Is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2018 a good time? What are the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival?
The Dragon Boat Festival is coming in the blink of an eye. The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the important traditional festivals in our country, so it has different customs. Is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2018 a good time? What are the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival? The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and other countries in the Chinese character cultural circle. The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year is the date of the Dragon Boat Festival. Fortune Teller Network provides you with a detailed overview of the cultural content of the Dragon Boat Festival in 2018.Is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2018 a good time?The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year 2018, Monday, June 18, 2018 [Today's lunar calendar is suitable][Do not use Yang Gong’s death anniversary for important events] Pray for blessings, get married, receive wealth, open business, prepare food and fast, receive betrothal gifts, build, take up a post, seek heirs, plant, receive livestock, give gifts, pardon, fill graves, offer sacrifices, establish contracts, and build embankments. [Today's taboos in the old almanac] [Do not use Yang Gong’s death anniversary for important events] Setting up the bed, building the bed, burying the coffin, breaking the ground and drilling for burial; acupuncture, housewarming, migration, separation, fire prevention, travel, seeking medical treatment, breaking ground, erecting pillars and building the house. In summary: The Dragon Boat Festival in 2018 is Yang Gong’s death anniversary, so it is not a good day. What are the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival?Dragon Boat Racing : At that time, the people of Chu were reluctant to see the death of their virtuous minister Qu Yuan, so many people rowed boats to chase and rescue him. They rushed to chase him, but he disappeared when they reached Dongting Lake. This was the origin of dragon boat racing. Later, dragon boat races were held every year on May 5th to commemorate this event. Dragon boat racing is used to drive away the fish in the river to prevent them from eating Qu Yuan's body. The custom of racing boats was popular in Wu, Yue and Chu. Dragon boat racing began in Taiwan in the 29th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, Taiwan's prefect Jiang Yuanjun hosted a friendly competition at the Half Moon Pond of the Fahua Temple in Tainan City. Now Taiwan holds dragon boat races every year on May 5th. There are dragon boat races in Hong Kong. Recently, the British have also followed the Chinese example and organized foreign teams to carry out competitions.Hanging the image of Zhong Kui : Zhong Kui catching ghosts is a custom of the Dragon Boat Festival. In the Jianghuai region, every household hangs an image of Zhong Kui to ward off evil spirits. During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Minghuang returned to the palace after giving a military lecture at Mount Li. He suffered from a severe malaria attack and dreamed of two ghosts, one big and one small. The small ghost wore bright red crotchless pants and they stole the sachet of Yang Guifei and the emperor's jade flute and ran around the palace. The big ghost, wearing a blue robe and a hat, caught the little ghost, dug out its eyes, and swallowed it in one gulp. The emperor asked the ghost, and the ghost replied: My surname is Zhong Kui, and I failed the martial arts examination. But I am willing to eliminate demons for your majesty. After the emperor woke up, his malaria was cured. So he ordered the painter Wu Daozi to paint a picture of Zhong Kui catching ghosts according to what he saw in the dream, and ordered the whole country to post it during the Dragon Boat Festival to drive away evil spirits. Gua Mugwort and Calamus : During the Dragon Boat Festival, every family uses calamus, mugwort, pomegranate flowers, garlic and dragon boat flowers to make human figures called mugwort men. Hang the mugwort leaves in the hall, cut them into tiger shapes or little tigers, and stick them with mugwort leaves. Women compete to wear them to ward off evil spirits and drive away miasma. Using calamus as a sword and inserting it on the door lintel has the magical effect of driving away ghosts and removing evil spirits. Wearing sachets : Children wear sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival, not only to ward off evil spirits and plague, but also to decorate their collars. 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. Eating zongzi : People in Jingchu cook glutinous rice or steam zongzi cakes and throw them into the river on May 5th to sacrifice to Qu Yuan. To prevent the fish from eating the glutinous rice, they put the glutinous rice in bamboo tubes and throw them down. Later, they gradually used zong leaves to wrap the rice instead of bamboo tubes. Drinking realgar wine : This custom is very popular among families in the Yangtze River Basin. Walking away diseases : This custom is popular during the Dragon Boat Festival in Guizhou. |
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