What is the grass hanging in front of the house on Dragon Boat Festival? What is the meaning?

In folklore is the Dragon Boat Festival inserted Ai, so that not only has the use of attracting blessings and drive away evil spirits, but also has the effect of disease prevention and mosquito repellent.

Mugwort is a very common weed in rural areas, but its use is not small, one of the points is to drive mosquitoes, purify the air. This is because the stems and leaves of mugwort contain a volatile aromatic oil, and the peculiar aroma it produces can repel mosquitoes and flies, insects and ants, and purify the air.

Farmers believe that as long as it is in the Dragon Boat Festival day, whether it is the morning, noon, or night insertion of wormwood is possible, there is no rule that must be in the day when the insertion of wormwood. There is no special saying, morning and evening can be, but the old generation in rural areas generally believe that the morning insertion is better, so the day of the Dragon Boat Festival early in the morning at the entrance to the hanging of the wormwood.

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Methods of Hanging Wormwood p>Hanging Mugwort

Generally, you can choose any two or three of the five plants in the "Five Rays of Heaven", including calamus, mugwort, pomegranate flowers, garlic and santan, and usually tie the mugwort and calamus with a red rope to make a bundle, and then hang them on the door or by the window.

Just as there is no time limit for hanging mugwort, there is no time limit for taking it down. It doesn't matter if you hang it for a few days more or less. Generally wait until the mugwort is dry, no more smell before they take them down, so the mugwort is usually hung in front of the house for about a month, and then will be taken down.