Chinese Class: The Business Motto In The Chinese New Year

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During the Chinese New Year, one of the Chinese characters you will heard a lot is "财源滚滚 (cáiyuán gǔngǔn) profits can pour in from all sides". So in China, businesses will close on lunar new year's eve and have a grand opening on the 5th of January in the lunar new year. People will set off firecrackers and fireworks "迎接 (yíngjiē) to greet" the God of Wealth. Another student in my Chinese class said doing so is supposed to bring them fortune of wealth and also their customers a happy Chinese New Year.
Why do businesses choose January 5 to greet "财神 (cáishén) the God of Wealth"? My friend Amy study Chinese language well. She told me that generally speaking, Chinese people consecrate a Taoist god named Zhao Gaoming as the God of Wealth and his birthday is said to be on the "正月 (zhēngyuè) lunar January" 5th. Many Chinese businesses embrace the image of Zhao Gongming, wishing he would bless their business with success.
The teacher in our Chinese class told us that there is another god worshiped by some Chinese business people ...
... named Guan Yu. He was a hero from a Chinese classic novel called The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Those whose mother tongue is Chinese language are all know him very well. He is famous for his "忠诚 (zhōngchéng) loyalty," "正义 (zhèngyì) righteousness" as well as his "诚信 (chéngxìn) hones ". All of these are aspects that are highly appraised in the modern business community. Business people are encouraged to acquire fortune by honorable means, or Guan Yu will not show any mercy with his dragon crescent moon sword.
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