Brief introduction of dragon boat festival spirit
At the end of the Warring States Period, Qu Yuan, a native of Chu, was a poet who read many poems and a great politician. Unfortunately, he was weak and unable to reform, and was exiled by the king of Chu twice. Finally, after hearing the news that Chu was defeated by Qin in Jiangnan, he joined the rolling Yangtze River.
Qu Yuan loves the people as a son and is a corporal of rites, so he is deeply loved by the people in the south of the Yangtze River. Knowing that Qu Yuan jumped into the river, people went to save Qu Yuan. People with good water quality paddle boats on the river to find salvage, and some people pour realgar wine into the river on the shore. Because people were afraid that the dragon in the water would swallow Qu Yuan's body, they poured realgar wine into the river and drugged the dragon in the water.
But I haven't found Qu Yuan's body after searching for a long time. Later, a dizzy dragon surfaced. People saw that there was only a skirt of Qu Yuan on the beard of this dragon. People were furious, so they skinned the dragon, pulled out its tendons and made it into bracelets for children to wear.
Although his efforts were in vain, Qu Yuan was eventually swallowed up by the river, so people designated this day as the Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate Qu Yuan.
2. Dragon Boat Festival custom
(1) Eating zongzi: Eating zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and it is a sense of ceremony.
(2) Wearing sachets: Children wear sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival, which is said to have the meaning of ward off evil spirits and drive away epidemics. The sachet contains cinnabar, realgar and fragrant medicine, which are wrapped in silk cloth and fragrant, and then tied into a string with five-color silk threads in different shapes.
(3) Hanging moxa sticks: Every household should sweep the yard, put calamus and moxa sticks between the eyebrows and hang them in the main room. Acorus calamus, Folium Artemisiae Argyi, Liu Hua, Garlic and Dragon Boat Flower are made into human or tiger shapes, which are called Ai Ren and Ai Hu. It is made into garlands and decorations, beautiful and fragrant, and women compete to wear it to ward off evil spirits.
(4) Ordering realgar wine: Soak realgar wine in wine and apply it to children's ears, nose, forehead, wrists and ankles. It is said that this practice can keep mosquitoes, snakes, scorpions, centipedes and geckos away from the body.