During the Dragon Boat Festival, every household hangs five-color silk ropes on the lintel to avoid bad luck. Therefore, traditionally, five-color silk is woven into ropes with silver locks, which are wrapped around children's arms to pray for evil spirits, eliminate diseases and prolong life!
On the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, the first important thing for adults after getting up is to tie the Dragon Boat Festival line around the wrists, ankles and necks of sleeping children. The child can't speak when the thread is tied. And some married men are forced to wear colored ropes by their wives. Many men are worried that others will see jokes and quietly tie them on their ankles.
This five-color rope is also exquisite, so it must be tied before the sun comes out, otherwise it will not work, and the five-color rope can't be broken or discarded at will, so it can only be left at the drain of its own courtyard wall and washed away with the rain when it rains heavily after the Dragon Boat Festival.
The custom of tying colorful ropes on the Dragon Boat Festival originated in the Han Dynasty, and it has never failed. People regard colorful ropes as "colorful dragons", and the Dragon Boat Festival is also called "Children's Day". May is called "Poisonous Moon" by the ancients, and tying colorful ropes on the Dragon Boat Festival has the meaning of protecting children from evil spirits. The five-color rope washed away with the water will become a dragon, taking away the bad things on you. In this way, troubles and worries will flow away with the rain, which will bring you good luck for a year.
It is reported that China worshipped five colors in ancient times, and they were auspicious colors. It was once a popular custom to tie the arms with five-color silk. In the Han Dynasty, it was recorded in the book "Customs and Meanings": "On May 5, five colors were given to prolong life, and folklore was said to benefit human life." "The Chronicle of Jingchu's Age" says: "Tie your arms with multicolored silk.