端午(wu)節浸龍舟(zhou)水是中國(guo)嶺南(nan)的傳統節慶習俗,因為(wei)(wei)龍舟(zhou)寓意吉祥,人(ren)們認為(wei)(wei)龍舟(zhou)水是“大吉水”,按(an)照(zhao)傳統說法浸完龍舟(zhou)水后寓意吉祥如意、事事順心。
浸龍(long)舟(zhou)(zhou)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui),因為龍(long)舟(zhou)(zhou)寓意吉祥,同時(shi)平日(ri)擺(bai)在(zai)祖宗的祠堂中(zhong)(zhong),因此龍(long)舟(zhou)(zhou)滑(hua)過(guo)的水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)村民們都認為是(shi)“大(da)吉水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)”,于是(shi)另(ling)一個習俗應運而(er)生—浸龍(long)舟(zhou)(zhou)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)。每年(nian)農(nong)歷(li)五(wu)(wu)月初五(wu)(wu)前(qian)后,南方暖濕空氣活躍(yue),北方還時(shi)有(you)冷(leng)空氣南下,在(zai)江南和(he)廣東,冷(leng)暖空氣交匯(hui),往(wang)往(wang)會出現大(da)而(er)集中(zhong)(zhong)的降水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)。農(nong)歷(li)五(wu)(wu)月初五(wu)(wu)是(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)國端(duan)午(wu)節,民間又稱之為“龍(long)舟(zhou)(zhou)節”,因而(er)就把此期間這些較(jiao)大(da)的降水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)過(guo)程統(tong)稱為“龍(long)舟(zhou)(zhou)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)”。
在(zai)華南(nan)地區(qu),什么都很講“意頭”的(de)廣州人每(mei)每(mei)此時就會全家(jia)走(zou)到江(jiang)邊洗龍(long)舟(zhou)(zhou)水(shui),有(you)小孩的(de)家(jia)庭,家(jia)長會讓孩子(zi)小手小腳都“浸浸”龍(long)舟(zhou)(zhou)水(shui),祈(qi)求(qiu)小孩子(zi)身體健康,快(kuai)高長大,驅(qu)邪避穢。沐浴龍(long)舟(zhou)(zhou)圣水(shui)活動也是東莞道滘的(de)其中一(yi)項文化活動。