What is the purpose of the water washed during the Dragon Boat Festival

The unique way of "washing the dragon water" is used to express the thoughts of the great poet Qu Yuan.

Qu Yuan, who died by throwing himself into the water, is the embodiment of justice in the hearts of the people of Hainan, because of the love for Qu Yuan, the water of this day has also become auspicious water, which can dispel evil and obscurity. Some people also believe that after Qu Yuan threw himself into the river, he incarnated as a dragon and "washed the dragon water" before 12 o'clock at noon on the Dragon Boat Festival every year, which was to bathe with the dragon god.

Due to the hot weather in Hainan, in ancient times, the common people often bought some calamus and wind willow boiled water before the Dragon Boat Festival to bathe in heat and detoxification. With the passage of time, the custom of "washing dragon water" has also changed to a certain extent. Now people think that as long as you take a bath during the Dragon Boat Festival, it is considered "washing dragon water".

There are also various locations and ways of "washing dragon water", people by the sea go to the sea to wash, people by the river go to the river to wash, and they wash at home without relying on the river, lake and sea. In recent years, Haikou citizens have gone to the public beach to "wash the dragon water", which has become a spectacular scenery every year.

"Washing dragon water" entrusts the wishes of the people of Hainan to pray for health and safety. Hainan people believe that "washing dragon water" can wash away the sickness and bad luck on the body and strengthen the body. Children who have been bathed in "dragon water" will be healthy and safe throughout the year.

Because of this, this way of celebrating the festival has become the most distinctive and enduring folk custom of the Hainan people to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.

It is said that it can cure ** disease and remove evil spirits

Mulan soup. Bathing orchid soup on the Dragon Boat Festival is an ancient custom recorded in the "Great Dai Li". At that time, the orchid was not the current orchid, but the peilan of the Asteraceae family, which had a fragrance and could be bathed in decoction water.

"Nine Songs: Jun in the Clouds" also has the sentence "Yulan Tang will be Shufang". "Jing Chu Years Chronicles": "May 5 is called the Yulan Festival.

The Five Miscellaneous Quirks record that the people of the Ming Dynasty took the five-colored grass at noon because "the orchid soup is unavailable, so they take the five-colored grass and bathe it at noon". Later, it was generally bathed with herbs such as decoction and mugwort. In Guangdong, flowers and plants such as mugwort, pu, impatiens, and magnolia are used; In Hunan, Guangxi and other places, it is boiled into medicinal baths with cypress leaves, wind roots, mugwort, pu, peach leaves, etc.

At this place, we wash our hair with water from boiling willow sticks, which are said to protect against snow.

It doesn't matter what it's for! It's called washing, it's not harmful anyway.

In ancient times, the Dragon Boat Festival was also known as the Orchid Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival was in midsummer, which was the season of frequent diseases.

Folk generally believe that wormwood, calamus can repel snakes and insects, kill germs, drive away poison and ward off evil, some people are used to use wormwood to boil water to bathe or smoke wormwood in the room during the Dragon Boat Festival. However, people with allergic rhinitis, asthma and other respiratory diseases are not suitable for smoking mugwort leaves in the room, otherwise the condition may be aggravated.

Since it looks like a peach leaf, it may be a peach leaf.

The water used to bathe during the Dragon Boat Festival is wormwood water or artemisia water.

In the south, the Dragon Boat Festival is used to use mugwort Xun Bridge to bathe.

A better option is Artemisia annua.

Artemisia and mugwort contain volatile oils, both of which can clean** and remove damp toxins. But after all, fresh mugwort leaves are a little poisonous, and they are not as peaceful as bitter artemisia for children. Moreover, mugwort is warm, and it is best to use Chen mugwort leaves to take a bath to remove cold and dampness.

To prevent summer fever, it is more appropriate to use fresh artemisia annua, and to remove dampness and heat poison.

Artemisia annua** has the best effect on eczema and allergies in children. Children have a positive constitution and are most suitable for using Artemisia annua. The usage is also very simple, pick some fresh artemisia, add water to boil, and then take a bath.

When soaking, scrub the affected area with boiled Artemisia annua leaves. After soaking, do not rinse with water, directly wipe the celery with a towel, so that the medicinal properties can be fully absorbed.

Hello, for you to inquire about the noon water can drive away evil and cure diseases, at noon on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival from the well to hit this good judgment of the water, that is, called noon water, according to legend, this noon water because it is at noon of the Dragon Boat Festival, so the extreme yang, there is "extreme yang water", "lombon water", "positive yang water" said, this water can ward off evil socks branches. In Taipei, during the Dragon Boat Festival, every household still has the custom of playing "noon water". It is said that the water at noon is used to make tea and brew wine, which is particularly mellow, and the raw drink even has the miraculous effect of curing diseases.

The ancients used to bathe in bluegrass soup, and the folk used to use wormwood to boil water for bathing.

Bathing orchid soup on the Dragon Boat Festival is an ancient custom recorded in the "Great Dai Li". At that time, the orchid was not an orchid, but a peilan of the Asteraceae family, which had a fragrance and could be bathed in decoction water.

It is generally believed that wormwood and calamus can reduce high snakes and insects, kill germs, and drive away poison and evil spirits. Since ancient times, there have been the customs of hanging mugwort leaves, hanging calamus, sprinkling realgar, and bathing in mugwort leaves, especially in many areas, newborns and mothers should also use mugwort leaf water to bathe.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, you can use wormwood, herbs, and grapefruit leaves to wash your body.

1.Wormwood: Wormwood is more common, and many southern regions will insert wormwood every Dragon Boat Festival, which can produce a unique fragrance, repel mosquitoes and insects, and have the effect of warding off evil spirits and diseases.

2.Herbs: Put all kinds of flowers and plants in the bathtub and take a bath, and send leadThis is called a herb bath, which can make people's bodies clean.

3.Grapefruit leaves: Grapefruit leaves have the effect of warding off evil spirits, during the Dragon Boat Festival, grapefruit leaves can be soaked with wormwood and calamus, and then bathed, which can drive away evil spirits and avoid filth.

The above are some of the special bathing methods for the Dragon Boat Festival, which you can choose according to your needs and habits.

Summary. Hello, after inquiry, the Dragon Boat Festival can be bathed with dried mugwort leaves, which can drive away evil people and avoid plague. Artemisia leaves have a long history of plague prevention, and Chinese herbal medicine is made from local materials.

Don't go on anymore and don't take a shower in the morning and noon, at 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

It is forbidden to overheat the water temperature, rub too hard, take a bath for too long, take a bath on an empty stomach, and take a bath on a full stomach.

Hello, after inquiry, the Dragon Boat Festival can be bathed with dried mugwort leaves, which can drive away evil people and avoid plague. Artemisia leaves have a long history of plague prevention, and Chinese herbal medicine is made from local materials. Don't go on again, not in the morning and noon, at 3:00 p.m

00 5:00 Bathing. It is forbidden to overheat the water temperature, rub too hard, take a bath for too long, take a bath on an empty stomach, and take a bath on a full stomach.

Hello, the Dragon Boat Festival dragon ritual is related to primitive beliefs, sacrificial culture, and the Ganzhi calendar. The meaning of the Dragon Boat Festival is to be used to worship ancestors, and people believe that May 5 is the evil moon and evil day, and the sacrifice activities need to be held on May 5 every year to remove the plague and drive away evil spirits and seek good luck. During the Dragon Boat Festival, people will give each other nine rice dumplings, meaning to ask for children.