Women of northern nationalities in Liao Dynasty tied colorful silk on their arms at noon, commonly known as acacia knot. Women in Liao Dynasty tied colorful silk threads into human hair and tied them into a bun, also known as longevity thread. Emperor Liao and Jin wore five-color silk, also called longevity silk.
Jiangnan folded the water chestnut square with paper and silk, then wrapped it with colorful silk, and gave each other gifts on holidays. Women wear this holiday ornament called Fangfang on their chests to show their achievements in women's work.
The Function and Implication of Wearing Colored Ropes on the Dragon Boat Festival In the traditional culture of China, the five colors "green, red, white, black and yellow" symbolizing the five elements are regarded as auspicious colors.
On the Dragon Boat Festival, children should tie colorful silk threads on their wrists and ankles to protect their health. Therefore, in the early morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, the first important thing for adults after getting up is to tie five-color lines on their wrists, ankles and necks. Children are not allowed to talk when tying the thread.
The five-color line 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-color thread can avoid the harm of snakes and scorpions; Throwing it into the river is to let the river wash away plagues and diseases and make children safe and healthy.