Fortune telling by riverside willows _ What does riverside willows mean?

What do you mean by putting willow branches at the door?

To ward off evil spirits and keep safe.

Willow branches can be kept at home, which not only won't attract ghosts, but also people will hang willow branches at home when they pass through Tomb-Sweeping Day to drive away ghosts. The willow branches near the river are close to the water, which can drive away ghosts. Willow branches can not only ward off ghosts and evil spirits, but also attract peach blossoms. Although willow branches can ward off evil spirits, it should be noted that willow branches are not willow trees after all, but broken branches, so they will wither in a few days.

When willow branches wither, their shade will become vigorous, and at this time, willow branches may encounter ghosts, so we must pay attention to observe whether they wither. Tomb-Sweeping Day has the folk custom of inserting willow branches. When walking in the tomb, people often break a few willow branches and take them home, insert them on the lintel or weave willow hats with willow branches and wear them on their heads. As the saying goes, "If you don't wear willow in Qingming Festival, a beauty will become a bright head" and "If you don't wear willow in Qingming Festival, you will become a yellow dog after death", which seems to indicate that willow branches have the function of ward off evil spirits. Because Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the three major Halloween festivals in China, people wear wicker to ward off evil spirits in order to prevent ghosts from harassing and persecuting, and because willow branches are sprouting.