"The jade dumplings attack the incense and compete for thousands of battles, and the mugwort leaf rice wine can drive away evil spirits. Riding the father and child's sachet, the pink daughter-in-law picks up the scene. Xu Wentong of the Song Dynasty put some customs of the Dragon Boat Festival through poetry, not only mentioned zongzi, but also mugwort leaves and rice wine, in addition to wearing sachets, etc., we focus on a tradition of the Dragon Boat Festival to exorcise evil spirits, how did it come about, or what are the particulars?
There are many theories about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a custom of the Dragon Boat Festival in the Central Plains, when the main purpose of the Dragon Boat Festival was to dispel diseases and prevent miasma. That is to say, the original meaning of the Dragon Boat Festival is actually to drive away evil spirits and prevent diseases, which is recorded in the Eastern Han Dynasty Yingshao's "Customs and Customs", on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, people avoid military service ghosts, prevent diseases and prevent epidemics.
How did people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in the old days?
On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the ancients would pick orchid grass, and the custom of bathing in orchid soup and removing poison was prevalent. "The Legend of Da Dai Li: Xia Xiaozheng": "May ,...... Boiled plum, for beans and fruits, and for bathing. So the Dragon Boat Festival is also called the Yulan Festival.
In addition, the Dragon Boat Festival was also called the evil day by the ancients, and it is said that on this day, the evil man is in charge, and the five poisons come out together. According to the "Book of Rites": the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the orchid bathing in the Zhou Dynasty. The chapter "Midsummer" in Lü's Spring and Autumn stipulates that people should abstain from sex and fast in May. "Xia Xiaozheng" wrote: "On this day, store medicine to remove poisonous gas." In the "Great Dai Li", it is recorded that "on May 5th, the orchid is bathed", and the bath is used to drive away evil spirits.
The Dragon Boat Festival is mentioned here, its taboos are more, and people also regard it as a bad day, since it is such a day, naturally some people have to avoid, and because of this, people often say that this year's Dragon Boat Festival is not ordinary, saying that "3 people want to hide at noon", how to hide, why hide? It's easier to explain.
The reason why I hid at noon is because this day is a bad day, and people hope that in the following days, they can go smoothly, and they also hope that they will not be troubled by the five poisons, so that the whole person will be more comfortable to spend this bitter summer.
1. Relatively young children
In the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival, there are relevant records, in ancient times, the customs of the north and the south were different, "May" in ancient times the northern Central Plains called the "evil moon", so in some places on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, parents will send children under the age of one year to grandma's house to hide, in order to avoid evil, in fact, they want to ask for good luck.
2. Older people
According to the records, the midsummer Dragon Boat Festival "Flying Dragon is in the sky", the main star of the dragon "Great Fire" (Antares) hangs due south in the sky, and the dragon energy (yang energy) is vigorous. Due to the Yin and Yang transformation of the I Ching, the prosperity must decline, and the "Shangjiu" (the sixth hexagram of Qian) is "Kanglong has regrets"; From the perspective of hexagrams, "Shangjiu" is the most yang, and there is no room for rise, and it will inevitably decline.
The elderly are most afraid of encountering the alternation of yin and yang, and the sudden change in the weather, which will make it difficult for the body to adapt, so such people should also hide from noon.
3. The frail and sick should hide in the afternoon
As we mentioned earlier, one of the most primitive meanings of the Dragon Boat Festival is actually to avoid disasters and prevent diseases. The fifth day of the fifth month of May is the "evil moon and evil day", and the ancients believed that on this day, it is easier to get sick, especially for people who are already weak and sick, and the illness will worsen on this day. Therefore, when you encounter a frail and sick person, remember to hide from noon.
How do you hide?
To hide is to dodge, we can also understand that we should go out as little as possible, especially at noon, at noon of the Dragon Boat Festival, and do not go out, so as not to bring bad luck to ourselves, or even attract bad luck.
The custom of avoiding the afternoon of the Dragon Boat Festival has a long history, whether it is in the south or the north, it is more popular, and the purpose is also very clear, all hope that it can be safe and sound, healthy and healthy, especially when yin and yang alternate, people themselves are prone to physical discomfort, and it is necessary to pay attention to timely adjustment.