How to make Dragon Boat Festival sachets by hand?

The hand-made steps of the Dragon Boat Festival sachet are as follows:

Material preparation: rags, needles and thread.

1, prepare a small rag, the size is not required, but the aspect ratio should be one to two. Fold the reverse side in half and start sewing.

2. Then take a jade thread and string a favorite bead for decoration. After putting it on, tie a knot at the top to fix it, then sew the hanging thread upside down on the top corner of the cloth, and try to sew it on the thread when sewing.

3. Then sew the edge of the other side, and finally wind the thread into a circle. Turn to the front and tidy the edge of the capsule.

4. Add wormwood or other spices into the sachet, and then sew it horizontally. Here, the method of internal sewing is to hide the stitches in the cloth.

5. Fold the cloth on both sides by about 5 mm, then sew only two layers of cloth folded in half, and try to hide the stitches inside. Finally, just fix the wire winding.

The custom of Dragon Boat Festival:

1, Dragon Boat Race

Dragon boat race is one of the most distinctive and widely participated traditional activities of the Dragon Boat Festival. This activity originated in memory of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. It is said that after he threw himself into the river, people rowed to find him. In order to prevent fish and shrimp from eating his body, they also threw zongzi as a consolation. Nowadays, people organize dragon boat races, rowing ornate dragon boats and competing in rivers, lakes and seas to commemorate tradition and show teamwork spirit.

Step 2 eat zongzi

Zongzi is an indispensable traditional food for the Dragon Boat Festival. Zongzi is made by wrapping glutinous rice and other ingredients with bamboo leaves or lotus leaves, and then steaming or boiling them. There are various zongzi flavors in different regions, such as bacon zongzi, red bean paste zongzi and jujube paste zongzi. People believe that eating zongzi can ward off evil spirits and improve health. Every family will prepare zongzi, and on the Dragon Boat Festival, the whole family will get together to taste traditional food.

Step 3 hang wormwood and wear colored silk thread

People will also hang wormwood and put on colorful silk thread on the Dragon Boat Festival to ward off evil spirits and avoid epidemics and pray for peace. Wormwood is considered to have the effect of exorcising evil spirits and curing diseases. People will put wormwood in doors, windows or hang it at home. Multicolored silk thread is considered as a symbol of luck. People tie it on their wrists, ankles, furniture and other items, which means praying for good luck and peace.