Three kinds of plants inserted in the door during the Dragon Boat Festival
1, mugwort leaf
Every Dragon Boat Festival, according to folk tradition, mugwort leaves are hung in front of every household, mainly to repel mosquitoes, flies and insects and purify the air. Therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival has always been called "Health Festival".
2. Acorus calamus
Acorus calamus is "no color, no land" and "bitter and cold-resistant, peaceful and indifferent". It is full of vitality, rich in the wild, graceful and elegant in the hall, and has won people's love since ancient times.
3. Gourd
It belongs to Cucurbitaceae, Cucurbitaceae. Climbing herbs, soft hair, white flowers in summer and autumn, monoecious. The vines of Cucurbitaceae can reach 15 meters long, and the fruits range from 10 cm to one meter.
The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival are:
1, eat zongzi
As a sacrifice, Zongzi appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, but it was not until the Jin Dynasty that Zongzi was officially designated as Dragon Boat Festival food. In this period, in addition to glutinous rice, Alpinia oxyphylla was also added as the raw material for making zongzi, and the boiled zongzi was called "educational zongzi".
2. tie five-color silk thread
In the traditional culture of China, the five colors "blue, red, white, black and yellow" symbolizing the five elements are regarded as auspicious colors. On the Dragon Boat Festival, children should tie colorful silk threads on their wrists and ankles to protect their health.
Step 3 drink realgar wine
The custom of drinking realgar wine on Dragon Boat Festival was very popular in the ancient Yangtze River basin. As the saying goes, "drinking realgar wine will cure all diseases."