1. What are the poems describing the sachet?
1. The steamer is always full of dust, but the bag is full of money and silk. ----Bai Juyi's "One Hundred Rhymes of Poems by Cui Shilang, Hanlin Qian Sheren, who retired to the Ministry of Gifts in Weicun"
2. I was speechless when I looked at the sachet, and I shed tears and wet the red gauze. ----Bai Pu's "Magnolia Slowly, Two Essays on Gratitude and Mourning"
3. The spring is warm and the window mirror is covered, and the clouds are charming and annoying. ----Du Mu's "Thirty Rhymes of Huaqing Palace"
4. The Jade Emperor returned to visit, leaving behind a poem pouch and wine pendant in the air. ----Feng Weishou's "Jade Link"
5. The cherry at the injection port is small, and the cinnamon leaves are thick. The makeup is beautiful at dawn, and the incense stick is removed from the tent at night. ----Li He's "Annoyed Gong"
6. If you can't apply mica, you can use medicine in many ways. The talisman is sent by a blue bird, and the bag is sewn with crimson yarn. ----Li He's "Annoying the Duke"
7. People are leisurely wandering around in spring, and the tents are warm and fragrant. The flying light is dyed red, and the beauty comes to the bridal chamber. ----Li Han's "Six Poems of Sensation and Satire"
8. A woman carries a Han soldier, an arrow, a bag, and a woman. Don't be ashamed of the heavy gold seal, and the strength of the waist. ----Li Han's "Six Sentences and Satires"
9. The great sage Zhou Gong was crazy about taking over his father. Thousands of years of evil spirits meet in China, and nine days of dogwood make a pouch. ----Li Qi's "Miscellaneous Xing"
10. The boss wears a plow and a hoe, and wears a plow and a hoax. Although there is no meritorious service, he will be given the power to gain the title of land. ---- Su Shi's "Six Rhymes with Wang Gong"
11. In the Mulan Hall of Gui Lou Jiao Pavilion, there are embroidered houses with carved pavilions and apricot beams. A curved screen surrounds the elephant bed, and a wilted green tent is decorated with sachets. ----Wang Ju's "Beauty Chapter"
12. It is said that the big righteousness is not the small righteousness, and the easy roll mat is like a bag. ----Du Mu's "Junzhai Drinking Alone"
13. At this time, the sachet is secretly untied, and the belt is lightly divided. ----Qin Guan's "Man Ting Fang"
14. The sun shines brightly, and the clear breeze spreads the fragrance. The silver bag of leaking fragrance is broken, and the jade plate of leaking dew is tilted. ----Bai Juyi's "White Lotus of Donglin Temple"
15. The beautiful section of the illuminated land is beginning to bloom, but when the wind does not bloom, the orchids and musk deer sacs will not bloom. ----Bai Juyi's "Peony Fragrance" 2. Search for poems that rhyme the Dragon Boat Festival and describe poems about the Dragon Boat Festival
A small symbol hangs obliquely on a green cloud.
When a building knows how luxuriant the hibiscus trees are, it leaps over the waves to be the first to fly away, and the rice wine is passed down. "Dragon Boat Festival with faint thunder when the rhinoceros is agitating" Tang Wenxiu Who said the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival? The eternal rumor is that it is Qu Yuan.
It’s laughable that the Chu River is empty. Loyalty is like not replacing, leaving only Li Sao in the world.
The hatred in life has not been forgotten. "He Dragon Boat Festival" by Zhang Lei of the Song Dynasty, a race to overcome the deep sorrow of thousands of years of injustice.
It takes a thousand years for a beautiful woman to meet. Things left behind by the ancients.
Yuanxiang's green pool water is filled with elixirs for the weak body. Old folk prescriptions for storing medicine.
Billions of people will live together. Xiang Dao was not convinced by Long Gang.
