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June came inadvertently, and in the blink of an eye, it was the Dragon Boat Festival again. Every household in Chujiazhai is busy making zongzi, which is also an old tradition in Chujiazhai.

The Dragon Boat Festival is the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year, also known as the Duanyang Festival, the Midday Festival, the May Festival, etc. According to statistics, the name of the Dragon Boat Festival is the most common among all the traditional festivals in China, reaching more than 20, which can be called the most famous festival aliases.

Although there are many theories about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, it is generally believed that it is to commemorate Qu Yuan, a poet of Chu during the Warring States Period, who committed suicide by throwing himself into the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth day of the fifth month of May. Although Qu Yuan was loyal to King Chu Huai, he was repeatedly ostracized, and after King Huai's death, he was exiled because King Qingxiang listened to slander, and finally died in Miluo River.

It is said that after Qu Yuan threw himself into the Miluo River, the local people immediately rowed boats to rescue him when they heard the news, and they traveled all the way to Dongting Lake, but Qu Yuan's body was never seen. At that time, it was a rainy day, and the boats on the lake gathered together by the pavilion on the shore. When people learned that it was to salvage the virtuous minister Dr. Qu, they braved the rain again and rushed into the vast Dongting Lake.

In order to express their sorrows, people rowed on the river, and then gradually developed into a dragon boat race. The people were afraid that the fish in the river would eat his body, so they went home one after another to bring rice balls and throw them into the river, so as not to spoil Qu Yuan's body with fish and shrimp, which later became the custom of eating zongzi.

"This is just a common saying, there are also some places that are not to commemorate Qu Yuan, the Dragon Boat Festival in the Dongwu area has never commemorated Qu Yuan, but to commemorate Wu Zixu who was thrown into the river on May 5, and the custom of holding tribal totem sacrifices on this day in the Wuyue area is much earlier than the Spring and Autumn Period." Elder Yang said to everyone.

"Is there a dragon boat race in Chujiazhai?" Chen Wu asked.

Chu Jiaqiang shook his head: "No." Guangdong Province is indeed very popular, but Heqian Town does not prosper this. ”

"Then it's just a dumpling?" Someone asked without giving up. If it's just a show of making zongzi, then the three-day holiday will be a bit boring.

"No, there are other activities, but I think for you, it may be a bit superstitious. For example, hang wormwood at the door, go to the temple to ask for charms, sacred water, and so on. Chu Jiaqiang said.

In rural areas, it is generally believed that May is a poisonous month, and the fifth day is an evil day. Five poisons come out at the same time. As the saying goes, if a child is born on May 5, the man will harm the father, and the woman will harm the mother. In folk beliefs, this idea has been passed down, so there are all kinds of customs to seek peace and relieve disasters.

Since the pre-Qin period, this day has been an inauspicious day. In this way, on this day, it is logical to plant calamus and mugwort leaves to drive away ghosts, and to drink atractylodes, angelica and realgar wine to avoid epidemics. And people also avoid the taboo of "Duanwu" and call it "Dragon Boat Festival".

Therefore. In Chujiazhai, the villagers will go to the temple to pray for blessings on this day. Ask for amulets, sacred water, etc.

"I really don't understand why these folk things are so popular." Chen Wu opened his mouth, and Liang Yu and the others also nodded.

Zhou Furong was not surprised, his industry is also very superstitious. In his opinion, not only the rural people, but also the cities, superstition is also very serious, otherwise. How did those temples in the city make a fortune? Every year, the incense money alone earns outrageous.

"What's so strange about that? In summer, the weather is hot and dry, people are prone to illness, and plague is also prone to epidemics; In addition, snakes and insects breed and are easy to bite people, so you should be very careful, which is why this habit is formed. All kinds of festivals, such as collecting medicine. Sprinkle the walls, doors and windows with realgar wine, and drink pu wine, which seems superstitious, but it is a health activity that is beneficial to the health of the body. Chu Jiaqiang said.

Yang Lao nodded. added: "That's right, the Dragon Boat Festival can really be regarded as a traditional medical and health festival, and it is a festival for the people to fight against diseases and poisonous insects." Today, these hygienic practices should still be developed and carried forward. ”

He gave you an example, such as Jiang. Su collects toads on the Dragon Boat Festival, its foam, and makes traditional Chinese medicine toad crisp; Navigate. The state people also gave toads to children, saying that they could quench the fire and cool it, and there would be no boils in summer. In addition, on the fifth day, the ink ingot is stuffed in the mouth of the toad, and it is hung to dry, that is, it becomes a toad ingot, and it can be dissipated by applying it to the abscess. Another example is Hubei. Supervise. It is conducive to the Dragon Boat Festival "picking herbs", and also picking medicinal herbs. The collection of herbs is due to the maturity of the stems and leaves of the herbs around the Dragon Boat Festival and the good medicinal properties, so this custom was formed on this day.

In Chujiazhai, there is also a very special program on this day, that is, led by Taoist priests, carrying the Bodhisattva to the village to catch ghosts.

The second aunt had already gone out to look for wormwood and the like, and when she came back, Zhou Furong and others came over. Chu Jiaqiang asked Jackton and them to come over and give them a part. As for Ye Qijun's family, the old people know more about these customs than Chu Jiaqiang, so there is no need to remind them, they went out early in the morning to look for wormwood and the like.

"Huh! How three? This looks like a branch on the island! This is wormwood, I know, what else does this come from? Chen Wu asked.

Chu Jiaqiang looked over and explained: "Generally, there are three kinds of hanging, and some of them are wrapped in red paper. The other is calamus, which is a thing that drives away evil spirits but ghosts. Lotus branches can also be replaced with cypress branches. ”

The head of the five rui in the calamus heaven symbolizes the sword that drives away bad luck, because the growing season and shape are regarded as the "qi of a hundred yin", and the leaves are sword-shaped, and they can be inserted at the door to ward off evil spirits. Therefore, the monks called it "Water Sword", and later customs extended it to "Pu Sword", which can kill thousands of evils.

As for wormwood, everyone should also know that on behalf of Zhao Baifu, it is a kind of herb that can cure diseases, and when inserted at the door, it can make the body healthy. In ancient China, it has always been a medicinal plant, and the moxibustion method in acupuncture is to use wormwood as the main ingredient and burn it on the acupuncture points to cure diseases. Legends have been circulating for a long time that wormwood can ward off evil spirits, mainly because of its medicinal properties.

Chu Jiaqiang picked out some good ones, divided them into two parts, wrapped their heads in red strips of paper, tied them with red threads, and hung them on the door frame.

As for Ye Caiping, she was dragged home by Xu Qian yesterday. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, it is not suitable to stay here in Chu Jiaqiang. The Dragon Boat Festival is also known as the Dodge Festival, the newly married or married daughter has to go home to spend the festival, because May, May 5 is the evil month, the evil day, everything needs to be avoided.

"The glutinous rice is already soaked, right?" The second aunt asked. Before leaving, he asked Chu Jiaqiang to soak glutinous rice.

"It should be almost." Chu Jiaqiang replied.

The second aunt nodded: "That girl hasn't come back yet?" I'll go pick the dumpling leaves first! You go to the backyard and take a look and pick some red and blue and come back. ”

"It should be about the same, right? Li Quan has been out for almost three hours. Chu Jiaqiang said. Today, Chu Jiaqiang asked Li Quan to go out to pick up people and stay at home to help.

At this time, the second uncle had already fried the peanuts and used them to wrap the zongzi.