Nowadays, people seem to think that the Dragon Boat Festival is a happy and auspicious day like the Spring Festival, but few people know that the Dragon Boat Festival is actually a taboo day where everything is inappropriate. Below, the editor will introduce to you the taboos of the Dragon Boat Festival. You are welcome to read them.
1. The custom of hiding at noon
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Folks believe that this day is unlucky, and there is a custom of "hiding at noon". Babies under one year old must be sent to their grandmother's house to hide. Every family puts mugwort beside the door to ward off evil spirits. Children must wear cotton-made dogs, little people, etc. These things must be carefully protected and tabooed for loss, otherwise There will be disaster during the year. After avoiding the Dragon Boat Festival, you should throw the things you are wearing into the water to get rid of the disaster.
2. On the day of the Yang Blade, poisonous energy attacks the body.
This day is the fifth day of May. According to the lunar calendar, it is around the summer solstice, so it is also the day with the strongest yang energy in the year. It is also the actual Sheep Blade Day, the fifth month of the lunar calendar. , the yang blade is evil, it is originally the so-called "Poison Moon", the Dragon Boat Festival has the "Nine Poison Suns", and the Dragon Boat Festival is the first of the "Nine Poisons", so it is called the "Poison Sun". From the perspective of the five elements, if any of the five elements is too strong or too weak, it will form evil spirits, which will pose threats and harm to the natural climate or personal health; not to mention that this season is also a time when poisonous insects and bad insects are rampant; therefore, this day requires Insert mugwort, peach and calamus on the door to drive away ghosts; smoke atractylodes and angelica, drink realgar wine, or sprinkle realgar wine on children to drive away insects and evil spirits and ensure health.
3. On the day of sacrifice, yin energy will harm the body.
One of the most important and common contents of the Dragon Boat Festival is to offer sacrifices to ancestors. Not only are sacrifices made to the poet Qu Yuan who committed suicide by throwing himself into the river, but some places also offer sacrifices to the loyal minister Wu Zixiu, the filial daughter Cao E, etc. On this day, many rice dumplings are made and then thrown into the river, just like visiting the grave of the dead, while the rest are You can enjoy it yourself, so Zongzi is actually a kind of sacrificial offering. Sadness is inevitable during sacrifices, so on this day, just like Qingming Festival, strong yin energy is artificially created, and these yin energy, like yang energy, can also harm people who are mentally and physically weak; such as depression and unhappiness, Bad mood, physical pain, etc. Therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival is not suitable for anything, not to mention festive activities such as taking up a job, moving, starting construction, opening a business, getting married, celebrating, etc. It is also not suitable for participating in entertainment activities, etc. The right choice is to return to your parents and reunite with your family. .
Fourth and Nine Poison Days, sexual intercourse is strictly prohibited.
As mentioned before, May is the month of nine poisons, and the Dragon Boat Festival is the first day of the nine poisons. Poison attacks the body, and evil spirits are strong. It is also said to be the day when heaven and earth are in harmony, which is very unsuitable for sexual intercourse between men and women, so ancient precepts strictly prohibit it. Sexual intercourse is not a superstition, but a very natural and scientific reason. Because when the aura of heaven and earth is not correct, it will inevitably affect people's body and mind. Therefore, if you have sex on the Nine Poison Days, you will definitely be poisoned and harm your body. The ancients were very smart. In order to prevent some people from being greedy for sexual desire and unable to control themselves and breaking taboos, they designated this day as "Gui Ning Day". What is? Guining? Guining means that a married woman returns to her natal family to visit relatives. It is said that from the first to the fifth day of May, a woman should go home and spend time at her parents' home, and the husband and wife should be separated. This objectively eliminates the conditions for inadvertent sexual intercourse and protects the health of the parties concerned; at the same time, the Dragon Boat Festival is also Not suitable for having children (just endure it for a few more days if you can). There are eight poisonous days next, which basically cover the entire fifth month of the lunar calendar. Therefore, in some places, sexual intercourse is prohibited throughout May to avoid evil poisons.