Why is everything inappropriate during the Dragon Boat Festival?

Why is everything inappropriate during the Dragon Boat Festival?

In my impression, I have been told by the elderly since I was a child that the Dragon Boat Festival was first celebrated as an "evil day". There are many common sayings about the "evils" of the Dragon Boat Festival, such as "Toads can't hide from May 5th", "Toads and tadpoles hide from the Dragon Boat Festival", "Dragon Boat Festival, the weather is hot; the five poisons wake up and there is no peace"... ..etc.

In the past, people were very cautious about the Dragon Boat Festival. Major events such as weddings, funerals, moving and opening of businesses would definitely not be held during the Dragon Boat Festival; even the birth of a child that they could not choose, many pregnant women were worried about Children are born on the Dragon Boat Festival, because there is not only the saying that "unlucky people are born on the Dragon Boat Festival", but more seriously, there is also the saying that "children born on the Dragon Boat Festival will lose their father and their mother."

Therefore, the original Dragon Boat Festival was not so much about celebrating the festival as it was about avoiding disadvantages. It’s just that Chinese people prefer to express it in auspicious terms. Just like staying up late during the Chinese New Year actually has a deeper meaning.

In order to let everyone know more about the Dragon Boat Festival, it is not limited to rice dumplings, dragon boat racing, Qu Yuan, realgar wine, etc.; Avoid the Dragon Boat Festival during important events to seek good luck and avoid bad luck.

First of all, I want to tell you that things that are not suitable to be done during the Dragon Boat Festival: such as getting married, getting engaged, moving, opening a business, starting construction, construction, and decoration. Of course, these good things are not suitable on this day. Even funerals, visits to the doctor, hospitalization, etc. should not be held during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Therefore, it can be said that everything is inappropriate during the Dragon Boat Festival.

So, next, let’s talk to you about why everything is inappropriate during the Dragon Boat Festival.

1. "Five" is a special number

1. "Five" represents all, everything

The number "five", in ancient culture It has a special meaning and almost covers everything. Many theories, doctrines, and titles are summarized by "five".

For example, as we are familiar with, metal, wood, water, fire and earth are called the five elements, the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys are the five internal organs, the ears, eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth are the five senses, green, yellow, red, white and black are the five colors, sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty are the five flavors, rice Millet, wheat and beans are the five grains, Taihua, Hengheng and Song are the five mountains, benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust are the five constants, palace, business, angle, Zhengyu are the five tones, and even scorpions, snakes, centipedes, geckos and toads are also called the five poisons.

2. Five is in the middle, which is the pinnacle and indicates nobility

Among the nine numbers from one to nine, "five" is ranked in the middle, impartial; in Yang numbers In the middle, five is still in the middle position, which means harmony. Ancient books record that "there are nine in number, five in the middle, like a peak, at its top. It has the power of prosperity. It is impartial."

The emperor is called the "Nine-Five Lord", which is why Come.

Therefore, the number "five" is not something that ordinary people can afford.

2. Around the Dragon Boat Festival, Yang Qi is at its strongest

The Dragon Boat Festival is close to the summer solstice. At this time, the days are getting longer and longer, approaching the longest day of the year; and On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, "Double Five" occurs. Five is the yang number, and Double Five also means "extremely Yang".

In traditional culture, what is important is the balance of yin and yang, and too much is unlucky. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the Yang Qi is extremely strong and will gradually decline. During this period of alternating prosperity and decline, it is auspicious to avoid it.

3. "Five" in the Nine Palaces Flying Stars is the five yellow evil stars

And in the Feng Shui Nine Palaces Flying Stars: one white Mercury, two black Saturn, three green Jupiter, four green Among Jupiter, five yellow Saturn, six white Venus, seven red Venus, eight white Saturn, and nine purple Mars, five is the five yellow Saturn, which is a great evil and is commonly known as the "Five Yellow Evils".

"Five" is considered unlucky, which has something to do with this. The fifth day of the first lunar month is called "Powu", and the fifth day of the lunar calendar is called "Evil May". The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, and it is extremely unlucky if the double five overlaps.

4. The name "Evil May" is related to the weather and phenology

During the Dragon Boat Festival, it is midsummer, when the humidity becomes heavier, the turbidity rises, mosquitoes and animals They are active one after another, and virus plagues are spreading, which can be said to be the end of the five poisons.

Therefore, the weather and phenology in this season are very detrimental to people's health. In order to ward off evil spirits and avoid poison, people in ancient times would carry out a series of activities during the Dragon Boat Festival, such as hanging calamus and mugwort leaves in front of the door, drinking realgar wine, bathing in orchid soup, etc.

Warm tips: Today’s young people don’t pay much attention to traditional festivals. They don’t know that many traditional festivals in China are not just festivals, but also contain the meaning of seeking good luck and avoiding bad luck.