2. The five colors of the colored rope represent the five elements and have mysterious power.
3. Colorful ropes mean congratulations in festivals. Peace and good luck. Bring good luck and bless peace.
On the festival day, tie colorful ropes on your wrists, and then wait for the first rain, or let the river wash away when taking a bath.
5, purse Dragon Boat Festival with a purse has the role of avoiding evil. Wallet has some unique fragrance, which makes people full of vitality.
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The custom of tying colored ropes on the Dragon Boat Festival originated in the Han Dynasty and has never stopped. People regard colorful ropes as "colorful dragons", and the Dragon Boat Festival is also called "Children's Day". May was called "Poisonous Moon" by the ancients, and colorful ropes were tied on the Dragon Boat Festival, which meant to protect children from evil spirits. The five-color rope washed away by the water will become a dragon, taking away the bad things on you. In this way, troubles and worries will flow away with the rain and bring you good luck for a year.
It is reported that China worshipped five colors in ancient times. They were auspicious colors. It used to be a popular custom to tie arms with five-color silk. In the book "Customs and Righteousness" in the Han Dynasty, it was recorded: "On May 5, five colors were given to prolong life, and folklore was beneficial to people's lives." The Chronicle of Jingchu said: "It is not a disease to tie your arms with colorful silks, which is called' Bing Bing'.
Wearing colored thread on Dragon Boat Festival is very particular. Multicolored lines are made up of lines of five colors. Five colors are not just any five colors, they must be blue, white, red, black and yellow. These five colors respectively represent wood, gold, fire, water and earth in the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements. At the same time, it symbolizes east, west, south, north and China respectively, and contains five kinds of divine powers, which can drive away evil spirits, eliminate diseases and strengthen the body, and make people healthy and live longer.
Multicolored threads are worn by men with their left hands and women with their right hands. They can be tied around their necks or ankles. Another person said that if a child is less than one year old, he will only wear red thread.
Although it is agreed in folklore that the colored rope should be taken off and thrown into the rain in the first rain of the Dragon Boat Festival, which symbolizes staying away from evil, trouble, disease and sadness, I hope that you will not throw it anywhere, but it is better to throw it in a secluded place, so as not to affect the environment and increase the workload of sanitation workers.