Unconsciously, the Dragon Boat Festival is coming. Chinese traditional culture has a long history, and each traditional festival has many customs and exquisiteness, and the Dragon Boat Festival, one of the four traditional festivals in the mainland, is no exception. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as "May 5", May is the starting point of the entire sweltering heat, and the "five poisons" begin to be active. The fifth day of the first month of May is the poison day of the poisonous moon, and the ancestors believe that this day is an important time node for seeking benefits and avoiding harm, so there are many rules for the Dragon Boat Festival. As the saying goes, "on the fifth day of the first month of May, the wormwood hanging house", during the Dragon Boat Festival, every household should hang mugwort leaves on the door to pray for blessings and evil spirits. I often hear the old man say: "During the Dragon Boat Festival, hanging wormwood should keep in mind the old tradition: 1 does not pick, 2 does not hang, 3 should eat, 4 pay attention to." It is said that it is the taboo of hanging wormwood on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, what are the taboos and exquisiteness of the Dragon Boat Festival? Hurry up and find out, in order to wish the whole family an auspicious, smooth and healthy second half!
Why hang wormwood during the Dragon Boat Festival?
As the saying goes: "Qingming willow, Dragon Boat Festival", as one of the important customs of the Dragon Boat Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival can be said to have a long history. What is the meaning of hanging wormwood during the Dragon Boat Festival? During the Dragon Boat Festival, wormwood is hung on the door to pray for the auspicious peace of the family.
"Every year is five years old, Pu Ai is new", a scene of the Dragon Boat Festival that is often new every year jumps on the paper. The Southern and Northern Dynasties' terroirs, the Jingchu Chronicle, records that on the fifth day of May, people would go out to collect wormwood before dawn, "hanging on the portal to ward off evil spirits" or "tying colorful silk to the arms to eliminate the plague and eliminate the plague." ”
The Dragon Boat Festival, not only has a beautiful meaning, but also has the effect of disease prevention and mosquito repellent, focusing on the latter. Wormwood is a very common weed, because wormwood has a peculiar aroma, can repel mosquitoes, flies, insects and ants, and has the effect of purifying the air. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "wormwood is planted at the door of the Dragon Boat Festival, and there is no need for Langzhong to run at home". Therefore, the old tradition of picking wormwood, eating wormwood and hanging wormwood has been passed down to this day.
Hanging wormwood in front of the door and attracting blessings to drive away evil spirits is one of the most important activities in the Dragon Boat Festival, and naturally there are many exquisite. When is wormwood harvested? When to hang? Where is the wormwood going to hang? You should know these rules, otherwise you may have committed a taboo and touched the "moldy head" if you are not careful. In particular, "1 does not pick, 2 does not hang, 3 to eat, 4 pay attention" to remember!
1 Can't be picked: Some wormwood can't be picked
To hang wormwood on the Dragon Boat Festival, choose wormwood with more lush leaves. Short, weak wormwood cannot be picked; dry wormwood cannot be picked; and we should not pick wormwood that is incomplete or has serious leaves. On the fifth day of the first month of May, wormwood is to be hung on both sides of the gate, which is the façade of a home, if you randomly find some wormwood with "defects" to hang on, in the eyes of the old people, not only can not pray for blessings and evil spirits, but also very unlucky.
2 Do not hang: Pregnant women and babies in the home can not hang wormwood
The smell of wormwood is very large, and the impact of this taste on pregnant women will be relatively large. In addition, if there is a newborn baby in the family, they cannot hang wormwood, because their bodies are relatively delicate, and it is easy to feel uncomfortable smelling wormwood.
3 To eat: Eat wormwood boiled eggs
Around the Time of the Dragon Boat Festival, wormwood is a time of year when the nutritional value is quite high, and it can be picked in addition to hanging, but also edible. Wormwood can be made into a lot of delicious food, wormwood green dough, wormwood steamed buns, wormwood cold powder and so on are unique flavor. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the old man in the family will tell us to eat mugwort boiled eggs.
Eating wormwood in the Dragon Boat Festival can pray for blessings and ward off evil spirits, and the Dragon Boat Festival eating eggs is also to please a good head, hoping that the second half of the year will be smooth; from the perspective of nutritional value, eating wormwood boiled eggs in the Dragon Boat Festival is indeed a summary of the wisdom of the older generation, wormwood can enhance our righteousness, and the protein of eggs is rich, cooking them together is really a perfect match, not only has a good meaning, but also provides people with supplements in the hot summer. Next, I will share the method of boiling eggs with mugwort.
【Mugwort boiled egg】
Prepare mugwort leaves, eggs, dates and ginger.
