Is it morning or night to insert mugwort leaves during the Dragon Boat Festival?

A: There is no special statement about whether mugwort leaves are inserted in the morning or at night during the Dragon Boat Festival. It's only a matter of time. That is, most people plug in electricity in the morning.

1. Reason for inserting mugwort:

The ancients inserted wormwood leaves and calamus to prevent diseases. Most people also have the custom of planting wormwood in front of and behind their houses for good luck.

2. About wormwood:

Wormwood represents a hundred blessings and is a kind of herbal medicine that can cure diseases. Inserting it at the door can make you healthy. In ancient China, it has always been a medicinal plant. Moxibustion in acupuncture uses wormwood as the main component and burns it at acupoints to treat diseases.

3. The custom of inserting wormwood in Dragon Boat Festival:

There is a folk proverb that says, "Willows are inserted in Qingming Festival and Ai is inserted in Dragon Boat Festival". In Hakka areas, it is a common custom to tie mugwort, calamus, peach leaves and other herbs into a bunch and hang them at the door of the house for the Dragon Boat Festival.

It is said that the wormwood leaves of the Dragon Boat Festival should be picked before the sun comes out. When you come back, you should soak your face with mugwort leaves, stick the whole mugwort leaves on the door, pinch a section between your temples, and weave the rest into ropes to repel mosquitoes. Hanging mugwort leaves in front of the door can ward off evil spirits.