When to wear the colorful rope during the Dragon Boat Festival? How to wear the colorful rope during the Dragon Boat Festival and what are the taboos?

When should we wear the colorful ropes during the Dragon Boat Festival? The five-colored thread is made of five colors of thread, and the time to wear the five-colored thread during the Dragon Boat Festival is very particular. Next, let’s take a closer look.

When to wear the colorful string during the Dragon Boat Festival

Do's and Don'ts of Wearing Colorful Ropes

1. On the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, before the sun comes out, adults get up and tie the Dragon Boat Festival strings around the wrists, ankles and necks of sleeping children. In some places, the colorful rope can be put on the night before.
2. Children are not allowed to speak when tying the colorful rope, and they are not allowed to tear or discard the colorful rope at will after putting it on.
3. It is not until July 7, the birthday of "Seventh Mother", that the ribbons are taken down and burned. In some places, people pick the apples and throw them into the river when the first rain falls after the Dragon Boat Festival, letting the rain wash them away.
4. It is said that children wearing colorful ropes can avoid being harmed by poisonous snakes, scorpions and other insects, and throwing them into the river means letting the river water wash away the plague and disease, so the children can stay healthy.
5. Of course, in addition to the traditional use of five-colored silk ropes, with silver locks, wrapped around children's arms. In the old days, every household would hang five-colored silk ropes on their door lintels during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Colorful rope wearing classification

The time for wearing the colorful ropes during the Dragon Boat Festival is the same, but as time goes by, the ways of presenting the colorful ropes have become more diverse. The simplest one is to choose five colored thin ropes: blue, white, red, black and yellow, then twist the five threads into a rope and wear it directly on your arm. Some people like to add some gold and silver ornaments to the colorful rope and hang it around their necks. Some female friends like to fold the colorful ropes into squares, which are auspicious patterns similar to Chinese knots. If you are planning to give it to elders, many people will use colorful threads to embroider various objects such as the sun, moon, stars, black beasts, etc., but this kind of embroidery is definitely much more complicated than the previous ones.