Pour the mugwort leaves into a large basin, add water over the mugwort leaves, sprinkle a spoonful of salt to clean, the brine can play a role in sterilization.
Soak the mugwort leaves in lightly salted water for another 5 minutes. Eggs are boiled and hulled, and small holes are tied to the eggs with a toothpick. Cut ginger slices and red dates and set aside.
Rinse the soaked mugwort leaves, blanch the water for 20 seconds, pour into a casserole dish, add eggs, dates and ginger, add water and bring to a boil over high heat for 10 minutes. If you can eat sweet, you can add a little brown sugar.
Do not use too much mugwort, and do not exceed ten grams per person at a time. Mugwort is not suitable for everyone to eat, what person can not eat mugwort? If you don't know you can leave a message to ask me.
First use light salt water to clean the mugwort leaves, and the plucked mugwort stalks should not be wasted, they can be dried to dry, and there are many uses. Blanch the cleaned mugwort leaves, pour in the mugwort leaves after the water boils, and turn them over to heat them evenly.
When the color of the mugwort leaves becomes darker, it can be fished out and cooled by cool water. After the mugwort leaves are thoroughly cooled, the excess water is drained, and the balls are formed into mugwort balls, wrapped in plastic wrap, and stored in the refrigerator for freezing. Take it out to thaw when you want to eat it, the color is emerald green, and the taste is as fragrant as fresh.
4 Pay attention to: the time when the wormwood is hung, the position where the wormwood is hung, how the wormwood is hung, and when the wormwood is picked
Should wormwood be planted in the morning or at night? The older generation often said: wormwood hangs early and does not hang late, what does this mean? Wormwood is to be hung early in the morning on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, and the "early" here refers to the fact that before the sun has come out, it cannot be more than 11 a.m. at the latest. The ancients believed that wormwood could attract "hundred blessings" to drive away the "five poisons", and if it hung too late, the blessings ran to other people's homes. In addition, the fresh mugwort leaves have a strong taste, and hanging in front of their homes early can drive away poisonous insects very well, and also have the meaning of avoiding impurities.
Dragon Boat Wormwood should be hung on both sides of the gate or on the lintel, because wormwood has a unique fragrant smell, insects do not like this taste, and mosquitoes usually enter the house through the door or window, so hanging wormwood in the doorway can play a role in preventing mosquitoes. It is wrong to put wormwood directly in the doorway, what is the correct way to hang wormwood? Hurry up and watch.
Wormwood is tied with red thread and hung upside down
Bind the wormwood with a red thread, red can attract blessings to avoid disasters, and lock the blessings to prevent the blessings from running away. It should be noted that wormwood should be hung upside down, so that hanging wormwood is not only conducive to slowing down the aroma of wormwood, but also has a beautiful meaning. Hanging wormwood upside down resembles the word "Fu" pasted upside down, implying that "Fu" has arrived.
The number of wormwood
Is hanging wormwood the more the better? No! Hanging wormwood is not as much as possible, too much is not beautiful enough, the taste will be too strong, but it will bring trouble to people. Although there is no fixed requirement for the number of roots of wormwood hanging at the door, when binding wormwood, it should be paired, generally 6 to 8, and avoid "three long and two short". At the same time, the longer the wormwood, the better, the stronger the taste, and the better the effect of removing mosquitoes and ants. In addition, the wormwood should not be broken, in order to be auspicious.
Wormwood can also be bundled into a bunch of wormwood and calamus. Calamus is added because the leaves of calamus look like a sword, and in folklore it also symbolizes the removal of ominous swords.
Wormwood is usually hung in front of the door for a month or so before it is taken off. Because wormwood originally has a fragrance, it has a strong insect repellent effect. Therefore, when the wormwood has dried up, it still has a fragrance and is also useful. Folk proverb: There are three years of Ai in the family, and Lang Zhong will not come again. In fact, the value of Chen Ai for many years is higher, and we can keep it for backup.
The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and hanging wormwood should keep in mind the old tradition: 1 does not pick, 2 does not hang, 3 must eat, 4 pays attention. Hundreds of miles of different winds, thousands of miles of different customs, there are different Dragon Boat Customs everywhere, do you still have the custom of inserting wormwood in your home? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area to discuss, talk about what other things to pay attention to when watching the Dragon Boat Festival hanging wormwood, so that everyone can benefit! Dragon Boat Festival, "avoid evil and welcome blessings", to everyone to say "Dragon Boat Festival", may everyone be auspicious in the Year of the Tiger, good luck and luck! Pay attention to the "purse that will eat" to enjoy the food without getting lost! We'll see you next time!