Large wooden barrels made of Chinese fir can be seen everywhere in Yaojia, with a height of 1 m, a width of 0.6 m and a length of 0.7 m.. This is the "Pang bucket" for bathing with medicinal liquid, also called "Yellow bucket". Guo attaches great importance to bathing. No matter in severe winter or hot summer, everyone must soak his whole body in Pang Tong every night, which can not only wash away the traces of charcoal and gypsum contaminated during slash and burn, but also relieve fatigue by soaking in warm water, thus circulating blood and promoting sleep.
The bathing custom in Pang Tong, Pan Yao is in Xincheng, Mashan, Du 'an, Dahua and other places, and "Pan Yao" also likes to take a bath with drugs. In addition to washing several times, the whole family takes a medicinal bath every year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, which is designated as the "Bathing Festival".
On the fifth day of May, Yao compatriots climb mountains and cross mountains to collect herbs, and it is best to collect enough, which is called "hundred herbs". After collecting the herbs, they will be washed, cut into three-inch pieces with a knife, dried in a ventilated place, boiled in a cauldron at about 4 or 5 pm 15 minutes, and then the dregs will be picked up. When the water temperature is right, they will be scooped up and put in a large stone jar.
The potion of bath festival is called "herbal potion". After washing, the whole body is particularly refreshing, refreshed and refreshed, and everyone loves the custom of "herbal medicine bath".