China's first festival to be inscribed on the world's cultural intangible heritage is the

China's first festival to be inscribed on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage is the Dragon Boat Festival.

Duanwu Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Chongwu Festival, Chongwu Festival, Tianzhong Festival, etc., which is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year, is a folk festival that combines the worship of gods, prayers to ancestors, prayers for blessings and protection against evil spirits, celebrations and entertainment, and food and drink. The Dragon Boat Festival originated from the worship of natural phenomena and evolved from the sacrifice of dragons in the ancient times. The Dragon Boat Festival, together with the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, is known as the four major traditional festivals in China. The culture of Dragon Boat Festival has a wide influence in the world, and some countries and regions in the world also have activities to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.

In May 2006, the State Council included the Dragon Boat Festival in the list of the first national intangible cultural heritage; since 2008, it has been listed as a national legal holiday; in September 2009, UNESCO formally approved the inclusion of the Dragon Boat Festival in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, which made it China's first festival selected as one of the world's intangible cultural heritages.

Duanwu Festival customs briefly:

1, Dragon Boat Race: This is the most representative of the Dragon Boat Festival is an activity, but also the folk traditional water sports and entertainment programs, especially popular in southern China. Dragon boat racing is not only a sports and entertainment activities, but also reflects the patriotic and collectivist spirit in people's hearts.

2, tethered five-color thread: in traditional Chinese culture, the five colors symbolizing the five directions and five elements, "green, red, white, black and yellow" are considered auspicious colors. Dragon Boat Festival with five-color silk thread tie arm, was once a very popular custom. Passed on to later generations, that is, developed into such as long-life wisps, long-life locks, incense packets and many other kinds of beautiful ornaments, the production is becoming more and more sophisticated, become the Dragon Boat Festival unique folk art.

3, eat zongzi: Dragon Boat Festival to eat zongzi is an important custom, the earliest appearance of zongzi originated in the leaves, and then people use bamboo leaves wrapped rice balls, eggs, peanuts and other ingredients made into a corner, symbolically filled with food and seasoning, and then wrapped in colorful silk outside, which is the prototype of zongzi that we see now.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Dragon Boat Festival