The people who rush into the waves are all together, which will cause trouble in the future; there are guests who treat each other as flesh and blood, and they look at the engine in front of the post building, but they cannot wash away the grievances of the direct ministers. The rice dumplings are divided into two buns, and I dare to fall in love with the thatched cottage for the sake of mud. Once my loyal soul is gone, I can return it; I invite you to love each other, carry a coir raincoat, and feel the fragrance of reeds in the water.
"It's the Dragon Boat Festival" by Yuan Beiqiong. The wind and rain bring darkness to the Dragon Boat Festival, and Miluo has nowhere to hang the heroes. The pomegranate flowers and hair smile at each other, even if there is no wine, it is clear and awake alone.
"Seven Laws". Why not slander.
"Huanxi Sand" Su Shi of the Song Dynasty The light sweat penetrated the blue sky slightly, which was not as fragrant as the beans today. Sure enough, he won the championship. The sachet is worn by the father and the child.
"Racing Poems" by Lu Zhao of the Tang Dynasty. I have lived in Shixi for a long time and thought about the Dragon Boat Festival. In the Ming Dynasty, people bathed in orchids during the Dragon Boat Festival; "Dragon Boat Festival" Modern Lao She The Dragon Boat Festival happens to be windy and rainy, there is a slight snowfall where the beast's head is leaning, the village children are still wearing old clothes, moxa leaf yellow wine can ward off evil spirits.
"May 5th" Song Mei Yaochen Qu's family has sunk to death. "Yimao Chongwu Poem" by Lu You of the Song Dynasty Chongwu Mountain Village is good, and the moxa is tied with a dangerous crown.
Colored threads wrap around the ruby ??arms. The flowing fragrance fills Qingchuan.
"Duanyang Picks" by Xu Wentong of the Song Dynasty. Thousands of jade rice dumplings are fragrant. The salt and plum blossoms are already on the tripod, and I have no money to buy wine or sell articles.
My business is done when the sun sets. "Dragon Boat Festival" by Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching in mid-summer, and the pretty pink daughter-in-law captures the scenery, she should be shining on thousands of peaks, but her desire is to kill the dragon, and the years are long.
What will happen now if the country is destroyed and the body is destroyed? I smile at the cup and plate; in those days, there were three feet of fish. 3. Seven unique poems about the Dragon Boat Festival
1. "The Dragon Boat Festival" Yuan Dynasty: Bei Qiong
The stormy Dragon Boat Festival brings darkness, and Miluo has nowhere to hang up the heroic spirits.
The flowers and hair of the sea and pomegranates smile at each other. Even without wine, they are both bright and awake.
Translation: On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival in the year of Jiyou, the gods were unfavorable, the wind was strong, and the rain was pouring. At a glance, the sky was dim and the earth was dark; there was no place on the entire Miluo River where people could race dragon boats to pay homage to the ancient heroes. Qu Yuan's soul.
The pomegranate flowers were blooming like fire, and they seemed to be laughing at me. I had to laugh at myself and said: In fact, even if Tao Yuanming doesn't drink, he still admires Qu Yuan's extraordinary sobriety. Today, although I cannot pay tribute to Qu Yuan, I still admire him.
2. "Tongzhou Dragon Boat Festival" Tang Dynasty: Yin Yao Fan
The crane's hair hangs down to his shoulders and is about a foot long. He left home on the 35th Dragon Boat Festival.
The children were surprised when they saw it, but asked where their hometown was.
Translation: My white hair hangs down to a foot long on my shoulders. It has been thirty-five years since I left home (Dragon Boat Festival). The child was very happy and surprised to see it, but asked which direction is home?
3. "Dragon Boat Festival" Tang Dynasty: Yin Yao Fan
Young people are more sentimental during the festival, but who knows how emotional they will be when they get older; they don't follow the custom of moxa symbols, but they pray for peace through wine and wine.
The hair on the sideburns grows whiter day by day, and the pomegranate brocade illuminates the eyes year after year. The wise and foolish people of thousands of years are all in the blink of an eye, and a few people are forgotten and few are famous.
