Picking wormwood limerick on Dragon Boat Festival

The custom of Dragon Boat Festival was originally to ward off evil spirits with wormwood leaves.

Dragon Boat Festival was originally a witch festival for early people. The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is an evil day in ancient folk customs. "Custom Pass" said: "It is said that children are born on the fifth day of May, and the male harms the father and the female harms the mother." "Building a house on the fifth day is baldness." In order to ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters, many folk methods have long been popular. Among them, mugwort is an important problem to be solved.

Artemisia, the tallest grass. Anyone with tall old grass can be called Artemisia. A word preceded by Artemisia is called Artemisia. Such as Artemisia argyi and Artemisia annua. In modern dictionaries, some herbs with small flowers and special smells are called Artemisia.

In the Book of Songs, there are many Artemisia plants with different names. Such as flies, dragonflies, moths, wormwood, health and peace.

Artemisia has some special meanings in China culture. Such as yarrow. In our country, it is called Shencao, which is used to ask God for fortune telling. Legend has it that the world is at peace, and Wang Daoxing grows tall. In other words, if yarrow grows vigorously this year, it will be a sign of world peace.