Don't pick gourds on Dragon Boat Festival?
Nowadays, many people have doubts about whether to hang gourds on the Dragon Boat Festival. However, due to different places, we can only look at specific places. People hang lanterns because the gourd means "blessing" and has the function of collecting blessings. The gourd is a vine, and the extension of the vine means endless generations. Because the shape of the gourd is very close to Tai Chi Yin and Yang, it can contain unlucky qi and is easy to go in and not easy to come out. Therefore, during the Dragon Boat Festival, people have the habit of using gourd to get rid of diseases and evil spirits. They can be hung at home or worn on their bodies, which can ward off evil spirits, drive away plagues and bring good luck.
When to pick the gourd during the Dragon Boat Festival is everyone's question. After all, the feng shui objects hung at different times are different, and their meanings are different except things, and so are lanterns, but the specific demolition time depends on the location. Hanging gourds on the Dragon Boat Festival is to pray for blessings and avoid disasters. According to legend, there was a disaster on the fifth day of May in ancient times, but Lv Dongbin used a gourd to solve the disaster. So the custom of hanging gourds was handed down. According to this statement, it can be hung up before the fifth day of May, but there is no need to throw it away, because even after that time, the Feng Shui gourd has a Feng Shui function.
How long does the gourd hang during the Dragon Boat Festival generally choose the first day of May, and it can be picked in the afternoon of the Dragon Boat Festival.
Many people have doubts about the time to hang gourds on the Dragon Boat Festival. After all, the Dragon Boat Festival in China is on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, and the traditional custom of hanging gourds is to hang them a few days in advance. Generally choose the first day of May, and you can ask for leave in the afternoon of Dragon Boat Festival. In some places, it is customary to hang gourds with peach branches, and children should fold the peach branches themselves. If the child is short and can't be folded, the man should move a stool to help the child fold it down.