Translation: When I was young, I always had a lot of emotions during festivals. Now that I am old, who has the time to express a lot of emotions for no reason; on the Dragon Boat Festival, I am too lazy to imitate others in hanging mugwort and exorcising evil spirits. Fu's habit is to pray for a cup of cattail wine to bring peace to the world.
The hair on the temples is becoming more silvery day by day, and the pomegranate flowers are shining like red brocade, blooming for the festival every year; but in the face of the years, sages and fools are all transient passers-by, who knows what will happen next. How many people are unknown and how many are remembered in history?
4. "He Dragon Boat Festival" Song Dynasty: Zhang Lei
Jingdu is deeply saddened by thousands of years of injustice, but the loyal soul can be restored once it is gone.
What will happen now that the country is dead and the body is dead? Only Lisao is left in the world.
Translation: The purpose of the dragon boat race is to deeply commemorate Qu Yuan’s eternal injustice. How can the loyal soul be restored after it has been gone for a thousand years? If the country is destroyed and the body is dead, what else can be done now? well! Only the eternal song of Li Sao is left in the world!
5. "Watching the Boat Race at Noon" Ming Dynasty: Border Tribute
*** A group of dragons appeared on the upper reaches of the water, but they didn't know it was a Mulan boat. The cloud flags are hunting over the Qing and Han Dynasties, and the thunder and drums are noisy in the Yin Biliu.
The ghost of Qu Zi’s injustice is still there, and the customs of Chu country remain to this day. In Jiangting's free time, he can enjoy high gatherings, and he is drunk and sarcastic, unable to relieve his sorrow.
Translation: On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, people on the shore watched in horror as the dragons played on the water. They didn’t know that it turned out to be a small boat decorated in the shape of a dragon. The colorful flags on the boat were flapping and ringing. Flying in the air, noisy gongs and drums, and clear water flowing.
From ancient times to the present, Qu Yuan’s ghost remains, and the customs of Chu State still exist today. Leisure days are suitable for drinking and partying in Jiangting and reading "Li Sao", but I can't feel the sadness in it. 4. What is the meaning of wearing a sachet during the Dragon Boat Festival?
During the Dragon Boat Festival, children wear sachets. Legend has it that they are meant to ward off evil spirits and drive away plague. They are actually used to decorate their lapels. The sachet contains cinnabar, realgar and fragrant medicine, and is wrapped with silk cloth, which overflows with fragrance. Five-color silk strings are then tied into ropes and made into various shapes to form a string. They are colorful, exquisite and cute.
The sachet is made of brocade, also known as "brocade sachet" or "brocade sachet". It is usually tied to the belt around the waist or under the elbow, and sometimes it is tied to the bed tent or chariot. Fan Qin of the Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms wrote a poem in "Ding Qing": "Why do you knock, the sachet is tied behind the elbow." Princess Tongchang of the Tang Dynasty's chariot was decorated with five-color sachets, and the fragrance filled the road every time she traveled. Since most of the exotic spices came as tribute from foreign countries, the imperial court also used sachets as rewards. The custom of wearing sachets is also popular among the people. "The pomegranate blossoms and horns are new, and who's drinking wine today doesn't have bottles? It makes people laugh at the rivers and lakes, but they follow the mugwort leaves to the Pearl Gate." This ancient poem describes the various customs of people celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival at that time. Before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, in addition to eating zongzi and inserting mugwort leaves, people also bring sachets to their children.
As early as more than 2,000 years ago, people in our country had the custom of wearing sachets to avoid evil spirits and ensure their own health. Nowadays, in many cities and villages, it is still the custom to bring sachets to children.
