Dragon Boat Festival famous sayings and aphorisms:
1. Zong Ye leaves a night of friendship, and the sound of blessings comes to my heart overnight.
2. Teenagers are more sentimental during the festival, but who knows how emotional they will be when they grow old.
3. The silk is tied around the wrist, the hairpin is hanging from the skillful seal script, and the jade is hidden in the gauze to sleep.
4. The hatred in life has not been forgotten, but the traces have been traced.
5. On May 5th, the sky was clear and bright, and poplars circled the river and sang the morning eagle.
6. If you have not eaten the Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings, you cannot give them cold clothes; if you have eaten the Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings, you will have to freeze them for three times.
7. Coexisting with heaven and earth, Guangqi coexisting with the sun and moon.
8. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather is hot; the five poisons are awakened and there is no peace.
Customs of the Dragon Boat Festival:
1. Dragon boat racing
Dragon boat racing is an important custom of the Dragon Boat Festival. According to legend, after Qu Yuan threw himself into the river, the Chu people were very angry. Sad, they believed that Qu Yuan was a loyal and virtuous minister, so they rowed a boat to save Qu Yuan. However, when they struggled to reach Dongting Lake, there was no trace of Qu Yuan. They were worried about the fish in the lake.
Later, there will be dragon boat racing activities every year during the Dragon Boat Festival. The custom of dragon boat racing was popular in the three kingdoms of Wu, Chu and Yue at that time. Later, people also used dragon boat racing to pray for good weather during the Dragon Boat Festival.
2. Eating rice dumplings
Eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival is also an important custom. The rice dumplings are also called "tube rice dumplings" and "corner millet". Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, every household will soak glutinous rice and wash the rice dumplings. Leaves to make rice dumplings. The taste and fillings of rice dumplings vary from place to place. The rice dumplings were originally made to offer sacrifices to ancestors and gods. However, the day Qu Yuan threw himself into the river was also the fifth day of May. People could not bear the fish and shrimps in the river to eat Qu Yuan's body, so they threw the rice dumplings into the river. into the rice dumplings.
3. Mugwort leaves
Folk proverb says, "Put willows during the Qingming Festival, and put mugwort at the Dragon Boat Festival." Mugwort is a medicinal plant, and its leaves contain volatile sesame oil, which can repel mosquitoes, Refreshing and refreshing. On the Dragon Boat Festival, people will put mugwort leaves on the lintel of their doors after cleaning their homes. Mugwort represents Baifu, which can make the body healthy and prevent and treat diseases. In both the south and the north, mugwort leaves are hung on the Dragon Boat Festival to drive away evil spirits and diseases, while in the north, moxa leaves are used to remove toxins and ward off evil spirits.
4. Drink realgar wine
The climate around the Dragon Boat Festival is hot and rainy, and flies and pests are rampant and diseases occur frequently. Realgar wine is white wine or rice wine made from realgar ground into powder and dried in the sun from the first to the fifth day of May. As a traditional Chinese medicine, realgar can be used as an antidote and insecticide. The ancients used it to control snakes, scorpions and other insects.
5. Tie a five-color rope
The five-color rope is also called five-color silk or five-color silk. Ancient China advocated five colors. The five colors of the five-color rope represent the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. They are mutually reinforcing and restraining each other, and contain Good luck and good luck. It is said that children wearing colorful ropes can avoid disasters and avoid snakes and insects.