Welcome back the God of Wealth

 「財神」在英文中通常說成「God of Wealth」。一起來了解一下怎麼用英文說清楚大年初五的習俗吧。

正月初五，俗稱「破五」，是財神的「生日」，也是中國民間「迎財神」的日子。

People welcome back the God of Wealth on the 5th day of Chinese New Year, which is said to be his birthday, by setting off firecrackers and offering incense.

大年初五是財神的生日，人們燒香放炮迎接財神到來。

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.

這天也被稱為「破五日」。根據習俗，許多新年禁忌過此日皆可破。

有些地方，除了初五迎財神，還會送「窮神」。人們通過傾倒垃圾來送窮，如此則一年與窮無幹，富貴有餘。

One of the legends tells the story of a prince – the son of the ancient emperor Zhuan Xu. He was only willing to wear rags and eat coarse grains. Even when offered new clothes, he would not wear them until he burnt a hole in them. People called him the 「son of poverty.」 After he died, people buried him, claiming the day as one to send away the son of poverty.

傳說中古代帝王顓頊之子，性喜穿破衣爛衫，吃粗糧，即使有人給他新衣服，他也不穿，除非在衣服上燒個洞才肯穿。人們稱他為「窮子」。他死後，人們埋葬了他，並把這一天當作送「窮子」的日子。

Few people know the story now, but the wish to be far from poverty and to welcome the New Year with hope and wealth is passed along through the generations. After sending away the poverty and welcoming the God of Wealth, now it is also the time for shops to reopen for business. The New Year has come with brand new prospects.

現在很少有人知道這些傳說了，但人們在新的一年遠離貧窮、財運亨通的願望是代代相傳的。在送走了窮神，迎來了財神之後，商鋪店面就紛紛開張了。新年，新氣象。

最後送上幾句吉祥話，祝大家牛氣沖天，財運亨通！

May good fortune find you this year.

祝您財運亨通！

Good luck in the year ahead!

祝您吉星高照！

Wishing you the best of luck in the New Year.

新年行大運。

The God of Wealth is in your doorway!

財神到，接財神！

Best of luck in the year to come.

願您在新的一年裡，吉星高照。

Wishing you good fortune in the New Year.

祝您新年發大財。

May the God of Wealth give you a thriving business.

願財神爺幫您招財進寶。

May your finances profitable this year.

祝您新的一年，財源滾滾。