Although wearing sachets is a folk custom, it is also a way to prevent plague. When infectious diseases began to rise in the summer, in order to ensure the health of the children, the ancients used Chinese medicine to make sachets and tied them to the skirts and shoulders of the children. Commonly used Chinese herbal medicines in sachets are aromatic Chinese herbal medicines that can dispel turbidity, such as atractylodes, kaempferia, angelica, calamus, musk, styrax, borneol, bezoar, chuanxiong, cyperus rotunda, magnolia and other herbs that aromatize and dispel turbidity, and contain strong volatile substances. . The sachets are rectangular, square, triangular, angular, heart-shaped, diamond-shaped, etc., and are embroidered with flowers, grass, insects, birds, Arhat coins, etc. The styles are extremely exquisite, adding infinite fun to the festival. It also has the functions of fragrance, repelling insects, avoiding plague, and preventing diseases. Therefore, there is a saying among the people that "bringing a vanilla bag will protect you from five pests."
In recent years, my country’s medical community has conducted research on the formula of traditional sachets and conducted many pharmacological tests, which show that this aromatic substance enters the human body through the respiratory tract, can excite the nervous system, and continuously stimulate the body’s immune system. Promote the production of antibodies, inhibit the growth of various pathogenic bacteria, and improve the body's disease resistance. At the same time, after the drug odor molecules are absorbed by the human body, they can also promote the activity of digestive glands and increase secretion, thus increasing the activity of digestive enzymes and enhancing appetite.
Now, researchers have found through experiments that letting children often put sachets (bags) in their pockets or pillows has certain effects on infectious diseases such as influenza, diphtheria, chickenpox, meningococcal meningitis, and measles. preventive and auxiliary treatment functions.
5. How to wear sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival
Sachets are commonly used with Chinese herbal medicines that have aromatic properties and can rejuvenate the mind, such as atractylodes, kaempferia, angelica, calamus, musk, styrax, borneol, bezoar, etc. Ligusticum chuanxiong, cyperus rotunda, magnolia and other medicines contain strong volatile substances. The sachets are rectangular, square, triangular, angular, heart-shaped, diamond-shaped, etc., and are embroidered with flowers, grass, insects, birds, Arhat coins, etc. The styles are extremely exquisite, adding infinite fun to the festival. It also has the functions of fragrance, repelling insects, avoiding plague, and preventing diseases. Therefore, there is a saying among the people that "bringing a vanilla bag will protect you from five pests."
Production of capsule body
The sachet body can be made of single-sided flannel and other cloth materials. The capsule body can be made into various shapes and colors according to needs, such as mascots and zodiac animals. , cartoon characters, etc.
Filling of Fragrance Sustained Release Agent
After the capsule is sewn, you can fill it with the Fragrance Sustained Release Agent, which is made of high molecular polymer or ordinary silica gel and fillers. become. High molecular polymers can be acrylic polymers, starch polymers and other materials; fillers can be diatomaceous earth, white carbon black, etc. The ratio of high molecular polymer and real yang is 5:1. The filling amount of the fragrance sustained-release agent is about 1/3 of the volume of the capsule. After filling the fragrance sustained-release agent, sew the mouth of the sachet and package it in a plastic bag or a delicate carton to complete the product.
How to add fragrance
Choose your favorite perfume, dilute it with 2 times of water, then soak the sachet in the diluted liquid, wait until it is fully absorbed, take it out and dry it That’s it. Another method is to soak the sachet in dilute liquid in clean water first, and then take it out to dry after it is fully absorbed. Another method is to soak the sachet in clean water for 1-2 hours, then take out the sachet body and spray the original perfume solution directly on the sachet until it is fully absorbed. 6. The origin of wearing sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival
Hanging sachets are also called wearing sachets. Sachets are also called sachets and sachets; purses, etc. are made of five-color silk threads or sewn with rags. It is filled with spices (made from the Chinese herbs Angelica dahurica, Chuanxiong, Baicao, Paicao, Shannai, Spicy nard, and Gao Benxing). When worn on the chest, the fragrance is fragrant.
Chen Shiliang's "Sui Sui Guang Ji" quoted from "Sui Sui Za Ji" mentioned a kind of "Duan Wu is made of red and white colors like a bag, with colorful threads running through it, and the twitching makes it look like a flower." and another. A kind of "clam powder bell": "On the fifth day of the Dragon Boat Festival, put clam powder in the silk, and decorate it with cotton, like a few beads. Let the children wear it to absorb sweat."
