Duanwu Festival colorful rope braided as follows:

1, first of all, to tie a knot, after tying the knot pulled tight, this process is the repetition of two steps.

2, then a rope over, another rope from the bottom up through to come, always repeat this step.

3, and then braided to the right length can be cut off with scissors, excess rope, with a lighter to cut off the part of the burn anti-open line.

4, and finally the braided bracelet cross take up, with the extra rope knot, repeat the previous braiding can be.

Colorful rope, also known as colorful silk, five-color silk, etc., is the Dragon Boat Festival auspicious objects and ornaments, with the role of warding off evil spirits, as well as praying for good luck and good fortune. Colorful rope from China's ancient concept of the five elements, by the ancient custom of tattoo evolved. Dragon Boat Festival, heaven and earth pure yang is very strong, with the help of heaven and earth pure yang is an important custom of the Dragon Boat Festival, in the many customs to ward off evil spirits, to five-color silk thread tie arm, was very popular festival custom.

The Dragon Boat Festival colorful rope is from the 5th of May to tie up, until the seventh night "seven mother mother" birthday, only to be dismantled together with the gold kozo burned. There is also a saying that on the first rainy day after the Dragon Boat Festival, the colorful threads are cut and thrown in the rain to float away, which will bring good luck for a year.

The Dragon Boat Festival tie colorful rope custom originated in the Han Dynasty, folk colorful rope as "colorful dragon", Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the "Children's Festival", May was known as the ancient people poisonous month, Dragon Boat Festival tie colorful rope to protect the children to drive away the meaning of evil.

Colorful rope, is made of five colors of thread, and the five colors must be green, white, red, black and yellow. The colorful ropes made are worn by men on the left and women on the right, and can be tied either on the neck of the hand or on the neck of the foot.

Expanded Information

Origin of the Colorful Rope of Dragon Boat Festival:

Tying the arms with five-color silks used to be a very popular festival custom. The Han Dynasty should help the "customs" recorded: "the fifth of May, given five-color life-sustaining silk, commonly said to benefit people's lives." "Jing Chu chronicle" recorded: "to five-color silk tied arm, the name is Pai Bing, people do not get sick plague."

Also, it may have originated from the ancient custom of tattooing in the south. The Book of Han - Geography records that the Yue people "tattooed their bodies and broke their hair to prevent the harm of the dumpling dragon". Jin Liu Yiqing "Shishu" and other books, recorded in five-color silk wrapped around the dumplings to put into the river, for the mosquitoes and dragons are afraid. Although the Department of legend, but reveals a hint of information worth playing. Five-color silk tied to the arm, or for the body of the legacy, in addition to other ornaments.