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year.■