The contents of these portable bags have changed several times, from clam powder to absorb sweat, talismans to ward off evil spirits, copper coins, realgar powder to repel insects, to sachets filled with spices, and their production has become increasingly sophisticated. , has become a unique folk art of the Dragon Boat Festival. 7. Why are sachets worn during the Dragon Boat Festival?
The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanyang Festival, Wu Day Festival, AI Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Chong Wu Festival, Wu Day Festival and Summer Festival. Although the names are different, the customs of people in various places to celebrate the festival are the same. The Dragon Boat Festival is an old custom in our country for more than 2,000 years. On this day, every household hangs a Zhongkui statue, hangs mugwort and calamus, races dragon boats, eats rice dumplings, drinks realgar wine, travels with all kinds of diseases, prepares sachets, and prepares sweet wine for sacrifices.
The first significance of the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan, the great national poet in history. Qu Yuan, named Ping, was a native of Chu during the Warring States Period. He was born on the seventh day of the first lunar month in the fifth year of King Wei of Chu, or in the twenty-seventh year of King Xuan of Chu, and died in the ninth year of King Xiang of Chu.
The second meaning of the Dragon Boat Festival is the anniversary of the death of Wu Zixu. Wu Zixu was a member of the Chu State, and his father and brother were both killed by the King of Chu. Later, Zixu abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, and rushed to the State of Wu to help Wu attack Chu. After five battles, he entered Yingcheng, the capital of Chu. At that time, King Ping of Chu was dead, so Zixu dug up the grave and whipped the corpse three hundred times to avenge the death of his father and brother. After the death of King Helu of Wu, his son Fucha succeeded to the throne. The Wu army had high morale and won every battle. The country of Yue was defeated. King Goujian of Yue asked for peace, and Fucha agreed to it. Zixu suggested that the Yue Kingdom should be completely wiped out, but Fu Chai refused to listen, and the Wu State slaughtered him. He was bribed by the Yue Kingdom and framed Zixu with slanderous words. Fu Chai believed it and gave Zixu a sword, and Zixu died with it. Zixu was a loyal man and looked forward to death. Before he died, he said to his neighbors: "After I die, dig out my eyes and hang them on the east gate of Wu Jing to watch the Yue army enter the city and destroy Wu." He then committed suicide and died. Fu Chai was furious when he heard this, so he ordered Zixu's body to be packed in leather and thrown into the river on May 5. Therefore, it is said that the Dragon Boat Festival is also a day to commemorate Wu Zixu.
The third meaning of the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate the filial daughter Cao E of the Eastern Han Dynasty who died saving her father by throwing herself into the river. Cao E was a native of Shangyu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Her father drowned in the river and her body was not seen for several days. At that time, her filial daughter Cao E was only fourteen years old and cried along the river day and night. Seventeen days later, he also threw himself into the river on May 5th. Five days later, he took out his father's body. This was passed down as a myth, and then passed down to the county governor, who ordered Du Shang to erect a monument for it and his disciple Handan Chun to write poems to praise it. The tomb of the filial daughter Cao E is located in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province today. It is later said that the stele of Cao E was written by King Yi of the Jin Dynasty. In order to commemorate Cao E's filial piety, later generations built the Cao E temple at the place where Cao E threw herself into the river. The village and town where she lived was renamed Cao E town, and the place where Cao E died for her father was named Cao E river.
The fourth meaning of the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate the modern revolutionary female poet Qiu Jin. Qiu Jin died for his country on June 5th. In order to respect his poems and mourn his heroic deeds, later generations commemorated it in conjunction with the Poet's Day. The Poet's Day was also designated as the Dragon Boat Festival in memory of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan.
