Drinking realgar wine on Dragon Boat Festival is a holiday custom since ancient times. But what's the point? I don't know if you still remember, but there is such a deduction in film and television dramas. According to the legend of the new White Snake, the White Snake shows her true colors after drinking realgar wine on the Dragon Boat Festival. I didn't expect it to be a Millennium snake demon, which scared Xu Xian to death alive. In fact, the purpose of sprinkling realgar wine is the same-to drive away evil spirits and snakes.

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Legend has it that realgar wine is sprinkled on the Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate Qu Yuan. After he threw himself into the river, people were afraid that his body would be eaten by insects and snakes, so they threw zongzi and salted duck eggs into the river. Even some elderly people who know pharmacology poured realgar wine into the river in order to stun the dragon and prevent it from hurting Qu Yuan's body.

Later, it was legendary. It is said that a dragon really floated up dizzy by medicine and was tied to the children's hands as a bracelet by the locals. Finally, put realgar wine on the child's forehead, saying that it can prevent snakes and insects. These are legends, but they add a mysterious color to the Dragon Boat Festival and realgar wine.

Practical significance

In fact, the vicinity of the Dragon Boat Festival is called "Poisonous Moon". As the temperature rises, snakes and insects resurface, and it is easy to spread diseases. Drinking realgar wine and sprinkling realgar wine are all to avoid being bitten by snakes and insects. Moreover, in ancient times, epidemics were regarded as evil things, so on the other hand, they were also for exorcism.

Moreover, realgar wine also has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and also has a good effect on rashes and insect and snake bites caused by damp heat. Children use daubing because they can't drink. The medical level in ancient times was backward, and only in this way can we ensure that we can get through this period healthily.

deeper implications

In fact, we can also see from these sources, for example, commemorating Qu Yuan is people's awe and patriotism for the ancient literati; Medicine to stun dragons, when used as a bracelet, is people's awe of nature and their desire to overcome nature.

For example, my family had a holiday, did you really eat it, but? Huang Wu must be put on the table, including eel, yellow croaker, cucumber, salted egg yolk and realgar wine. I don't like it very much, but it is a good color on the table, and it has gradually become a sense of ceremony for the holidays.

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Although our traditional custom is to drink realgar wine on Dragon Boat Festival? However, with the development of medicine today, it is absolutely unnecessary to drive away insects and snakes by drinking realgar wine. Moreover, realgar wine is essentially a medicine and a three-point poison. Drinking casually is likely to do harm to your health, so drink carefully.