What is the reason for hanging wormwood on Dragon Boat Festival?
What is the reason for hanging wormwood on Dragon Boat Festival? Many people are curious at present. What is the reason for this custom? This is a custom handed down from the older generation, "Dragon Boat Festival, against five poisons", in which "five poisons" refer to "toad, snake, centipede, scorpion and gecko". These five kinds of creatures are common creatures in rural environment and can be said to be ubiquitous in people's lives. Suddenly let people eat some "small losses" or scare you. Boring, but really ordinary. Hanging wormwood at the street gate is to use the medicinal fragrance of wormwood to keep these little creatures away from the houses where people live.
Will you put wormwood feng shui in front of your house?
It is ok to hang wormwood on the door all the time, and it will not have a negative impact on Feng Shui.
The habit of planting wormwood here is on the morning of Dragon Boat Festival. If you walk around the village, you will see wormwood hanging on the door of every family. These absinthe are still stained with dew. This is the time when farmers run to the mountains to "pull dew" before the sun comes out. The so-called dew-pulling is to take it home and hang it above the door while the wormwood leaves are still stained with dew. So the best time to insert wormwood in the Dragon Boat Festival is in the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival.
What else is there besides wormwood in the Dragon Boat Festival?
Dragon Boat Festival is an important traditional festival in China, which is full of culture. Traditionally, Nanpu loves North. Usually, wormwood is hung in the north and wormwood and calamus are hung together in the south. Of course, there are many other places to pay attention to. The reason for saying this is that wormwood is the most prosperous time around the Dragon Boat Festival, so people hang wormwood at the door and window to drive away mosquitoes, refresh their minds and clean indoor and outdoor. In addition, people also believe that hanging wormwood by the door can ward off evil spirits and prevent diseases. Culturally speaking, this is an ancient ceremony; In fact, this is a very good tradition.