Qiu Jin, also known as Ruiqing Jingxiong, also known as Jianhu Nvxia, also known as Yugu, was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. She was good at poetry, lyrics, songs, and rhymes when she was young, and she also liked riding horses and fencing. She was known as Hua Mulan and Qin Liangyu in the world. At the age of 28, he participated in the revolution and had a great impact. He planned an uprising and was arrested by the Qing army during a meeting. He was unyielding and died heroically in Xuanhengkou, Shaoxing on June 5, the 33rd year of Guangxu.
Hanging statue of Zhong Kui: Zhong Kui catching ghosts is a Dragon Boat Festival custom. In the Jianghuai area, every house hangs a statue of Zhongkui to protect the house and ward off evil spirits. During the reign of Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty, when he returned to the palace from a martial arts lecture at Mount Li, malaria broke out. He dreamed of two ghosts, one big and one small. The little ghost wore bright red crotchless pants, stole Concubine Yang's sachet and Emperor Ming's jade flute, and ran around the palace. The big ghost wears a blue robe and a hat, catches the little ghost, gouges out its eyes, and swallows them in one gulp. Emperor Ming asked, and the ghost said: "My surname is Zhong Kui. I failed in the military examination, and I am willing to eliminate demons for your majesty. After Emperor Ming woke up, he recovered from the malaria, so he ordered the painter Wu Daozi to paint Zhong Kui catching ghosts based on what he saw in his dream. The portrait was ordered to be posted all over the world during the Dragon Boat Festival to drive away evil spirits.
Gua moxa leaf and calamus: During the Dragon Boat Festival, every family uses calamus, mugwort leaves, pomegranate flowers, garlic, and dragon boat flowers to make human shapes called moxa figures. Mugwort leaves are hung in the hall, cut into tiger shapes or small tigers, and pasted with moxa leaves. Women rush to wear them to ward off evil spirits and ward off miasma. Use calamus as a sword and insert it on the lintel of the door, which has the magical effect of driving away ghosts and nobles.
Dragon Boat Race: At that time, the Chu people were reluctant to let go of the death of their virtuous minister Qu Yuan, so many people rowed boats to chase and save him. They scrambled to be the first, but disappeared when they reached Dongting Lake. This was the origin of dragon boat racing, and dragon boat racing was held on May 5th every year to commemorate it. They rowed dragon boats to disperse the fish in the river to prevent them from eating Qu Yuan's body. The custom of racing was popular in Wu, Yue and Chu. Dragon boat racing began in Taiwan in the 29th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, Taiwan's prefect, Jiang Yuanjun, hosted a friendly competition at the Half Moon Pond of Fahua Temple in Tainan City. Taiwan now holds a dragon boat race every May 5th. There are ferry races in Hong Kong, and recently the British have followed the Chinese example and organized ghost teams to compete.
Eating rice dumplings: People in Jingchu boiled glutinous rice or steamed rice dumplings and threw them into the river on May 5th to worship Qu Yuan. To avoid being eaten by fish, they put the glutinous rice in bamboo tubes and threw it down. Later, rice dumpling leaves were gradually used to wrap rice instead of bamboo tubes.
Drinking realgar wine: This custom is very popular among people in the Yangtze River Basin.
Traveling with all kinds of diseases: This custom is popular during the Dragon Boat Festival in Guizhou.
Wearing sachets: Children wear sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival, not only to ward off evil spirits and dispel plague, but also to embellish their lapels. The sachet contains cinnabar, realgar, and fragrant medicine, and is wrapped with silk cloth, which overflows with fragrance. Five-color silk strings are then tied into ropes and made into various shapes to form a string, which is colorful and exquisite. 8. Customs and verses about the Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival approaches mid-summer, and people in the Qing Dynasty grow again.
——Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty, "Dragon Boat Festival Banquet for Officials at Wucheng Hall" Flowers compete with each other in four seasons, and nine rice dumplings compete for new ones. ——Tang Dynasty Li Longji's "Dragon Boat Festival Three Hall Banquet Officials Discovered the Word of God" Official clothes are also famous, and the Dragon Boat Festival is honored.
