Why do we say "Ankang" during the Dragon Boat Festival? What is the meaning of wearing a sachet during the Dragon Boat Festival?
The Dragon Boat Festival is also known as the Duanyang Festival, the Double Fifth Festival, the Zhengyang Festival, the Tianzhong Festival, etc. Want to know more about the Dragon Boat Festival? There are spring, summer, autumn and winter in a year, and the fifth month of the lunar calendar is the peak 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 topic on the fifth month of the lunar calendar!Why do we say "Ankang" on Dragon Boat Festival?The Dragon Boat Festival is a festival for praying for blessings and warding off evil spirits, so people usually say "Happy Dragon Boat Festival" to wish others good health and safety.The Dragon Boat Festival is not a holiday for celebration, so it is inappropriate to say "Happy Dragon Boat Festival". The Dragon Boat Festival originated from the ancient ancestors who chose an auspicious day of "Flying Dragon in the Sky" to worship the dragon ancestor, pray for blessings and ward off evil spirits. Judging from the month, the Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month in the lunar calendar. May was called the "evil month" in ancient times, and the Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month, which is "even worse than the evil". Therefore, there are many customs related to the Dragon Boat Festival, such as "avoiding the five poisons" and "hiding from the Dragon Boat Festival". In addition, there are many legends about the Dragon Boat Festival, such as Qu Yuan and Wu Zixu, so there is also the custom of offering sacrifices on the Dragon Boat Festival. However, the current situation is very different from that in ancient times. Customs are more to preserve the culture and connotation of traditional festivals. Ordinary people also celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, so wishing each other a "Happy Dragon Boat Festival" is not absolutely wrong. What is the meaning of wearing a sachet during the Dragon Boat Festival?Wearing sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival can ward off evil spirits and plagues, and also convey the meaning of praying for blessings.The Dragon Boat Festival sachets evolved from five-colored silk threads, generally in the five colors of "green, red, white, black, and yellow", and contain medicinal herbs that have the effect of repelling mosquitoes and warding off evil spirits. Like the five-colored silk threads, sachets were originally a custom given by adults to children. However, because the sachets are exquisitely made and have a light fragrance, many adults also carry them with them, especially young girls. The sachet contains cinnabar, realgar and fragrant medicine and is wrapped in silk cloth. It is fragrant and is then tied into a rope with five-colored silk threads and made into various shapes and tied into a string. It is colorful and eye-catching. The Chinese herbal medicines used in the sachets can emit a natural fragrance. In addition, modern medical research has also proved that the reason why these medicines have aromatic smells is because they contain a large amount of volatile oils, which have antibacterial and antiviral effects. The spices in the traditional Dragon Boat Festival sachets can prevent colds, hand, foot and mouth disease, etc., and have a certain effect on repelling mosquitoes and insects. Do you want to know your own Bazi? Want to know how to resolve and reverse your own fortune? Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your horoscope and fortune! |
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