Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival, May Festival and Double Ninth Festival, is one of the traditional festivals in China. On this festival, people will make sachets and hang them by the door to drive away evil spirits and plagues and protect the safety of their families. The following are the methods and pictures of making sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival.
material preparation
Silk or red foam, velvet and other materials; Decorations such as colored lines, ribbons, metal buckles and small bells; Advanced white perfume, sandalwood powder, vanilla and other spices.
manufacturing process
1. First, prepare the materials for making sachets. You can use silk or red foam, velvet and other materials, according to your own preferences. Cut the material into appropriate sizes and add lining fillers as needed.
2. Then, fold the two pieces of silk in half according to the required size, sew three sides and leave an opening; Or carve two red dragons on a high-density sponge, and then wear the center of the sponge in the shape of a sachet.
3. Sew silver or metal buttons on the opening for adding or subtracting spices or herbs in the future, and decorate with corresponding ribbons and small bells. These can be chosen according to your own preferences.
4. Mix radix aucklandiae and perfume, compress into small pieces, and put into sachets; In addition, other spices such as sandalwood powder and vanilla can be added into the sachet to enhance the fragrance effect.
5. Sew the crotch edge on the upper part of the sachet according to your own preference, and thread the needle and thread through the top of the sachet and then fix it, so that it can be hung at the door or other necessary places for human beings to enjoy the fragrance.
It has a strong festive color, but also has the significance of sacrifice and blessing. Making Dragon Boat Festival sachets can not only enhance people's festive atmosphere, but also be a form of inheriting folk culture. We can process the sachet according to our own preferences and creativity to make it more perfect in our minds.
In addition to the above production methods and required materials, there are some precautions. First of all, before making sachets, the materials should be carefully cleaned and dried to avoid the influence of moisture on the quality of sachets during storage. Secondly, the focus of sachet lies in the choice and collocation of aroma, which needs to be adjusted according to the preferences of oneself and family.
Finally, pay attention to safety when installing sachets, and do not install them in high places to avoid accidents. In a word, the making of Dragon Boat Festival sachets is easy to learn, and it shows a sense of fashion and personality with the integration of traditional culture and modern life. Besides busy city life, making and hanging Dragon Boat Festival sachets is not only beneficial to health, but also can enhance our understanding of China folk culture.