The thin kudzu is soft in the wind, and the fragrant flowers are light in the snow. ——Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty, "Giving Clothes on the Dragon Boat Festival" The Huanjiang River is flat and flowing in May, and the people of the city are floating on colorful boats.
The song for the year of Lingjun has been completed, and the mournful ballads have started from then on. The flying oars strike the festival thunder and Khotan, and the sound of turbulent currents is loud.
The dragon catches the rain, its mane stirs, and the goblin drinks from the river. When the governor comes to the river, he paints green curtains, lifts the pole and orders the nobles to be divided into male and female.
I am brave enough to cheer for you first, but I am disappointed before I get the title. ——Tang Dynasty Liu Yuxi's "Song of the Race" After the death of spirits, it is the festival to bathe in orchids.
Colorful green japonica rice dumplings, fragrant japonica white jade balls. The deceased suffered a lot, but today people are happy.
——Tang Yuan Zhen's "Ten Poems about the Summer" does not follow the custom of moxa symbols, but prays for peace through wine. The hair on the temples grows white every day, and the pomegranate brocade illuminates the eyes every year.
——Yin Yaopan, Tang Dynasty, "Dragon Boat Festival" Hanging a statue of Zhong Kui: Zhong Kui catching ghosts is a Dragon Boat Festival custom. In the Jianghuai area, every house hangs a statue of Zhongkui to protect the house and ward off evil spirits.
In the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, when Emperor Ming returned to the palace from a martial arts lecture at Mount Li, malaria broke out. He dreamed of two ghosts, one big and one small. The little ghost wore red crotchless pants and stole Concubine Yang's sachet and Emperor Ming's jade. Flute, run around the hall. The big ghost wears a blue robe and a hat, catches the little ghost, gouges out its eyes, and swallows them in one gulp.
Emperor Ming asked, and the ghost said: My surname is Zhong Kui. I failed in the martial arts, and I would like to eliminate demons for your majesty. When Emperor Ming woke up, he recovered from the malaria, so he ordered the painter Wu Daozi to paint the picture in his dream. Seeing the picture of Zhong Kui catching ghosts, he ordered all the people to put them up during the Dragon Boat Festival to drive away evil spirits. Hanging moxa leaves, calamus, and banyan branches: During the Dragon Boat Festival, every family uses calamus, mugwort leaves, pomegranate flowers, garlic, dragon boat flowers, and banyan branches to make human shapes called moxa figures.
Hang mugwort leaves in the hall, cut them into the shape of a tiger or cut a ribbon into a small tiger, and stick them on the mugwort leaves. Women compete to wear them to ward off evil spirits and ward off miasma. Using calamus as a sword and inserting it on the lintel of the door has the magical effect of exorcising evil spirits.
Mugwort represents Zhaobaifu. It is a kind of medicinal herb that can cure diseases. When inserted at the door, it can make the body healthy. It has been a medicinal plant in ancient my country. The moxibustion method in acupuncture uses mugwort as the main component and burns it on the acupoints to treat diseases.
The legend that mugwort can ward off evil spirits has been circulating for a long time, mainly because it has medicinal functions. For example, Zong Mao’s "Jingchu Sui Sui Ji" records: "When the rooster does not crow, pick mugwort." If it looks like a human being, pick it up and use it for moxibustion. It is very effective. If you pick mugwort in the shape of a human being and hang it on the door, it can cure the poisonous gas. The custom of seeking good luck. Taiwanese folk also post "noon couplets" on the Dragon Boat Festival, which have the same function as spiritual talismans. Some noon couplets have the following sentence: "Holding a moxa flag in hand to attract hundreds of blessings, hanging a pu sword on the door to kill thousands of evil spirits."
The folk meaning of banyan branches is that it can make the body strong and healthy. There are also local customs of hanging pomegranates, garlic or mountain peony. Garlic can remove evil and treat insect poisons; mountain peony prescriptions can cure madness; pomegranate flowers are hung over doors to avoid yellow nests. Pomegranate flowers are the flowers of this season and also have the function of curing diseases.
