Can the Dragon Boat Festival hanging gourd not be picked for a year? When is the best time to throw it?
The gourd means to ward off evil spirits and bring good fortune, and it is an auspicious feng shui pendant, so on the Dragon Boat Festival, a day when poisonous insects are rampant, hang the gourd to ward off evil spirits.Of course, we hang the gourd for a year without picking it.It is also possible, after all, the gourd itself is a common feng shui pendant.
Meaning of hanging a gourd on the Dragon Boat Festival
In ancient times, the ancestors believed that May was the "evil month" or "poison month".The southern weather in May is already very hot, with a lot of rain, and flash floods are sudden and safe.In order to survive, people use gourds in nature to tie them to their bodies and survive in danger.At this time, the gourds are called "waist boats".Due to the special function of the gourd, it can save people’s lives in critical moments, so people have worshipped the gourd.Later, it evolved into the custom of hanging gourds on the doors of every household during the Dragon Boat Festival.In the north, even if there is no gourd at home, a gourd is cut out of paper and pasted on the gate.
The importance of hanging gourds on the Dragon Boat Festival
1.The hanging gourds are on the first day of May, and the Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of May.Hanging the gourd is actually the prelude to the Dragon Boat Festival.The green peach branches are its notes, the colorful gourds are its lyrics, and the hard-working and simple women are its performers.The gate and the eaves of the windows are its stage.
2.Generally, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month is chosen, and it can be taken off in the afternoon of the Dragon Boat Festival.The custom in some places is to use peach branches to hang the gourds, and the peach branches to hang the gourds should be folded by the children themselves.
Folk customs of the Dragon Boat Festival
The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival mainly include dragon boat racing, dragon sacrifice, herb picking, hanging wormwood, drinking water at noon, washing herbal water, worshiping gods and ancestors , Soak in dragon boat water, eat dragon boat rice, eat rice dumplings, put paper dragons, put paper kites, tie five-color silk threads, wear sachets, etc.Dragon boat picking activities are very popular in the coastal areas of southern China.After it was spread abroad, it was deeply loved by people from all over the world and formed an international competition.The custom of eating rice dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival has been prevalent in all parts of China since ancient times, and has become one of the most influential and wide-ranging folk eating customs of the Chinese nation.
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