What does "Nine Poisonous Days" mean?

May of the lunar calendar is usually called the poison month. Among them, the fifth, sixth, seventh, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh days are "Nine Poisons Days in Heaven and Earth".

The fifth month of the lunar calendar, commonly known as the poisonous month, has nine days that hurt the body, consume gas and consume essence, which is the so-called nine poisonous days in ancient times.

Because the nine-crossing day is easy to cause great damage, there are taboos on the nine-crossing day. During the nine poisonous days, it is forbidden to commit suicide and have too much sex.

There is an old saying: "A hundred pills is better than lying alone all night". Due to the relationship between solar terms and time, being able to stay in different rooms for a whole month on Nine Poisons Day is of great benefit to body and mind.

In Han folk customs, Dragon Boat Festival is the first of the nine poisons, so calamus and mugwort leaves are hung on the door on this day, which are called "Pujian" and "Ai Hu" to ward off evil spirits.

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