Pomegranate peel is a common traditional Chinese medicine. There is another story about the relationship between Pomegranate Flower and Huang Chao.
During the Huang Chao Rebellion, Huang Chao once passed by a village and happened to see a woman carrying an older child on her back and holding a younger one by the hand. Huang Chao was very curious. Just ask why. The woman didn't know Huang Chao, so she just said that because Huang Chao came and killed her uncle's whole family, leaving only this lifeline, she had no choice but to sacrifice her own flesh and blood to save her uncle's flesh and blood if she couldn't take care of both.
Huang Chao was greatly moved after hearing this, and told the woman that as long as she hung pomegranate flowers on the door, she could avoid Huang Chao's disaster. Dragon Boat Race: At that time, the people of Chu State were reluctant to let go of the death of their virtuous minister Qu Yuan, so many people rowed boats to chase and rescue him.
They scrambled to catch up to Dongting Lake but there was no trace of Qu Yuan. This was the origin of dragon boat racing, and dragon boat racing was held on May 5th every year to commemorate it. They rowed dragon boats to disperse the fish in the river to prevent them from eating Qu Yuan's body.
The custom of racing was popular in Wu, Yue and Chu. Dragon boat racing began in Taiwan in the 29th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, Taiwan's prefect, Jiang Yuanjun, hosted a friendly competition at the Half Moon Pond of Fahua Temple in Tainan City.
Taiwan now holds a dragon boat race every May 5th. There is a ferry race in Hong Kong, and recently the British have followed the Chinese example and organized a ghost team to compete.
Eating Zongzi: People in Jingchu boiled glutinous rice or steamed rice dumplings and threw them into the river on May 5th to worship Qu Yuan. They were afraid that the fish would eat them, so they packed the glutinous rice in bamboo tubes and threw it down. Gradually, rice dumpling leaves are used to wrap rice instead of bamboo tubes. Legend has it that it was to prevent the heavy fish from swallowing the body of doctor Qu Yuan.
Drink realgar wine: drink Pu wine, realgar and cinnabar wine, and sprinkle it with wine. "Records of the Years of Jingchu": "With calamus (a perennial herbaceous plant, growing by the water, there are light red rhizomes underground, leaves shaped like swords, and spadix inflorescences.
The rhizomes can be used as spices or as spices. Used as medicine) or carved or crushed, and used as cold wine. "Pu wine has a fragrant taste and a refreshing feeling. Later, realgar, cinnabar, etc. were added to the wine.
Use wine to dye your forehead, chest, hands, feet and heart to avoid the risk of aphids (a poisonous snake mentioned in ancient books).
You can also sprinkle the walls, doors and windows to avoid poisonous insects. "This custom is widely spread.
To this day, in Binyang, Guangxi, bags of medicinal ingredients are sold during the Dragon Boat Festival, including realgar, rhubarb, cypress, peach kernel, cattail leaf, mugwort leaves, etc. People soak it in wine and then use calamus mugwort. Dip the wine into the corners of walls, doors, windows, under the bed, etc., and then use the wine to smear the children's ears, nose, and navel to drive away poisonous insects and pray for the children's safety. In addition, in some areas, powdered realgar wine is used to draw the word "王" on children's foreheads, so that the children bear the mark of the tiger, in order to use the tiger to ward off evil spirits.
From a health perspective, these activities still have scientific rationale. Realgar mixed with water and wine and sprinkled indoors can be disinfected and sterilized, and drinking it is also beneficial.
Traveling with all kinds of diseases: This custom is popular in the Dragon Boat Festival customs in Guizhou area. Wearing sachets: Children wear sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival, which not only means to ward off evil spirits and dispel plague, but also embellishes their lapels.
The sachet contains cinnabar, realgar, and fragrant medicine, and is wrapped with silk cloth. The fragrance is overflowing. Five-color silk threads are then tied into ropes and made into various shapes to form a string. They are colorful and exquisite. Eye-catching.