Hanging mugwort on the door at Dragon Boat Festival: keeps mosquitoes and evil spirits away, and is full of love

Ai Hao, that is, mugwort. I believe many people have heard of mugwort's great reputation. Mugwort has a wide range of uses: it can be eaten, used as medicine, and used to repel mosquitoes. Here, for a girl getting married, a bundle of mugwort absolutely cannot be missing from her dowry. It symbolizes love, and its meaning is a lifetime of marital affection. How joyous! How could it be forgotten?

On the fifth day of the fifth month, the custom of every household hanging mugwort still circulates. On the fifth day of the fifth month, when you often open the main door, you may find that some warm-hearted neighbor has hung a bundle of fragrant mugwort by the door, and your heart instantly fills with sweetness. Grandma was one of those people too. She cut the mugwort in advance and tied it into small bundles, just waiting to get up early on the fifth day of the fifth month and go from door to door to hang them. What she hung up was love, and what she harvested was joy! This custom has gradually faded away and is hard to find again.

Mugwort grows very widely. Along both sides of roads, in front of and behind houses, in grassy areas and by rivers, it is everywhere. As long as there is enough water and enough light, it will grow very well naturally, because it is a perennial plant and spreads quickly. It also has an auspicious meaning, so few people destroy it. Natural, fresh, and green in broad patches.

Uses of mugwort

1. Eating

Go out into the wild to find vigorous mugwort, remove the stems and keep only the tender leaves, then mash the tender leaves and filter them, leaving behind thick green juice. Use this juice to mix dough, and you can make all kinds of green flour foods, cute and fragrant. You can eat them with confidence, guaranteed non-toxic and harmless. You can also make cold dressed mugwort tender leaves; the taste is decent.

2. Mosquito repellent

Here, every household likes to plant some mugwort outside the main door. It is not only edible, but can also repel mosquitoes and insects, because mosquitoes do not like the smell of mugwort and fly far away when they encounter it. On summer evenings, bring a stool and sit by the mugwort, and you absolutely will not be bitten.

3. Grown as a potted plant

Many flower lovers also bring mugwort home and grow a pot of it indoors. It is simple to plant and basically needs no care, yet it can fill the pot. Watching mugwort, which symbolizes friendly love, grow bit by bit before your eyes is also a kind of enjoyment!

Hurry and bring mugwort home, and start an act of loving mugwort as soon as you say it. How wonderful!