Dragon Boat Festival is in midsummer, and the weather is sultry, which is the wettest and sultry time of the year. At noon of the Dragon Boat Festival, the ancients called it "in the sky", so the Dragon Boat Festival is also called "in the sky". "Wu Rui" has the function of expelling the poison of summer heat, some have strong fitness function, and some are poisonous, which can poison drugs.
During the Dragon Boat Festival, plants with "five spirits in the sky" such as Acorus calamus and wormwood can be hung on doorposts and eaves to ward off evil spirits. There are banyan leaves hanging together. In addition, Acorus calamus can also be chopped into pan-wine for bathing and cleaning, which is called "bath orchid soup". The Dragon Boat Festival "Yulantang" originated very early, as early as the Han Dynasty and even the Qu Yuan era.
Artemisia argyi is also called Artemisia argyi. Compendium of Materia Medica says that wormwood is a pure yang plant with extremely hot nature. Pure wormwood has a strong sterilization and health care function. Dry wormwood soaked in water can disinfect and relieve itching, and cooked wormwood can also be placed on sachets to repel insects and protect health.
Garlic contains high content of hydrogen sulfide and allicin, which is one of the most important antibacterial agents. In ancient times, garlic juice was used to disinfect wounds, fight mold, bacteria and drive away parasites. Compendium of Materia Medica records that garlic can cure stool poison, sore poison and curse. When a snake, scorpion or centipede bites a sore, it can be taken with garlic and the residue can be coated on the sore.
The custom of Dragon Boat Festival:
1, eat zongzi
As a sacrifice, Zongzi appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, but it was not until the Jin Dynasty that Zongzi was officially designated as Dragon Boat Festival food. In this period, in addition to glutinous rice, Alpinia oxyphylla was also added as the raw material for making zongzi, and the boiled zongzi was called "educational zongzi".
2. tie five-color silk thread
In the traditional culture of China, the five colors "blue, red, white, black and yellow" symbolizing the five elements are regarded as auspicious colors. On the Dragon Boat Festival, children should tie colorful silk threads on their wrists and ankles to protect their health.