What are the three customs of Dragon Boat Festival?

Three customs of Dragon Boat Festival: dragon boat race, hanging wormwood and calamus, and eating zongzi.

1. Dragon boat race: Dragon boat race has a long history and has been passed down since ancient times. It is a traditional folk water sports and entertainment project in China, and it is also a major custom of the Dragon Boat Festival. Before the dragon boat race, please invite the dragon to offer sacrifices to the gods. In the past, when people sacrificed to the Dragon Palace, the atmosphere was solemn and solemn, praying for a bumper harvest in agriculture, good weather and safety. Emperors in Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties all liked to watch dragon boats by the water, which also belonged to games and the like. According to Old Tang Book, both Mu Zong and Jing Zong have "watching the game".

Second, hanging wormwood and calamus: With the development of history, the custom of the Dragon Boat Festival has been injected into the summer season to eliminate yin and evil spirits, and to eliminate diseases and epidemic prevention. There is a folk proverb that says, "Willows are inserted in Qingming Festival, and wormwood is inserted in Dragon Boat Festival." On the Dragon Boat Festival, people regard inserting wormwood and calamus as one of the important contents. The stems and leaves of mugwort contain volatile aromatic oil, whose volatile fragrance can repel mosquitoes, flies, insects and ants and purify the air. The leaves of Acorus calamus are also drugs for refreshing, killing insects and sterilizing.

Eating zongzi: Eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional custom of the Chinese nation since ancient times. In the Jin Dynasty, Zongzi was officially designated as the food of the Dragon Boat Festival. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the variety of zongzi increased, and people mixed animal meat, chestnuts and red beans into rice. Zongzi is also used as a gift for communication. In the Tang dynasty, the shape of zongzi appeared conical and rhombic.