The implication and symbol of hanging gourd on Dragon Boat Festival
Hulu means "Fulu" 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 get in but not easy to get out. Therefore, during the Dragon Boat Festival, people have the habit of driving away diseases and evil spirits with gourds. They can hang peaches and gossip gourds at home, or wear them on their bodies to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck.
In ancient times, our ancestors thought May was an "evil month" or a "poisonous month". In May, the weather in the south was very hot, the rain increased greatly, and flash floods broke out, which was harmless. In order to survive, people use the natural gourd to tie it to their bodies and survive in danger. At this time, the gourd is called "waist boat".
Because of the special function of gourd, it can save people's lives in an emergency, so people worship gourd. Later, it evolved into the custom of hanging gourds on the doors of every household during the Dragon Boat Festival. In the north, there is no gourd at home, so I cut a gourd with paper-cut and stuck it on the gate.
When do you throw gourds on the Dragon Boat Festival?
Beijing people like gourd, because gourd is the homonym of "Fulu". Red fringed paper is cut into gourd, which is wrapped with the pattern of "five poisons", called "gourd flower" Vendors have been selling things in the street since the end of April in the lunar calendar. It is said that gourd flower can cure "five poisons". They were posted on may 1 day, and they were picked at noon on may 5 and thrown away, which is called "disaster throwing".
Additional: When will the gourd be hung on the Dragon Boat Festival?
Hanging gourds is on the first day of May, and Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of May. Hanging gourds is actually a prelude to the Dragon Boat Festival, with green peach branches as notes, colorful gourds as lyrics, hardworking and simple women as performers, and eaves on doors, gates and windows of every household as the stage.
However, in the small village in my hometown, hanging gourds is not a woman's own business. The peach branches of the gourd should be folded back by the children, and the standing stool should be supported by the men to feel practical. Listening carefully to the prelude of the Dragon Boat Festival, it is not difficult to feel the happy rhythm of the family holding hands.
This paper introduces in detail the significance and symbol of hanging gourds on the Dragon Boat Festival and when to throw gourds on the Dragon Boat Festival. You can continue to learn about the specific time of the Dragon Boat Festival and other feng shui stresses on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival.