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Customs and health skills of Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Zhengyang Festival and Tianzhong Festival, originated from the worship of astronomical phenomena in ancient times and evolved from the Dragon Boat Festival. Let's take a look at the Dragon Boat Festival customs and health skills I have compiled for you. Welcome to read, for reference only.

The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival

1, Dragon Boat Race

Dragon boat race is a major custom of the Dragon Boat Festival. As for where the custom of dragon boat racing comes from, it still comes from historical allusions. According to ancient legend, after Qu Yuan was wronged and thrown into the river, the Chu people were very sad. They believed that Chu Yuan was a loyal monarch, so they rowed to save Qu Yuan.

However, when they struggled to reach Dongting Lake, there was no trace of Qu Yuan. They were worried that the fish in the lake would eat Qu Yuan's body, so they rowed dragon boats to disperse the fish in the lake. Later, there were dragon boat races every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, and the custom of dragon boat races prevailed in Wu Yuechu at that time. After that, people prayed for good weather by racing dragon boats.

Step 2 eat zongzi

Eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival is also an important custom. Zongzi is also called "tube Zongzi" and "corner millet". Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, every household will soak glutinous rice, wash zongzi leaves and wrap zongzi. Zongzi in different places have different tastes and fillings. Zongzi was originally used to worship ancestors and gods, but the day Quyuan threw himself into the river was also the fifth day of May. People couldn't bear to eat Qu Yuan's body with the fish and shrimp in the river, so they threw zongzi into the fish and shrimp in the river.

Zongzi originated much earlier than Qu Yuan. Later generations insisted on eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival in memory of Qu Yuan, and this custom gradually formed. The custom of eating zongzi is very popular all over China, and it is also a memorial to the great poet Qu Yuan.

3. Wear sachets

The custom of children wearing sachets on the Dragon Boat Festival is said to mean to ward off evil spirits and drive away epidemics. In the south, young men and women also express their love through sachets. Sachet bags are colorful, small and lovely, but they are not just decorations. The sachet usually contains Chinese herbal medicine, fragrant medicine, cinnabar, realgar and so on. It has the effect of expelling worms and preventing diseases. The outside is wrapped with silk, then wrapped and fixed with colored silk thread, and finally embroidered with colored silk thread. Colorful sachets are very dazzling.

4. hanging mugwort leaves

There is a folk proverb that says, "Willows are inserted in Qingming Festival, and Ai is inserted in Dragon Boat Festival". Folium Artemisiae Argyi is a medicinal plant. Its leaves contain volatile aromatic oil, which can repel mosquitoes and refresh. On the Dragon Boat Festival, people will clean their rooms and put mugwort leaves on the lintel. Folium Artemisiae Argyi represents a blessing, which can make people healthy and play a role in preventing and treating diseases. There is a custom of hanging mugwort leaves on the Dragon Boat Festival in both north and south, but the difference is different. In the south, wormwood leaves are used to eliminate pathogens and diseases, while in the north, drugs are avoided to eliminate pathogens. Their pharmacology is similar, playing the role of sterilization and disease prevention. This is also the national tradition of China.

Step 5 tie a colored rope

Multicolored rope, also known as multicolored silk and multicolored silk, was highly respected in ancient China. The five colors of the multicolored rope represent the five elements-mahogany, fire, water and earth, which are mutually reinforcing and auspicious. Therefore, the first thing for elders to get up on the Dragon Boat Festival is to tie colorful ropes around their children's wrists, ankles and necks to keep them safe. Colored ropes should not be broken or discarded. It is said that children wearing colored ropes can avoid disasters and prevent snakes and insects from hurting them.

Health skills of Dragon Boat Festival

Realgar is a traditional Chinese medicine that blindly detoxifies and kills insects. It contains toxic arsenic salt, which can be poisoned by pests after smelling it, and people can avoid it by smearing it. Many people drink realgar wine on Dragon Boat Festival, but it is not recommended to take it orally because the main component of realgar is arsenic disulfide, which can be decomposed into highly toxic arsenic trioxide when heated.

