On Handicraft of Dragon Boat Festival

Handicrafts about the Dragon Boat Festival include making zongzi, weaving sachets, making mugwort pillows, knitting bracelets and making dragon boat models.

1, making zongzi:

You can use bamboo leaves or lotus leaves to make zongzi, which is filled with glutinous rice flour, red dates, meat, egg yolk and other fillings, and then tied tightly with thread, steamed or boiled.

2, weaving sachets:

Woven with colored silk thread, cloth and other materials into various shapes of sachets, and then added with spices such as Artemisia argyi and Long Xianxiang, they can be placed in wardrobes, rooms and other places to repel mosquitoes and insects and emit fragrance.

3, making mugwort pillow:

A pillow made from Folium Artemisiae Argyi and Semen Setariae has mosquito repellent, dehumidifying and analgesic effects.

4, weaving bracelets:

Made of colored cotton thread and other materials, bracelets with various patterns can be made by weaving, knotting and other manual skills, which can be used as decorations or gifts for friends.

5. Make a dragon boat model:

Exquisite dragon boat models made of cardboard, bamboo sticks and other materials can be used as decorations for the Dragon Boat Festival with various accessories and figures.

The significance of Dragon Boat Festival:

1, in memory of Qu Yuan:

One of the most important meanings of the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan, a famous ancient poet in China. According to legend, Qu Yuan was a loyal minister in the Spring and Autumn Period. He opposed the corruption and power struggle of the rulers at that time, so he was exiled to other places. Finally, he threw himself into the river on the fifth day of May to protest against the corruption and abuse of the people by the state at that time.

2, exorcise evil spirits and avoid epidemics:

The Dragon Boat Festival also has the significance of exorcising evil spirits and avoiding epidemics. The ancients believed that the fifth day of May was the season of epidemic diseases and the day of "five poisons", and all kinds of poisonous insects would crawl around and endanger human beings. In order to drive away these evil forces, people will hang "sachets" wrapped in wormwood and calamus at the door, eat zongzi and race dragon boats in order to eliminate the plague.

3. Inheriting culture:

As an important traditional festival, Dragon Boat Festival has important cultural significance. On this day, people will inherit rich traditional customs, including eating zongzi, dragon boat racing and swinging, so that these traditional activities can be continued.