Drinking realgar wine to avoid five harmful things, North-South custom big science-the Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival, Qu Yuan-IT information
Chinese Wu is China's traditional Dragon Boat Festival in early May. Folklorist Juan said in an interview with Beijing, Xinhua, China Civil Mu-LAN Dragon Boat Festival soup, drink realgar wine to avoid five harmful things, such as a variety of customs, but the strategy of North-South differences, "the South sent pestilence ceremony will be held in some areas in order to eliminate the disease, more also competitive activity; Dragon Boat Festival is dominated by families in the North."
Dragon Boat Festival alias numerous North-South practices vary
About the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is a large number, with "to commemorate Qu Yuan said" greater influence "mark Jie zitui", "mark Wu" and so on. Literally speaking, "side" the word "initial" means "the end of the five" is "celestial". Meanwhile, in accordance with the calendar May just as "afternoon" month, "end of the five" has also gradually evolved into "Dragon Boat Festival". Yen Ching Restaurant of the mind at the age of records: "evening for May alone five, cover letter the shifted sound. ”
"Dragon Boat Festival alias many, such as the bath Festival, Festival, a poet Festival and so on. "Juan said, because of the vast, many nationalities, effects and many stories and legends, duanwu customs are not the same everywhere," dominated by families in the North, except for outside eating zongzi, focuses on girls of Dragon Boat Festival, such as wearing a new lease of life; the South is ' Dragon ' athletic activities ".
In addition, before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, hot summer has arrived, weather, mosquitoes, the disease appears more humid climate in the South, even more so. Juan said, and it is for this reason, some areas of the South "send gods" ceremony, said the disease away.
Probably for similar purposes, used in many parts of the South during the Dragon Boat Festival "picking people thought", that is made with wormwood, Iris, a human form "to avoiding poisonous gas." Juan introduced, it will also dispel evil, ill pray for peace and meaning, "in contrast, much less Festival customs of the North than the South."
In terms of diet, although both the North and South about to eat dumplings, but taste is not uniform. Dominated by sweet rice dumplings in the North, the South is salty dumplings, dumplings, and many flavors, more tricks.
Ancient rulers provided for Dragon boat sport togetherness folk drink realgar wine to avoid five harmful things
Historically, many festivals, solar term folklore contains a people's aspirations, the Dragon Boat Festival is no exception. Juan said that the ancient authorities support civil Dragon-Boat Festival, even as "Dragon Boat Festival" prizes, the activities of togetherness.
"The Dragon Boat Festival in the Tang dynasty, the Government will place your wrapped dumplings in a little Golden plate, dumplings the size of smaller and placed outside of a further example, competing in the beginning archery, arrows can be gold. "Juan said with a smile.
Folk custom of the Dragon Boat Festival is varied, "Dragon", "hanging wormwood", "Mu-LAN soup" and other folk, an intriguing one is "avoid the five poisons". The so-called "wudu", generally refers to the snake, the Scorpion, centipede, House lizard and Toad, referred to in some places "wudu" there are centipedes, in order to avoid the five poisonous insect bites in the summer, came up with all sorts of ways.
"For example, people on Dragon Boat Festival day ' wudu ' paper-cuts, stickers on doors and Windows, walls, or in the arms of children; or cut a gourd, while ' wudu ' image also cut on top of the gourd, gourd ' intimidated ' this ' wudu '. "Juan said.
In many places, especially Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, people pay attention to drink realgar wine to "avoid the wudu". Juan said, this wine is more meticulous, Calamus, realgar and cinnabar soaking, remove after drinking poison, "from a health perspective, these practices also have some today."
饮雄黄酒避五毒，端午节南北习俗大科普 - 端午节,屈原 - IT资讯
农历五月初五是中国传统节日端午节。民俗学者王娟在接受中新网记者采访时表示，中国民间端午节有沐兰汤、饮雄黄酒避五毒等丰富多彩的习俗，但南北方略有差异，“南方一些地区会举行送瘟神仪式以求祛除疾病，竞技类活动也比较多；北方过端午则以家庭范围为主”。
端午节别名众多南北方习俗不尽相同
有关端午节的起源说法众多，其中以“纪念屈原说”影响较大，亦有“纪念介子推”、“纪念伍子胥”等说法。按照字面意思来讲，“端”字有“初始”的意思，因此“端五”即为“初五”。同时，按照历法五月恰为“午”月，“端五”也就渐渐演变成了“端午”。《燕京岁时记》记载：“初五为五月单五，盖端字之转音也。”
“端午节别名很多，比如浴兰节、女儿节、诗人节等等。”王娟表示，由于地域广大，民族众多，加上许多故事传说影响，各地过端午节的习俗也不尽相同，“北方以家庭为主，除了吃粽子外，重点在于给女孩过端午，如佩戴续命缕等物；南方则有‘赛龙舟’等竞技活动”。
此外，端午节前后，炎热的夏季已经来临，受气候影响，蚊虫、疫病出现较多，南方气候潮湿，更是如此。王娟说，正是因为这个原因，南方有些地区会举行“送瘟神”仪式，表示把疾病送走。
大概是出于类似目的，南方很多地区习惯在端午节“采艾以为人”，即用艾草、菖蒲等物制作成人形“以禳毒气”。王娟介绍，此举亦有祛病避邪、祈求平安的寓意，“相对而言，北方端午节习俗要比南方少很多”。
在饮食方面，南方北方虽然都讲究吃粽子，但口味也并不统一。北方以甜粽为主，南方则有咸粽、肉粽等很多口味，花样相对较多。
古时官府为端午竞技提供彩头民间饮雄黄酒避五毒
历来，很多节日、节气民俗都包含着人们对生活的美好愿望，端午节也不例外。王娟说，古代官府十分支持民间过端午，甚至会为“龙舟竞渡”的活动提供奖品、彩头。
“唐代过端午节，官府方面会将包好的粽子放置在一个小金盘中，粽子的个头要小，同时摆放在一个比较远的举例之外，参与竞技的人开始射箭，一箭射中者就可以得到金盘。”王娟笑着表示。
民间的端午风俗更是多种多样，在“赛龙舟”、“挂艾草”、“沐兰汤”等民俗之中，颇有趣味的是“避五毒”。所谓“五毒”，一般指的是蛇、蝎子、蜈蚣、壁虎、蟾蜍，有些地方所指的“五毒”中也有蜈蚣，人们为了避开夏天五种毒虫的叮咬，想出了种种办法。
“比如人们会在端午节这天把‘五毒’做成剪纸，贴在门窗、墙上，或者系在儿童手臂上；或者剪一个葫芦，同时把‘五毒’形象也剪在葫芦之上，表示用葫芦‘镇住’这‘五毒’。”王娟认为。
在很多地方尤其江浙一带，人们还讲究饮雄黄酒“避五毒”。王娟说，这种酒也比较讲究，会用菖蒲、雄黄乃至朱砂等浸泡，饮用后祛除毒气，“从卫生角度讲，这些习俗在今天也有一定意义”。