From the perspective of the 24 solar terms, the lunar month of May has reached the middle of summer, so it is called May“midsummer”, "Midsummer".The main festival is the fifth day of MayThe Dragon Boat Festival。
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a kind of cicada
《The Book of Songs》It is recorded that "Tipping in May" means a cicada.It means that cicadas break the ground and climb up trees in May, starting the first quiet song in summer. Therefore, May is also called "Tiao Tiao".
Meridian Moon
The ancient Chinese people also used twelve earthly branches to match the twelve months. May is also called the "noon moon".
Duanyang, Duanyue
The fifth day of May is the "Double Noon", which is also called "Dragon Boat Festival" because the ancients often regarded the "noon" as "the sun".[1]
A vicious moon
In ancient China, customs vary from place to place. Some local folk customs in northern China believe that the lunar month of May is the poison month.Due to the great changes in nature and ecology after the summer, people have many fears in mind, which leads to many taboos such as "covering up, being calm, and stopping looking".In fact, this is because the summer weather is hot and dry, people are easy to get sick, and the plague is also easy to spread. In addition, snakes and insects breed and easily bite people, so we should be very careful, which makes people gradually form the customs of "avoiding five poisons" and "avoiding Dragon Boat Festival".[2-3]
may
In May, all kinds of grass are flourishing《The Dream of Red Mansion》The "fighting against all kinds of herbs and all kinds of beauties show their talents" in the "fighting against all kinds of herbs" refers to the folk activities of fighting against all kinds of herbs.In May, calamus is the most popular herb.Acorus calamus, as one of the "Four Elegant Flowers and Plants", grows in the riverside, graceful, green and fragrant, and is deeply loved by people.drinkcalamus wineInserting calamus leaves has also become an important custom on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.May is also called "Puyue".
the fifth lunar month
The pomegranate moon is named after the pomegranate blossom in May. Han Yu has a poem "The pomegranate blossom in May shines brightly".In ancient times, young girls in Beijing in early May dressed themselves up with orange or red pomegranate flowers as hairpins. Later, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month was also called "Girls' Day".
