What is the meaning of tying colorful ropes during the Dragon Boat Festival? How many days are left until the Dragon Boat Festival in 2019?
In many people’s hometowns, children are given colorful ropes to wear on the Dragon Boat Festival. So what is the meaning of tying colorful ropes on the Dragon Boat Festival? How many days are left until the Dragon Boat Festival in 2019? May is also known as the Pu month. The most prosperous herb in May is calamus. As calamus is one of the "Four Graces of Flowers and Herbs", it is called the Pu month. If you want to know more about auspicious and inauspicious days in the fifth month of the lunar calendar, please follow Mr. Shuimo's website!What is the meaning of tying colorful ropes during the Dragon Boat Festival?Tying colorful strings for children is an important custom of the Dragon Boat Festival, which has the beautiful meaning of praying for good luck.The custom of tying colorful ropes during the Dragon Boat Festival originated in the Han Dynasty and has remained popular to this day. People regard the five-colored rope as a "five-colored dragon". The Dragon Boat Festival is also called "Children's Day". May was called the poisonous month by the ancients. Tying five-colored ropes on the Dragon Boat Festival is meant to protect children from demons and evil spirits. The five-colored rope washed away by the water will turn into a little dragon and take away the bad things from your body. In this way, all worries and sorrows will flow away with the rain, bringing you good luck for the whole year. During the Dragon Boat Festival, people weave colorful silk threads into ropes and hang them around children's necks to ward off evil spirits. The ropes are called "longevity ropes". It is also known as "life-extending thread", "war-avoiding silk", "five-color silk", "longevity thread", etc. In ancient times, May was considered an unlucky month because its weather was hot and diseases were prone to spread. Since the Han Dynasty, people have tied colored silk threads on their arms around the fifth day of this month. It is said that this can ensure safety and health, and also avoid disasters such as war. Wearing colorful threads during the Dragon Boat Festival is very particular. Colorful thread is made of five colors of thread. How many days are left until Dragon Boat Festival 2019?2019 Dragon Boat Festival Date: June 7, 2019There are 29 days left until the Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival is also known as the Duanyang Festival, the Mid-day Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Zhengyang Festival, the Orchid Bathing Festival, the Tianzhong Festival, etc. The Dragon Boat Festival evolved from the dragon totem worship in ancient times. The Dragon Boat Festival dragon totem worship is related to the seasonal astronomical phenomenon when the eastern blue dragon is in the south. In the midsummer noon month, the blue dragon rises to the south sky, just as it is said in the "Book of Changes·Qian Gua": "The flying dragon is in the sky". At this time, the dragon star is both "in the center" and "in the right", which means good luck. As the saying goes, "A good fate is not as good as good luck." A person's destiny is already determined, and the only thing that can be controlled is his or her "luck." Unexpected changes in the world may happen at any time, so use Mr. Shui Mo's [Premium Calculation] function to learn more about your fortune in 2019! |
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