Which festival is it to hang mugwort leaves?

The festival of hanging wormwood is Dragon Boat Festival.

On the Dragon Boat Festival, people regard inserting wormwood and calamus as one of the important contents. Acorus calamus, as an aquatic herb, has fragrance. At the same time, the leaves of Acorus calamus are shaped like swords, which are called "water swords" by the people, meaning "cutting all evils". Because of these two reasons, people often hang calamus in front of the door when celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival. Wormwood stands for blessing. Inserting it at the door can make you healthy.

Wormwood has always been a medicinal plant in ancient China, and the moxibustion method in acupuncture takes wormwood as the main component. On the occasion of Dragon Boat Festival, people always put Ai at home to ward off evil spirits. There is a custom of hanging wormwood on the Dragon Boat Festival all over the north and south. In the south, heaven and earth are regarded as pure yang, healthy qi and auspicious days to drive away evil spirits and diseases, while in some places in the north, evil moons and evil days are regarded as evil spirits and drugs.

Introduction to the custom of Dragon Boat Festival:

1. Worship God and ancestors

The Dragon Boat Festival originated from the ancient ancestors' choice of "flying dragons in the sky" as an auspicious day to worship the dragon ancestors, pray for happiness, ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters. Sacrificing to God and ancestors is one of the important customs of Dragon Boat Festival. "Heaven and earth are the foundation of life; Ancestors are the foundation of class. " Heaven and earth are the foundation of life, ancestors are the foundation of life, and ancestor worship is the custom of inheriting filial piety. According to the folk concept, a person's ancestors, like heaven, earth and god, should be seriously worshipped.

2. Wear sachets

Wearing sachets is one of the traditional customs of Dragon Boat Festival. The sachet is usually filled with some fragrant Chinese herbal medicines that can enlighten people. Duanyang tied his arm with four-color thread and wore a sachet, which was exquisite and exquisite. Sacks are also called sachets, small bags and wallets. Generally, it is filled with spices, wrapped with five-color silk thread, or wrapped with colored satin or cloth and worn on the chest, which smells fragrant.