2023 has come to an end, 2024 is about to debut, and it is the "highlight moment" of New Year's prayers.
In ancient times, people's demand for good luck, fortune, and ashore was also strong, in addition to various traditional activities such as incense and worship of Buddha, folk gatherings, etc., the mind of praying for blessings was also hidden in all aspects of life.
The sachet has been regarded as a talisman since ancient times, and it is believed that it has the effect of warding off evil spirits and diseases, praying for blessings and auspiciousness. Wearing a sachet or giving a sachet means praying for good fortune and wishing the wearer health, peace, success and success in the coming year.
All Buddhist youth, walk into the small sachet and start the New Year together!
Sachets are also known as sachets, purses, flower bags, sachets, sachets, sachets, and odors. Don't underestimate it, in ancient times, it was one for everyone, and life was just needed!
The ancients wore incense with a long history, the earliest can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the "Book of Rites Internal Rules" notes: "Smelly, incense also, help it to describe the ornament, to tie it." ”This is the earliest form of the sachet
It is recorded in Cai Zhi's "Han Guanyi" that in the court of the Han Dynasty, Shang Shulang had to "carry incense sleeve orchid" (that is, wear incense sachets) to serve the Son of Heaven. Qu Yuan also called for it, saying that wearing a sachet represents a person's noble character. Hua Tuo, a famous doctor, once used cloves, Baibu and other drugs to make sachets and hang them indoors to purify the air.
The sachet has a variety of functions for the ancients, it is not only an accessory for the fragrant body, but also a token of love between men and women, and it is also a way to "drive away evil and prevent disease". For thousands of years, sachets have played a unique role in people's daily lives.
01 Fitness
The purpose of the ancients to wear sachets was mostly to "ward off filth and prevent disease", and the emperors of the Qin and Han dynasties often placed fragrant incense beside them. The ancients recognized early on that diseases could enter the human body from the mouth and nose, so they would put different medicines in the sachet in order to exert different effects such as warding off evil spirits, strengthening the body, relieving the surface, clearing qi, dispelling dampness, and opening the body.
02 Folklore beliefs
In traditional Chinese culture, because the sachet is not only practical, can be inserted into the needle and entangled, but also beautiful, can be watched and played, but also entrusts people for thousands of years to drive away evil spirits, desire for happiness, auspicious wishes. Wearing sachets is regarded as a way to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings, and is widely used in folk beliefs and religious ceremonies.
03 Teaser tokens
As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, the use of gift sachets has become a "token" of love, and the sachets are subtle and beautiful. The soft and elegant aroma also represents the taste of love. In ancient times, men and women who were in love would treat the sachet as a love object and give it to each other. Tang Dynasty Sun Guangxian's "Resentment of the Side": "Red ribbons, brocade sachets, for the front intention of the flowers, courteous gift of Yulang." ”
04 Gifts
During the Han and Wei dynasties, people would express their sincere feelings by wearing sachets given by friends, and sachets became a kind of gift.
The dragon and phoenix are auspicious, and the pine crane is prolonged;The lotus flower and the double lotus are symbolized and beautiful, and they are in pairsThe gourd symbolizes a prosperous harvest;The Peacebird means peace;Gourd homonym Fulu;Lotus seeds and frogs represent many children and many blessings;Plum blossoms, chrysanthemums, and moire patterns imply calmness, longevity, and ......
The sachets are made from a wide range of materials, breaking out of the traditional silk fabrics, such as gold and silver, jade, ivory, precious wood and other materials, and the families of the powerful are even more used to show off.
01 Silk fabrics
Silk fabric is the earliest material used in the production of sachets, its texture is soft, light and thin, easy to carry and the modeling technology requirements are not high, easy to cut and make, and the unit density of silk fabric is relatively small, that is, the spices will not be splashed everywhere and ventilated and smelly.
02 Filigree
With the improvement of technology, gold and silver have been commonly used to make delicate spherical sachets since the Tang and Song dynasties. The surface of the sachet is gilded, decorated with patterns such as flowers, leaves, flying bees, curly grass, etc., and the ball body is partially hollowed out, which can make the fragrance overflow.
03 Jade carving
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, in addition to the original gold, silver, weaving and embroidery, jade, ivory and other materials were also included in the scope of material selection. There are also round, square, oval, horn-shaped, gourd-shaped, pomegranate-shaped, peach-shaped, and so on.
04 Filigree inlays
Filigree inlay, the precious gold and silver are drawn into hair-thin silk through the press, bent and outlined into various shapes, inlaid with agate, emerald feathers and various colors of red sapphires. The sac is mostly hollowed out in the middle of two pieces of conjunction, and some are hollow and condensed, but they must have holes to breathe in order to exude fragrance.
The end of the year is approaching, and it is another year to make a wish. In the new year, choose a favorite sachet to carry with you, carrying the simple thoughts of good luck and evil spirits, eliminating disasters, and happiness and health.
The splendid sachet integrates the four beasts, gossip, moire and other elements on the sachet, with natural herbs and spices, and lengthens the Chinese knot lanyard, so that the fragrance and auspiciousness can accompany you. May it give you and me the blessing of peace of mind and luck. In the coming year, wear it by your side, and the fragrance will make you firmly realize what you want.
The sachet is loaded with thousands of years of low-key luxury, and throughout the changes of thousands of years of history, the sachet culture has also developed from a simple carry-on belongings to an incense culture with Chinese characteristics. Behind each sachet, there is a representation of traditional Chinese folk art. Feel the incense culture of the sachet while learning about the traditional Chinese folk culture, let's taste the incense together!