Yellow rice wine made of glutinous rice is generally low in alcohol content and can be used as a medicine guide in traditional Chinese medicine. People who usually take drugs can drink a small amount of yellow wine, which can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. In addition, the Huangmei season is about to enter, and the humidity is aggravated. Usually, a small amount of yellow wine can warm meridians and dredge collaterals, remove moisture from the body and prevent colds.

There is a folk saying that "Monopterus albus participates in summer", which means that Monopterus albus is the fattest, tender, delicious and nutritious at this time. The Dragon Boat Festival is before the light summer. Although it is not the best time for eels to eat, eel meat is rich in nutrients, including protein, fat, phosphorus, calcium and iron. Eating eel can properly supplement vitamins, dispel wind and remove dampness.

The spawning period of yellow croaker is around the Dragon Boat Festival. At this time, the yellow croaker has accumulated a lot of fat and nutrients, and the increase of glutamic acid content makes the fish delicious and sweet. The contents of protein and inorganic salts such as calcium, phosphorus, iron and iodine in fresh fish are high, and the fish tissues are soft and easy to digest and absorb.

There is a folk saying that eating salted egg yolk in summer does not cause heatstroke. Salted egg yolk has certain heatstroke prevention and appetizing effects. In summer, people sweat easily, and salted egg yolk can also supplement the salt that people lack.

At this time, cucumber is on the market, which has the functions of dehumidification, diuresis, lipid reduction, analgesia and digestion promotion. In particular, the cellulose contained in cucumber can promote the excretion of spoiled food in the intestine, while propanol, ethanol and propanedioic acid contained in cucumber can also inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat, which is beneficial to obese people and patients with hypertension and hyperlipidemia.

However, eating "Huang Wu" is not completely scientific. Salted egg yolk has high cholesterol and is not suitable for cardiovascular patients. The chemical composition of realgar is arsenic disulfide, which becomes highly toxic arsenic trioxide when heated. Therefore, the custom of drinking realgar wine on Dragon Boat Festival will not continue.

Besides "Huang Wu", there is also the saying of preventing "five poisons", which refers to poisonous snakes, centipedes, spiders, geckos and toads. In the ancient north, every Dragon Boat Festival, people painted realgar wine and hung colorful silk on their hands, feet and wrists to ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters.

Dragon Boat Festival health tea

First, chrysanthemum tea

It has the functions of dispelling wind, clearing away heat, clearing liver and improving eyesight, is a flower beneficial to human body, and also has the effect of losing weight; Together with medlar, it has the effects of nourishing yin, clearing away heat, tonifying kidney and improving eyesight.

Use.

Second, rose tea

Can improve endocrine disorders, and then promote skin smooth and elastic. In addition, roses can also prevent constipation and slow down dysmenorrhea or irregular menstruation.

Third, chamomile tea.

It smells delicious, has a calming effect, can help sleep, stabilize mood, moisturize skin, and can be used as a nutrient for hair.

Fourth, mint leaf tea

It has sedative and digestive effects, and can also relieve migraine, stomach discomfort or throat discomfort. It is a good product to boost the spirit and stimulate vitality.

Five, lavender tea

Can purify the mood, relieve tension and anxiety, relieve stress, relax nerves and help sleep. It can also treat the initial cold and cough and stabilize the digestive system. It is an ideal herbal tea for treating migraine.

Six, rosemary tea

Medicinal tea, the best treatment for headache, can not only enhance memory, but also have a good effect on dysmenorrhea.

Seven, calendula tea

It has excellent curative effect on peptic ulcer and lymphadenitis, protects the digestive system, enhances liver function and relieves dysmenorrhea. Women are advised to drink more.

Remember: because herbal tea has medicinal properties, if you are not an expert, don't combine it casually.