Significance of sending sachets on Dragon Boat Festival

The sachet of the Dragon Boat Festival is said to ward off evil spirits and is said to be auspicious. Legend has it that Qu Yuan was thrown into the river in summer and mosquitoes flew everywhere. People were afraid that Qu Yuan's body would be bitten, so they lit it with wormwood to smoke insects, and then someone built righteousness. Why not wrap sandalwood with cloth? Later, people sewed sachets with needle and thread, tied them with cloth ropes and hung them around their necks. Everyone is tied up, and mosquitoes and dirty things are afraid to get close. According to legend, making sachets on the Dragon Boat Festival has become a traditional custom in China.

Early sachets were simple and monotonous, and a small piece of cloth could wrap sandalwood powder. Later, in order to beautify, we began to pay attention to cloth and modeling, and developed from the most meaningful zongzi modeling to various animal modeling.

At present, hand-made sachets are rare. Unless they are sewn by hand, they are all replaced by colorful modern sachets, which are made of various materials, such as cotton, nylon and plastic. Modeling is ever-changing, from animals and plants to cartoon characters that children like. This year, why not do it yourself, make a sachet for yourself, your children and your lover, and put it in your heart to make this Dragon Boat Festival full of warmth.