端午(wu)節浸龍(long)(long)(long)舟水是(shi)中(zhong)國嶺南的傳統(tong)節慶習俗,因為龍(long)(long)(long)舟寓意吉(ji)祥,人(ren)們認為龍(long)(long)(long)舟水是(shi)“大吉(ji)水”,按照傳統(tong)說(shuo)法浸完龍(long)(long)(long)舟水后寓意吉(ji)祥如意、事事順心。
浸(jin)龍(long)(long)(long)舟(zhou)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui),因為龍(long)(long)(long)舟(zhou)寓意吉(ji)祥,同時(shi)平日擺(bai)在祖宗的(de)祠堂中,因此龍(long)(long)(long)舟(zhou)滑過的(de)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)村(cun)民(min)們都認(ren)為是(shi)“大(da)(da)(da)吉(ji)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)”,于(yu)是(shi)另一個習俗(su)應運而生—浸(jin)龍(long)(long)(long)舟(zhou)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)。每年(nian)農(nong)歷五月初五前(qian)后,南(nan)(nan)方暖濕(shi)空(kong)氣活躍,北(bei)方還時(shi)有冷空(kong)氣南(nan)(nan)下,在江南(nan)(nan)和(he)廣東,冷暖空(kong)氣交匯,往(wang)往(wang)會出現大(da)(da)(da)而集中的(de)降水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)。農(nong)歷五月初五是(shi)中國端午節,民(min)間又稱(cheng)之為“龍(long)(long)(long)舟(zhou)節”,因而就把此期間這些較大(da)(da)(da)的(de)降水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)過程統稱(cheng)為“龍(long)(long)(long)舟(zhou)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)”。
在華南地區,什么都很講“意頭(tou)”的廣州(zhou)人每每此時就會全家(jia)走到江邊洗龍(long)舟水,有小(xiao)孩(hai)的家(jia)庭,家(jia)長會讓孩(hai)子小(xiao)手小(xiao)腳都“浸(jin)浸(jin)”龍(long)舟水,祈求小(xiao)孩(hai)子身體健(jian)康,快高長大(da),驅邪避穢。沐浴龍(long)舟圣(sheng)水活動(dong)也是東莞(guan)道滘的其(qi)中(zhong)一項(xiang)文化(hua)活動(dong)。