In the old jiangsu and zhejiang area, the Dragon Boat Festival women generally made of gold and silver wire or copper wire gold foil, the shape of the person riding the tiger, there are also additional bells, bells, tassels and garlic, zongzi shape. The headdress is usually worn in women's chignons and can also be given as a gift.
1. Dai Aihu
Ai hu is often used in the Dragon Boat Festival in ancient China as a kind of exorcism, but also as a decoration. In ancient China, the tiger was regarded as a divine animal, so many people believed that the tiger could ward off evil spirits and protect peace.
2, the color silk
The Southern Dynasty Liang Wu Jun "continued Qi harmonic record" records: "Qu Yuan on May 5 into the Miluo River and died... The world makes zongzi with five color silk......" It is believed that the five-color silk is related to sacrifice to Qu Yuan.
Sima Biao in the Western Jin Dynasty, "continued the book of Han," contained: "Zhu Suo, five color peach print as the gateway, to stop evil." The five-color print is the later five-color Zeng, with a peach print 6 inches long and 3 inches wide, and with a five-color instrument hanging on the door. This is similar to the later suspension of evil avoidance. The stories written by Sima Biao all date back to the Han Dynasty. This five-color silk or chuso, have a mysterious color.
3, the long life wisp
During the Wei, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, people suffered from frequent wars, so the most important custom of the Dragon Boat Festival is "Pibing Zeng".
With five color silk dyed into the shape of the sun and the moon, stars, birds and animals, on the thorn wen embroidery, wisp of gold, that is, called PiBing Zeng, also followed the Han Dynasty name for the long life wisp or continued life wisp. Some wear in the chest, some compose on the arm, one is to provide disaster, longevity and life; Second, it can show women's ability to raise silkworms and reeling silk. Not only that, people also gave these things to each other as precious gifts. Later, it was gradually followed down until the recent and modern times.
4, wear sachets
Sachet, also called sachets, sachets, purses, etc., is made of rags and wrapped with five-color silk threads. It contains spices and is worn in the chest, which will smell tangy.
Song Dynasty Chen Yuangui's "Sui Shi Guangji" citing "Sui Shi Notes" mentioned a "terminal five made in red and white as a bag, to color line through it, twitching so that the flower shape. And another "clam powder bell" : "end five days to clam powder Na silk, compose of cotton, if the number of beads. Make children with sweat also ". These bags can be carried, the contents of the changes, from the spirit of exorcism, sweat clam powder, copper money, realgar powder to avoid insects, developed into a spice sachet, production is also increasingly exquisite, and become the Dragon Boat Festival unique folk art. Wearing a fragrant bag is also quite exquisite.
The elderly want to prevent disease and fitness, generally like to wear chrysanthemum, plum blossom, apple, peach, lotus, baby ride fish, baby hold cock, double lotus and other shapes, a symbol of all the best, birds 'singing and fragrance of flowers, conjugal love, family harmony. Children are birds and animals, such as leopards, tigers; A cockfight drives a rabbit, a monkey on a pole, etc. Young people wear the most exquisite sachet, in love with the lover, especially amorous girl early to elaborate a few unique sachet, rushed before the festival to his sweetheart. The young man wearing the sachet given by his sweetheart, will naturally cause comments from people around him, praising the object of the boy's ingenuity.
source：Shen Dun Sha Xian
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