How to weave the colorful ropes for the Dragon Boat Festival, when should the colorful ropes be taken down?

How to weave the colorful ropes for the Dragon Boat Festival, when should the colorful ropes be taken down?
I believe everyone knows that they need to wear colorful ropes during the Dragon Boat Festival, but not everyone knows how to braid the colorful ropes worn during the Dragon Boat Festival. So, let’s take a look at how to braid the colorful ropes worn during the Dragon Boat Festival and when should we take them off? May, midsummer, is also called the noon month. May is the summer solstice, when yin is born and yin and yang intersect. Noon represents an encounter, a beginning, and a natural retrograde, so May is also called the noon month. Click on Shui Mo Network’s May special feature to learn more.

Dragon Boat Festival colorful rope weaving method

——Snake knot method
1. Buy five colors of rope
2. Fold the rope in half, and wrap the right line around the left line in a clockwise direction from back to front.
3. Wrap the left thread from front to back in a counterclockwise direction, and then pass it through the right thread.
4. Pull both ends of the line tight to form the first knot. Repeat the above steps to form more knots.
5. It is best to connect them together with a colorful rope in the shape of a bracelet. Remember to measure in advance how long your child's hands need to be braided.
——Simple weaving method
1. Tie a button knot first, leaving a small loop.
2. Start tying a flat knot, braiding the five colors in order until it is as long as the wrist circumference.
3. Tie a button knot to finish. After adjustment, you can cut off the excess thread and burn the tail to secure it.

When should the colorful ropes be taken down during the Dragon Boat Festival?

There are two opinions about when to take down the colorful ropes during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Statement 1:
The colorful ropes worn during the Dragon Boat Festival are not taken off and burned until July 7, the birthday of "Seventh Mother".
Statement 2:
When the first rain falls after the Dragon Boat Festival, pick them and throw them into the river to let them be washed away by the rain. It means letting the river water wash away the plague and disease, which is said to drive away evil spirits, ward off disasters and bring good luck for the year.

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