What are the customs of Dragon Boat Festival?

Next week is the Dragon Boat Festival, which is a serious traditional festival in China. Every traditional festival has its own customs and activities, and the Dragon Boat Festival is no exception. Let's talk about these customs in detail.

? Dragon Boat Racing

? eat Zongzi

Hanging wormwood

? Peixiangnang

? Drinking realgar wine

These customs mentioned today have been handed down from ancient times. Think about how hard it is.

First, dragon boat race.

There are many opinions about the origin of dragon boat race, such as offering sacrifices to Cao E, Qu Yuan, water god or dragon god. Dragon boat race is not only to commemorate Qu Yuan, but also gives people different meanings in different places. Before the dragon boat race, please invite dragons to offer sacrifices to the gods. Such as Guangdong.

Rowing, before the Dragon Boat Festival, you should get out of the water, worship the Nanhai God in the Nanhai Temple, install the dragon head and tail, and then prepare for the race. And buy a pair of paper cocks and put them on the dragon boat, thinking that they can keep the boat safe. In people's words, "to be auspicious" expresses people's inner good wishes.

Dragon boat rowing skills

Anyone who participates in dragon boat rowing must know how to swim and wear a life jacket.

No one is allowed to swim in the waters where the dragon boat races are held. Overloading and overloading are strictly prohibited.

Passing ships must be particularly cautious in driving and maneuvering ships, take effective safety measures as soon as possible, use safe speed or take effective measures such as stopping and wading through the dragon boat activity area.

Second, eat zongzi.

Zongzi was officially designated as Dragon Boat Festival food in Jin Dynasty. "Midsummer Dragon Boat Festival ..... First, glutinous rice was wrapped in leaves and boiled with chestnut and jujube ash juice to make it mature and festive. According to Miscellanies of the Year of the Year, there were several kinds of zongzi at that time:" There were many famous zongzi in the Dragon Boat Festival with different shapes. There are jiaozi with a horn, jiaozi with an awl, Ling jiaozi, jiaozi with a bucket, jiaozi with a weight, and nine jiaozi. "

In the Tang Dynasty, the rice used for zongzi was "white as jade", and its shape appeared conical and rhombic. There is a record of "Da Tang Zongzi" in Japanese literature. In the Song Dynasty, there was already a "candied jiaozi", that is, fruits entered jiaozi. The poet Su Dongpo has a poem "See Yangmei in Zongzi".

In the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the wrapping material of zongzi changed from leaves to leaves. Later, zongzi wrapped in reed leaves appeared, and additional materials such as bean paste, pork, pine nuts, dates and walnuts appeared, and the varieties were more colorful.

Here's how to wrap zongzi:

Take a zongzi leaf, clean it, and roll one end into a cone.

Pour glutinous rice into a conical cylinder.

Turn the other end of the zongzi upside down and cover it until it is wrapped.

Fold all the zongzi leaves along the edge of the triangle.

Tie the zongzi tightly with a rope.

Third, wear sachets.

Wearing sachets is one of the traditional customs of the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as sachets, sachets and wallets. The sachet is generally filled with some Chinese herbal medicines with fragrance and resuscitation, which have the effects of fragrance, insect repellent, epidemic prevention and disease prevention. There is a folk saying that "you are not afraid of five insects with a sachet."

At the turn of spring and summer, the temperature rises, the rain is frequent, the air becomes hot and humid, and it is easy to get heatstroke or feel tired. At the same time, all kinds of mosquitoes, flies and poisonous insects enter a mass breeding period, which is easy to cause diseases and plagues. Chinese herbal medicines used in sachets can emit natural fragrance, which has a certain effect on preventing mosquitoes and repelling mosquitoes.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, the sachet containing Chinese herbal medicines is placed on the child's chest to prevent mosquito bites, and the sachet is hung in front of doors and windows. Use the fragrance and pharmacology of natural herbs to deodorize, expel insects and disperse turbidity, incense and sweat, and purify indoor air. It means praying for peace, good luck and happiness. Carry the sachet with you, and you can pray for a whole year, be healthy and safe, and protect your body.

Fourth, hang wormwood.

A piece of Artemisia argyi sticks to the sun at the age of one. Since the Dragon Boat Festival, there has been the custom of hanging wormwood and calamus to repel mosquitoes, prevent diseases, ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings. We use the most traditional production methods to pray for all the best, good luck and good health!

When the Dragon Boat Festival enters summer, all diseases are easy to invade. In the eyes of the ancients, the fifth month of the lunar calendar was an "evil month". The dichotomy of yin and yang, life-and-death struggle, heat and restlessness, the disease began to stir. During the Dragon Boat Festival, expelling insects and evil spirits is one of the most important activities. Hanging wormwood and calamus at the entrance of the Dragon Boat Festival is like putting a spell on it, which can benefit and avoid harm.

Cinnamomum camphora fruit: it means auspicious and safe, and can bring good luck and change luck to the family.

Hosta leaves: eternal love

Huang Jinqiu: Eternal happiness and eternal beauty.

Wormwood: It means good wishes, exorcism, hospital care, prosperity and good health.

Acorus calamus leaves: exorcise evil spirits and protect family.

Five, drink realgar wine

Drinking realgar wine on Dragon Boat Festival has existed since ancient times. In ancient times, five was an unlucky number, May was considered a poisonous month, and the fifth day was an evil day. On May 5th every year, the five poisons appear and the epidemic situation is frequent. As the saying goes, "drinking realgar wine will cure all diseases." Realgar, a mineral called Celosia cristata, is mainly composed of arsenic sulfide, which contains mercury and is toxic. Realgar can clear away heat, expel insects and detoxify five poisons. In ancient times, if there was no alcohol iodophor disinfection, realgar wine would be used to sterilize and relieve itching.

I remember when I was a child in the countryside, I would put a little realgar, insects, ants and poisonous snakes on both sides of the gate during the Dragon Boat Festival. In The Legend of the White Snake, the white snake shows its original shape after drinking realgar wine, which shows that the ancients wrote books on the basis of life.

Tips for drinking realgar wine

Find a credible winery. Some local time-honored brands have been selling realgar wine for many years, so the brewing technology in this place is generally safe and reliable.

Don't drink it by heating, which can prevent realgar in the wine from turning into arsenic.

Last but not least, drink less! Realgar wine is definitely not as good as ordinary rice wine, and a sip is enough to set off the atmosphere of the Dragon Boat Festival.

Finally, let me talk about the Dragon Boat Festival tips.

Qu Yuan's surname is not Qu.

Qu Yuan's surname is actually half (pronounced rice), and Qu Yuan's "Qu" is not his surname, but his surname.

Is zongzi sweet or salty?

The north likes sweet zongzi, while the south likes salty zongzi.

What is the Dragon Boat Festival "Huang Wu"?

The "Huang Wu" on the Dragon Boat Festival table refers to: Monopterus albus, leek, cucumber, salted egg yolk and realgar wine.

Dragon Boat Festival hangs "five tails", which one is it?

Acorus calamus, wormwood, pomegranate flower, garlic, dragon boat flower.