Why do we hang mugwort during the Dragon Boat Festival? What are the functions of mugwort?
Chinese pharmacy has a long history, and traditional Chinese medicine has always been a special and important existence in world pharmacy. On the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, we usher in the new year’s Dragon Boat Festival amidst the aroma of rice dumplings. Let’s follow the Fortune Teller website to take a look at the information about the Dragon Boat Festival in 2018!When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2018?This year's Dragon Boat Festival is on the 28th day of the third lunar month in 2018 (lunar calendar), which corresponds to the Taurus sign of the Gregorian calendar, May 13, 2018 (solar calendar). The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year. According to the "Jingchu Sui Shi Ji", because people climb high places in midsummer when the sun is in the sky, and May is midsummer, its first noon is the day for climbing high places in the sky, so the fifth day of May is also called the "Dragon Boat Festival." The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and other countries in the Chinese cultural circle.Why do we hang mugwort during the Dragon Boat Festival?As the saying goes, "Plant willows on Qingming Festival and plant mugwort on Dragon Boat Festival." During the Dragon Boat Festival, people often insert mugwort and calamus on doors and windows as props to ward off evil spirits, and people regard this as one of the important parts of the Dragon Boat Festival.The Dragon Boat Festival is also a "hygiene festival" that has been passed down since ancient times. On this day, people sweep the courtyard, hang mugwort branches, sprinkle realgar water, and drink realgar wine to stimulate turbidity and remove decay, kill bacteria and prevent diseases. These activities also reflect the fine traditions of the Chinese nation. Going up the mountain to collect herbs during the Dragon Boat Festival is a common custom among all ethnic groups in my country. There are reasons for hanging mugwort, calamus, pomegranate and garlic at the door during the Dragon Boat Festival. Usually, mugwort, banyan and calamus are tied into a bundle with red paper and then inserted or hung on the door. Because calamus is the first of the five auspicious plants in the sky, it symbolizes a sword that drives away evil. Because its growing season and appearance are considered to be able to sense the "hundred yin energy", its leaves are sword-shaped, and inserting them at the door can ward off evil. Therefore, the alchemists called it "water sword", and later customs extended it to "cattail sword", which can kill all evil spirits. In the Qing Dynasty, Gu Tieqing recorded in "Qing Jia Lu" that "cut cattails into swords, cut reeds into whips, and add peach stems and garlic to them, and hang them on the bedside, all to ward off evil spirits." What are the functions of mugwort?Artemisia, also known as Artemisia selengensis and Artemisia argyi. Its stems and leaves contain volatile aromatic oils. The unique fragrance it produces can repel mosquitoes, flies, insects and ants and purify the air. In traditional Chinese medicine, mugwort is used as a medicine, which has the functions of regulating qi and blood, warming the uterus, and removing cold and dampness. Processing mugwort leaves into "mogwort wool" is an important medicinal material for treating diseases with moxibustion.Mugwort is closely related to the lives of the Chinese people. During the Dragon Boat Festival, people always place mugwort at home to "ward off evil spirits". The dried plant body is soaked in water and fumigated to achieve the purpose of disinfection and itching relief. Postpartum women often use mugwort water for bathing or fumigation. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : In addition, mugwort is also used as a food ingredient in some places. Among the traditional foods in southern China, there is a kind of glutinous rice cake made with mugwort as the main ingredient (Ai Ci). That is, use fresh mugwort and glutinous rice flour in a ratio of one to two around the Qingming Festival, wrap it with fillings such as peanuts, sesame seeds and sugar (mung bean paste is added in some areas), and then steam it. In the Dongjiang River Basin of Guangdong, locals pick fresh mugwort leaves and buds in winter and spring and eat them as vegetables. During the beginning of spring, the Hakka people in Ganzhou have the custom of collecting mugwort and making mugwort fruit. The shape of Aimiguo is a bit like dumplings, but it is larger in size and has stuffing inside. It is delicious and can be used as a staple food. |
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