"Five Poisons Month" is the May of poison, which is the May of the China lunar calendar. It's midsummer, and all kinds of mosquitoes are rampant. In order to ward off evil spirits and keep safe, people often draw "Five Poisons Map" on clothes and at home. In China folklore, the poisonous moon is considered as the fifth month of the lunar calendar. This is the most important month. In ancient China, it was said that husband and wife could not share the same room during the poisonous month, which was of great benefit to both body and mind. Therefore, there is an ancient custom to let women go back to their parents' homes for one month in May.
In the pre-Qin period, it was generally believed that May was a poisonous month and the fifth was an evil day. According to legend, this day is evil, and the five poisons came out together. From the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, people have entered what people call "Nine Poisonous Days", of which nine days are "Nine Poisonous Days in Heaven and Earth" and one day is "Heaven and Earth Day".
Matters needing attention in Wuduyue
1, gentlemen abstain from sexual intercourse and rest.
According to the folk custom of ancient Han nationality, husband and wife can't share the same room in poisonous month, and a gentleman should control his lust, eat lightly, reduce sour taste, increase bitterness and benefit liver and kidney. At this time, the festival should be quiet and harmonious with nature to calm the mood. Being able to stay in different rooms for a whole month is of great benefit to both body and mind.
2. Go back to your mother's house in May
In ancient times, there was a custom of letting women go back to their parents' homes for a month in May, and it was even more cautious in nine poisonous days. Dragon Boat Festival is the first of the nine poisons, so there are many rituals of drinking realgar wine, wearing sachets and inserting wormwood to ward off evil spirits and drive away poisons, all of which contain the inheritance of Goode's wisdom and experience.