端(duan)午節浸龍(long)(long)舟水是中國嶺(ling)南的傳統節慶習(xi)俗,因(yin)為龍(long)(long)舟寓(yu)意(yi)(yi)吉(ji)祥,人們(men)認(ren)為龍(long)(long)舟水是“大吉(ji)水”,按(an)照傳統說法浸完龍(long)(long)舟水后寓(yu)意(yi)(yi)吉(ji)祥如意(yi)(yi)、事事順心。
浸(jin)龍(long)(long)舟(zhou)(zhou)水(shui),因(yin)為(wei)龍(long)(long)舟(zhou)(zhou)寓意吉(ji)祥,同時(shi)平日擺在祖宗的祠堂中(zhong),因(yin)此(ci)龍(long)(long)舟(zhou)(zhou)滑過的水(shui)村民們都(dou)認為(wei)是“大吉(ji)水(shui)”,于是另一個(ge)習俗應運(yun)而生(sheng)—浸(jin)龍(long)(long)舟(zhou)(zhou)水(shui)。每年農歷五(wu)月初五(wu)前后(hou),南方暖(nuan)濕(shi)空(kong)(kong)氣(qi)活躍(yue),北(bei)方還時(shi)有冷空(kong)(kong)氣(qi)南下,在江南和廣(guang)東(dong),冷暖(nuan)空(kong)(kong)氣(qi)交匯,往往會(hui)出現大而集中(zhong)的降水(shui)。農歷五(wu)月初五(wu)是中(zhong)國端午節,民間又稱之為(wei)“龍(long)(long)舟(zhou)(zhou)節”,因(yin)而就把此(ci)期間這些較大的降水(shui)過程統(tong)稱為(wei)“龍(long)(long)舟(zhou)(zhou)水(shui)”。
在(zai)華南地區,什(shen)么都很講“意頭”的(de)廣州(zhou)人每每此時就會(hui)全(quan)家(jia)走到江(jiang)邊洗龍(long)舟(zhou)水,有小孩(hai)的(de)家(jia)庭,家(jia)長會(hui)讓孩(hai)子(zi)小手(shou)小腳都“浸(jin)浸(jin)”龍(long)舟(zhou)水,祈(qi)求(qiu)小孩(hai)子(zi)身體健康,快(kuai)高長大,驅邪避穢(hui)。沐浴(yu)龍(long)舟(zhou)圣(sheng)水活(huo)動也(ye)是東莞(guan)道滘的(de)其中一項文(wen)化活(huo)動。