What festival is on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month? What customs and taboos should we pay attention to?
Introduction: In the blink of an eye, the fifth month of the lunar calendar is approaching, and the midsummer season quietly begins. The fifth day of May will usher in the traditional festival Dragon Boat Festival. So how much do you know about the customs and taboos of the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of May? Let’s follow the editor to find out. The fifth month of the lunar calendar is the Dragon Boat Festival month, also known as the poisonous month. Because May is the month when the solar terms change, it is very poisonous. Mr. Shui Mo lists for you the various festivals and solar terms in May and how to celebrate them.What festival is on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month?The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar 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." In addition, the Dragon Boat Festival is also called "Midday Festival, May Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Bathing Orchid Festival, Poets Festival", etc. The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and other countries in the Chinese cultural circle.What are the customs and taboos on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month?What are the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival?Dragon Boat Festival Customs 1. Dragon Boat Racing Dragon boat racing is the main custom of the Dragon Boat Festival. According to legend, it originated from the ancient Chu people who were reluctant to see the virtuous minister Qu Yuan commit suicide by jumping into the river, so many people rowed boats to chase him and save him. They rushed after him, but when they reached Dongting Lake, he disappeared. Since then, dragon boat races have been 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. In fact, "Dragon Boat Racing" has existed as early as the Warring States Period. Rowing canoes carved into the shape of dragons to the sound of rapid drums and racing to entertain the gods and the people is a semi-religious, semi-entertaining program in the ritual.Dragon Boat Festival Customs 2. Eating Zongzi (Rice Rice Dumplings) on Dragon Boat Festival Eating Zongzi (Rice Rice Dumplings) on Dragon Boat Festival is another traditional custom of the Chinese people. At the beginning of May every year, every Chinese family soaks glutinous rice, washes bamboo leaves, and makes rice dumplings, which have a variety of colors and patterns. In terms of fillings, Beijing date dumplings are mostly filled with small dates in the north; while in the south, there are a variety of fillings such as red bean paste, fresh meat, ham, egg yolks, etc., among which Jiaxing dumplings in Zhejiang are the most representative. The custom of eating rice dumplings has been popular in China for thousands of years and has spread to Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian countries. Dragon Boat Festival Customs 3: Folding and hanging purses and tying five-colored silk threads. In ancient China, people revered the five colors and regarded them as auspicious colors. Therefore, on the morning of the festival, the first thing adults do after getting up is to tie five-colored threads on their children’s wrists, ankles, and necks. Children are forbidden to speak when the string is being tied. The five-colored thread cannot be broken or discarded at will and can only be thrown into the river during the first heavy rain in summer or the first bath. It is said that children wearing five-colored threads can avoid being harmed by poisonous snakes, scorpions and other insects; throwing them into the river means letting the river water wash away the plague and disease, so that the children can stay healthy. Dragon Boat Festival custom 4: Wearing sachets. Children wear sachets on the Dragon Boat Festival. Legend has it that they are meant to ward off evil spirits and plague, but in reality they are used as decoration on the lapels. 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 lovely. Dragon Boat Festival custom 5. Hanging mugwort and calamus. Folk proverb says: "Plant willows on Qingming Festival and plant mugwort on Dragon Boat Festival." During the Dragon Boat Festival, people consider planting mugwort and calamus as one of the important activities. Every family swept the yard, inserted calamus and moxa sticks on the door lintels and hung them in the hall. They also use calamus, mugwort, pomegranate flowers, garlic, and dragon boat flowers to make human or tiger shapes, called mugwort men and mugwort tigers; they are made into wreaths and pendants that are beautiful and fragrant, and women compete to wear them to drive away miasma. Taboos of Dragon Boat Festival1. Avoid eating rice dumplings from your mother’s home. A married girl should not go back to her husband’s home before the Dragon Boat Festival, which means she cannot spend the Dragon Boat Festival at her mother’s home, otherwise, she will have bad luck. There is a saying that goes, "If you eat the Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings from your mother's home, your whole family will die."2. Avoid swimming. In some places, swimming is not allowed on this day, especially in places where people have drowned. This is because people believe that on the Dragon Boat Festival, the "drowned ghosts" are the most vicious and need to find a substitute to "return to life." Therefore, there is a custom of throwing zongzi into the river to let the fish share and avoid making zongzi. 3. Avoid losing the sachets worn by children. In the north, it is a custom for children to wear sachets. The sachets worn by children must not be lost. Legend has it that if a child loses the sachet he is wearing, there will be a major disaster within a year. After the Dragon Boat Festival, children are required to throw the sachets they are wearing into the water to avoid fire. 4. Avoid evil days: Since May is an “evil month” and Double Fifth is an unlucky day, there is a custom of “hiding from noon” on this day, that is, babies under one year old should be sent to their grandmother’s house to hide to escape disasters. Summary: Through the above article, we know some customs and taboos about the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of May. I hope it can provide some reference for everyone. I also hope that everyone will have a deeper understanding and love for our traditional festivals! |
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