Why is the Dragon Boat Festival called Evil Day?

The Dragon Boat Festival is called an evil day because the weather in May is hot and humid, and it is particularly easy to get sick and uncomfortable.

In ancient times, people always thought that May was a bad month, and the fifth day of this month was even worse, so May 5th was an evil day in an evil month. Every time after entering May, the weather officially heats up and the air is hot and humid. At this time, mosquitoes begin to haunt and breed a lot of bacteria. The hot and humid weather, coupled with the invasion of viruses, makes people particularly uncomfortable and disgusting in this season.

The ancients saw that all the five poisons came out at this time and the plague was prevalent. They believed that it was because of this unlucky day that they got sick. According to the Qing Dynasty's List of Things, the Mid-Autumn Festival is at noon on May 5th. It means that the sun is at its highest position at noon on this day, and extreme high temperature and humidity make their nests such as mosquitoes, snakes and scorpions bring disaster to people. This is the saying that the Dragon Boat Festival is a bad day.

Bad day taboo of Dragon Boat Festival

1, children should hide in the afternoon during the Dragon Boat Festival. As the Dragon Boat Festival is an evil day, the five poisons recognized by the people began to haunt. The ancients believed that this was the most serious day for the occurrence of diseases and the spread of plagues. Children with physical groups at home must hide in the afternoon during the Dragon Boat Festival. Babies under one year old should be sent to grandma's house to hide from disasters on this day, while children over one year old should be tied with colorful ropes to protect safety and drive away diseases.

Avoid swimming in the river during the Dragon Boat Festival. May is an evil month, and Dragon Boat Festival is an evil day. On the Dragon Boat Festival, ancient people could not swim in the water, because this day was originally the day when Qu Yuan, a great poet, threw himself into the river, and swimming in the river was a shame.

3. Don't eat zongzi wrapped by your mother during the Dragon Boat Festival. In ancient times, after the Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival was a festival for married daughters to return to their parents' homes. Because of the low status of women in the past, most of them were married to their husbands' families to teach their children. Even if you miss your family, you should go back during the festival. However, in Shandong, a married daughter can't go back to her mother's house on the Dragon Boat Festival, and she can't eat zongzi wrapped by her parents on the same day, because there is a saying that there is no one left.

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