The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival sachet?

Tracing back to the origin of sachets, as early as the pre-Qin period, women wore ornaments made of five threads on their heads. It developed into a sachet in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and in the Tang Dynasty, a fragrant pill filled with spices appeared. The main raw materials of sachet are realgar, mugwort leaf and smoked grass. And their functions have been deified in ancient times, just like Nezha's red belly in The Book of God, which has the effect of eliminating all evils.

May is commonly known as the poisonous moon, but there are records of old events in Jingchu, and there are also records of cutting wormwood into the shape of a tiger or cutting cloth to make a little tiger during the Dragon Boat Festival to avoid some poisonous things. In addition, it is recorded in the above customs that tying the five-color thread to a child's arm can make him live a hundred years, which is called longevity.

Slowly, these two customs gradually merged into one, and evolved into a small cloth bag filled with wormwood, realgar and sandalwood powder and mixed spices for children to hang to prevent the intrusion of poisonous insects, which has the function of avoiding evil spirits and becomes a symbol of life-saving and good luck. Therefore, the status of the sachet is certain.

The inheritance significance of sachet:

1. In the past, women sewed sachets for their children and lovers to take with them when they went out. On the one hand, they wish them a safe journey; On the other hand, remind them that there are people waiting at the door of their hometown and ask them to return as soon as possible.

Nowadays, with the development of medicine, the function of sachet to ward off evil spirits has disappeared. Moreover, in the industrial and commercial society, people's lives are tense, and there are more and more professional women. Therefore, around the Dragon Boat Festival every year, there will be a large number of sachets made in the market for sale, although the patterns are also beautifully embroidered, which brings interest and warmth to people's lives.

People's Network-Tie colored ropes and wear sachets for children during the Dragon Boat Festival? Do you know the origin?