With the change of time, what changes have taken place in the customs of modern and ancient Dragon Boat Festival?

The changes of ancient and modern Dragon Boat Festival customs are mainly manifested in: some ancient customs are gradually replaced by modern customs, such as sending fans and mowing grass in ancient Dragon Boat Festival, but now the customs of Dragon Boat Festival are eating zongzi and drying dragon boats, and the forms are also changing.

First, the ancient customs of the Dragon Boat Festival:

1, gift fan

In ancient times, people enjoyed the cool with fans as props. Dragon Boat Festival happens to be hot in summer. There is also a saying in ancient times that sending fans on the Dragon Boat Festival also means to ward off evil spirits and cool off the heat, and it is also an ancient etiquette.

2, fighting grass

Mowing grass is also an entertainment of the ancient Dragon Boat Festival. In ancient times, fighting grass was divided into two ways, that is, fighting each other to see who had beautiful flowers and plants and who had more flowers and plants. The method of warfare is that everyone takes out his own flowers and plants, and then uses a hook to see who breaks the flowers and plants first and loses first.

Second, the modern Dragon Boat Festival customs:

1, eat zongzi

Modern people refine jiaozi and jiaozi by themselves, and there are many styles, such as egg yolk jiaozi and lean meat jiaozi. Wrap it and steam it, and sit together and eat happily.

2. Dragon Boat Race

Dragon boat race is also a program of Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boat race is an activity to commemorate Qu Yuan or the river god. Now it has developed into a semi-religious and semi-entertainment program. It usually takes about 30 people, a drummer, and everyone paddles with the drummer's direction until the end.