What wood can ward off evil spirits?

Peach wood is also called "fairy wood". It is the most widely used material to ward off evil spirits and create ghosts. Peach trees have such magical power, which is rooted in the mysterious concept that peach trees are afraid of ghosts. In the recording and interpretation of ancient documents, the basis of this concept can be roughly divided into three categories. Because it has nothing to do with the theme, I won't go into details. This paragraph mainly talks about the function of peach wood in exorcism: 1) peach board. Also known as "peach version", "peach symbol" and "peach symbol board", they are used in pairs. The image of the Shen Tu brothers (legendary exorcists) is painted on the board to suppress the evil soul. Of course, as we all know, it has gradually evolved into the present "Spring Festival couplets" and "couplets". 2) peach seal. Also known as the "Peach Seal", it is a button carved from peach wood and painted with red, blue and Huang San colors. Black and white, spells to ward off evil spirits, and perforated buttons. During the Dragon Boat Festival, you only need to tie the peach seal on the door or between the curtains with colorful ornaments to drive away evil spirits and ghosts. 3) Peach service. Ornamental objects made of mahogany are melon-shaped, multi-edged, engraved with inscriptions, and the content is mostly to pray for soil disaster. The usage method is to wear it on the body in the first month of the summer calendar. According to History of Han Poetry, this custom was popular in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the later mahogany system was its legacy. 4) Ren Tao. Also known as "peach stalk" and "peach puppet", it is an aversion to victory carved with peach stalks. Shaped like a human figure, the size is arbitrary. The way to use it is to stand by the door on New Year's Eve in the summer calendar or ward off evil spirits in Zheng Dan. According to the records in Zhuangzi and Warring States Policy, this custom was popular in the Warring States Period. In the folk custom of building houses in some areas, Ren Tao is also used to open a small hole on the door wall or between beams and columns to put a small group of people. ? J is a demon, keep the house stable. 5) peach pit. Intercepting the branches of peach trees without treatment is a ready-made ghost. "Zhuangzi" said that when a child puts a stick in front of his house and is not afraid to enter the house, the ghost will be scared away. In addition, the ancients also bathed with peach branches, thinking that they could ward off evil spirits. 6) Pink bow. Also known as "peach arc", it is made of peach wood and used in combination with an arrow-shaped object made of thorns to celebrate victory. Zuozhuan? In Zhao Gong, there was a ceremony of "peach-arc arrow to eliminate its disaster" for four years. The meaning of "disaster" seems to be broader than the concept of ghost. 7) peaches □. The magic weapon made of peach branches and ears of grain looks like a broom. Zuo Zhuan, The Book of Rites and Zhou Li all contain ominous records of hot peach blossom. There are two occasions in front of peaches: mourning and killing animals to get blood. The ancients believed that scandium was associated with ghosts and things like that. Before hanging people, it was necessary to use town objects to ensure that the living were not infringed, and Tao Qian had the power to kill ghosts. Killing a sacrifice, taking blood and swearing, but also afraid of ominous, Taofeng plays the role of being removed. In ancient times, most of the people who picked peaches before holding them were officials such as Wu Shi, but later they gradually became a tool of Taoism before picking peaches, that is, the predecessor of blowing dust. Peach wooden sword should be the most familiar usage. It is a magic weapon of "catching ghosts" or "splitting ghosts" made of peach wood, which is used in conjunction with "peach seal" and reed rope. This is already in the hands of the Taoist priest with a bull's nose, but the righteousness comes from the ancient people's belief in the power of peach wood to kill ghosts. 9) Peach soup. In the story of Jingchu's avoiding evil spirits, there is a description of drinking Taoyuan on the first day of the first month. Whether to cook the fields with peaches, peach gum or peach wood has not been tested. In addition, there is a way to take a bath in Taoyuan to solve the mystery of ghosts in the folk magic of banning the disintegration of black beads.