Inserting Folium Artemisiae Argyi and Acorus calamus in Dragon Boat Festival has certain disease prevention effect. Dragon Boat Festival is also a health festival handed down from ancient times. On this day, people sweep the courtyard, hang mugwort branches, hang calamus, sprinkle realgar wine, stir up turbidity and remove rot, and sterilize and prevent diseases. It is a common custom of all ethnic groups in China to collect herbs on the Dragon Boat Festival. There is a folk proverb that says, "Willows are inserted in Qingming Festival and Ai is inserted in Dragon Boat Festival".

On the Dragon Boat Festival, people regard inserting wormwood and calamus as one of the important contents. Every family sweeps the court, puts calamus and moxa sticks between their eyebrows and hangs them in the class. Acorus calamus, Folium Artemisiae Argyi, Liu Hua, Garlic and Dragon Boat Flower are made into human or tiger shapes, which are called Ai Ren and Ai Hu. It is made into garlands and decorations, beautiful and fragrant, and women compete to wear it to ward off evil spirits.

Inheritance of Dragon Boat Festival:

Since the Republic of China, after decades of changing customs, many old so-called "superstitious customs" of the Dragon Boat Festival have been forgotten intentionally or unintentionally, but the Dragon Boat Festival is still a popular traditional festival among the people, and Zongzi is an indispensable holiday food. ?

On May 20th, 2006, the Dragon Boat Festival folklore was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

65438+On February 7th, 2007, the 1 98th executive meeting in the State Council adopted the "Decision of the State Council on Amending the National Festival and Memorial Day", which officially listed the Dragon Boat Festival as a national legal holiday and stipulated that the Dragon Boat Festival would be closed1day.

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