What is smoked on Dragon Boat Festival? What is smoked on Dragon Boat Festival?

Smoked wormwood on Dragon Boat Festival. The volatile aromatic oil contained in Artemisia argyi leaves can produce

What is smoked on Dragon Boat Festival? What is smoked on Dragon Boat Festival?

Smoked wormwood on Dragon Boat Festival. The volatile aromatic oil contained in Artemisia argyi leaves can produce a peculiar fragrance, which can play the role of expelling insects and evil spirits and purifying the air after being ignited. May is the vigorous growth period of Artemisia argyi. At this time, Artemisia argyi leaves have the most oil and the best effect. Hang wormwood on the door, dry it, take it down and light it.

What is smoked on Dragon Boat Festival?

Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Zhengyang Festival and Tianzhong Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. Dragon Boat Festival originated from the worship of astronomical phenomena and evolved from the ancient Dragon Boat Festival. The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival mainly include picking dragon boats, picking herbs, hanging wormwood and calamus, worshipping gods and ancestors, washing herbal water, drinking water at noon, soaking in dragon boats, eating zongzi, flying kites and holding dragon boats.

On the Dragon Boat Festival, all kinds of flowers and plants that can drive away evil spirits and diseases have long been arranged. People regard wormwood and calamus as one of the important contents of the Dragon Boat Festival. Such as wormwood hanging on the door, Jingchu Chronicle: "Collecting wormwood is like hanging a door with poison gas." This is because mugwort is an important medicinal plant, and it can also be used for treating diseases, moxibustion at acupoints and expelling insects. Hanging wormwood on the door, naturally drying it or taking it off after air drying, and lighting it can also play a certain role.