Why do you want to eat wormwood Baba on March 3rd? The origin of the custom of eating wormwood Baba on March 3rd.

1. It is said that in ancient times, the boundary between the dead and the underworld was not as strict as it is now. The souls of the dead can go to the dead to play, and the souls of the living can also visit the underworld, which is as convenient as visiting relatives. Every year on the third day of the third lunar month, the boundary between life and death of Yin and Yang is more relaxed.

2. On the night of the third day of March, the streets of the underworld are decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and the streets and alleys are crowded with gorgeous ghosts. Dragon lanterns, lion dances, stilts and flower boats can be seen everywhere, and their liveliness and prosperity are incomparable to the Spring Festival on earth. So on this night, people's souls can't stand the temptation of the underworld and go to Guishi one after another. Some wander the streets and lanes watching lights and watching plays, some drink and listen to songs in hotel tea shops, and some take the opportunity to meet their ancestors who have never met before.

When the cock announced the dawn and the ghost market closed, most of the wandering souls returned to their bodies with satisfaction. A few wandering souls are happy and forget to return, so they stay in the underworld. The next day, there were cries among the dead. We ask monks and Taoists to chant Buddhist scriptures and draw symbols to summon souls for those relatives who have no souls. The crying of relatives and the scriptures of monks and Taoist priests can bring back some wandering souls who are not playful, and some who are playful will gradually disappear after seven days of physical decay.

Therefore, the third day of the third lunar month has become a day of human terror and anxiety, which is called "Ghost Festival". No matter how scared people are, the "Ghost Festival" on March 3 every year still comes as usual. On the eve of "Ghost Festival", people flocked to temples to burn incense and kowtow, praying for the blessing of gods and bodhisattvas. The fragrance of the world rushes to the lotus seat of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

5, Guanyin refers to a calculation, knowing the reason for burning incense in the world. One night, she had a dream for an old woman, "I am Guanyin Bodhisattva in Nanhai, and I know that there is trouble in the world, so I have come to save you." I will give you a Cao Xian, use it to make Baba, eat it, and then keep it on the third day of March. "When grandma woke up, she really had a green grass in her hand. When she looked carefully, it looked like Artemisia annua growing in the ground.

6. She told the villagers about the dream of Guanyin Bodhisattva giving grass, and everyone was very happy. They are busy picking Artemisia annua, grinding noodles and making Baba in the field. Strange to say, people who ate wormwood Baba on March 3 all passed the "Ghost Festival" safely. The news soon spread all over the country. On the eve of March 3rd every year, girls and women flock to Shan Ye to pick Artemisia annua for Baba. Until now, there is still the custom of eating Artemisia annua on March 3.