What else should we do during the Dragon Boat Festival besides eating rice dumplings? What does it mean to avoid the five poisonous creatures during the Dragon Boat Festival?
The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the traditional festivals and it also has its own traditional customs. So, let’s take a look at what else we do on the Dragon Boat Festival besides eating rice dumplings? Cicada is the same as cicada. It means that in May cicadas break through the soil and climb up the trees, beginning the first clear singing of summer. If you want to know more about the fifth month of the lunar calendar, please pay attention to Mr. Shui Mo’s special feature on the fifth month of the lunar calendar!What else should we do during the Dragon Boat Festival besides eating rice dumplings?Dragon Boat Festival is not only about eating zongzi but also about dragon boat racingDragon boat racing is also known as dragon boat racing. In the past, people worshipped the dragon god in a very solemn atmosphere, praying for blessings, good weather, getting rid of evil spirits, warding off disasters, and everything going well. In Zigui, Qu Yuan's hometown in Hubei, there is also a dragon boat racing ceremony to commemorate Qu Yuan. On the Dragon Boat Festival, people not only eat rice dumplings but also wash with herbal water . There is also a saying that people wash with herbal water on the Dragon Boat Festival. According to ancient records, the so-called herbal water actually refers to Mulan Soup. Washing with herbal water on the Dragon Boat Festival can cure skin diseases and remove evil spirits. The Dragon Boat Festival is the day in the year when the medicinal properties of plants are the strongest, and medicines are everywhere on this day. Dragon Boat Festival is not only about eating zongzi but also about taking a dip in dragon boat water The main reason why people need to soak in dragon boat water during the Dragon Boat Festival is that there is a relatively strong rainfall around the Dragon Boat Festival. People also call it dragon boat water, Duanyang water, dragon water, dragon rainfall water, etc. They believe that this kind of water is auspicious water and has the effect of warding off evil spirits. During the Dragon Boat Festival in midsummer, the blue dragon and the stars rise to the south sky. The Dragon Boat Festival is not only about eating rice dumplings, but also about pasting noon talismans. In the old days in some places in Guangdong of our country, there was a custom of posting "noon talismans". After lunch, every family puts up a "noon talisman". The talisman is made of a strip of yellow paper about an inch wide and nearly a foot long, on which is written in cinnabar the words "Write at noon on May 5th, and all legal troubles, verbal disputes, diseases, snakes, insects, rats and ants will be eliminated." Hang calamus, phoenix tail, mugwort, etc. on the door, and tie a bunch of garlic and apply cinnabar to ward off evil spirits. The Dragon Boat Festival is not only about eating zongzi, but also about hiding from the Dragon Boat Festival. Hiding from the Dragon Boat Festival, referred to as "Hiding from the Wu" or "Hiding from the Duanwu", is a local custom that was popular in the Central Plains of northern my country in the old days. In ancient times, people in the north regarded May and May 5th as unlucky months and days, and many things had to be avoided, especially the custom of bringing girls home to avoid the Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival is not only about eating zongzi but also about avoiding the five poisonous creatures In the minds of ancient northerners, the Dragon Boat Festival was a poisonous and evil day. This idea has been passed down among the people, which is why there are various customs of praying for peace and avoiding the five poisons. What does it mean to avoid the five poisonous creatures during the Dragon Boat Festival?I believe many of my friends have heard about the saying of avoiding the five poisonous animals during the Dragon Boat Festival. In fact, avoiding the five poisonous animals is also one of the traditional customs of the Dragon Boat Festival. The so-called five poisonous animals actually refer to: snakes, centipedes, scorpions, lizards, and toads.Legend has it that during the Dragon Boat Festival, the five poisonous creatures, snakes, centipedes, scorpions, lizards and toads, appear. A folk song says, "Dragon Boat Festival, the weather is hot, the "poison-free" ones wake up, and there is restlessness." The purpose of driving away the five poisonous creatures during the Dragon Boat Festival is to remind people to prevent harm and disease. Every Dragon Boat Festival, people use various methods to prevent the harm of the five poisons. Generally, a picture of the five poisonous creatures is posted in the house. Five poisonous creatures are printed on red paper, and then five needles are pricked on the five poisonous creatures. It is believed that the poisonous creatures are stabbed to death and cannot run rampant anymore. Therefore, it is said that the Dragon Boat Festival is about avoiding the five poisons. |
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