In the past, people thought the Dragon Boat Festival was a festival to get rid of diseases and epidemics. May is the beginning of the whole summer heat, May is a poisonous month, the fifth day is a poisonous day, and the noon of the fifth day is a poisonous time, ranking at the end of the three poisons, so it is also called Dragon Boat Festival? At the end of May? . The five poisons are rampant in Duanyang Festival, especially for children with weak resistance, which will bring disaster.
Therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival will hold various blessing ceremonies to pray for peace, such as ancestor worship and praying for peace; Everyone should wear sachets and decorations; The yard should be cleaned inside and outside to get rid of bad luck. The traditional customs of the Dragon Boat Festival include: pinning the hairpin on the door of Pu 'ai, tying the arm with the tiger symbol, sprinkling realgar wine, drinking realgar wine and wearing sachets. It's all to ward off evil spirits and avoid drugs, so that you can be healthy.
The Dragon Boat Festival wishes each other well-being, because the living standard and medical level were extremely low in the past, and people were afraid that the poison day would bring disaster to everyone, especially to those families with minors. But the life of modern people is not what it used to be. We continue these ancient folk customs and spirits in festivals, of course, for better work and life.
In addition, regarding the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, the most popular folk view is "commemorating historical figures". The most popular version is the one commemorating Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan was a poet and prime minister of Chu during the Warring States Period. He was loyal to the country. However, because Chu Huaiwang listened to the slanderers of traitors and thieves, he exiled Qu Yuan and finally joined the Miluo River, and his patriotic passion drifted with the tide.
And this day happens to be the fifth day of May. The people of Chu rushed to row boats in search of Qu Yuan, and finally evolved into the current Dragon Boat Festival custom. The search failed, and people spontaneously threw dumplings into the river, praying that lobsters in the water would not eat Qu Yuan's body, which is the source of our eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival.
There is also a saying to commemorate Wu Zixu and Cao Ejiang. Wu Zixu and Wu Guo Fu established Suzhou City and provided many good strategies in his office. Finally, he was forced to commit suicide and died in the water. In order to appreciate Wu Zixu's kindness, Suzhou people hold activities to commemorate Wu Zixu every year during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Cao E's father drowned in the water, and his body disappeared for many days. Cao E, who was only 14 years old, cried day and night on the river bank and threw herself into the river on the fifth day of May, following her father. This incident became a much-told story at that time. To commemorate Cao E's filial piety, people built a monument and dedicated it for several years.
Dragon Boat Festival is a sacrificial festival. Send it to friends and relatives? Good health? Blessing ratio? Are you happy? More appropriate. However, there is no right or wrong folk customs. Now the Dragon Boat Festival, as a festival, has become a holiday for ordinary people to rest and play, so there is no need to send blessings.