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The colorful rope was also called the thread of longevity in ancient times. It was tied on the wrists and ankles on the Dragon Boat Festival to ward off evil spirits and prevent the five poisons. The five colors of the colorful rope represent the five elements, which complement each other and have mysterious power. Colorful ropes have the meaning of congratulations during festivals. Peace and auspiciousness. Bring good luck and wish peace. On the day of the festival, tie a colorful rope around your wrist and wait for the first rain or let the river wash it away.

The custom of tying colorful ropes during the Dragon Boat Festival originated in the Han Dynasty and continues to this day. Folks regard the colorful rope as the "Colorful Dragon", the Dragon Boat Festival is also called "Children's Day", and May is called the Poison Moon by the ancients. Tying the colorful rope on the Dragon Boat Festival means to protect children and ward off evil spirits. Colorful ropes were also called longevity threads in ancient times. They were tied around the wrists and ankles on the Dragon Boat Festival to ward off evil spirits and protect against the five poisons. The five colors of the colorful rope represent the five elements, which are mutually reinforcing and restraining each other, and have mysterious power. Colorful ropes have the meaning of congratulations during festivals. Peace and auspiciousness. Bring good luck and wish peace. On the day of the festival, tie a colorful rope around your wrist and wait for the first rain or let the river wash it away.

What are the rules for hanging colorful ropes during the Dragon Boat Festival

1. Before the sun comes up in the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, adults get up and tie the wrists, ankles, and necks of sleeping children. Dragon Boat Festival. In some places, colorful ropes can be put on the night before.

2. Children cannot speak when the colorful rope is tied, and children cannot tear off or discard the colorful rope at will after wearing it.

3. It was not until July 7th, the birthday of the Seventh Mother, that they were untied and burned. In some places, when it rains for the first time after the Dragon Boat Festival, people pick them off and throw them into the river, letting them wash away with the rain.

4. It is said that children wearing colorful ropes can avoid harm from poisonous insects such as snakes and scorpions, and throwing them into the river means that the river water will wash away plagues and diseases, so that the children can be safe and healthy.

5. Of course, in addition to the traditional ropes made of five-color silk, equipped with silver locks, and wrapped around children's arms. In the old days, every household hung five-color silk ropes on the lintel during the Dragon Boat Festival.