Traditional culture of the Dragon Boat Festival Traditional cultural content of the Dragon Boat Festival

There are many theories about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival. Such as: in memory of Qu Yuan; In memory of Wu Zixu's theory; In memory of Cao E; From the three generations of summer solstice festival; The theory of exorcising evil days on the moon, the theory of national totem sacrifice in wuyue and so on.

2. The custom of Dragon Boat Festival

(1) Children wear sachets on the Dragon Boat Festival, which is said to mean to ward off evil spirits. Actually, it is used to decorate the inner head. The sachet contains cinnabar, realgar, and fragrant medicine. It is wrapped in silk, and the fragrance is overflowing. Then it is tied into a rope with five-color silk threads, and made into various shapes of strings, which are small and lovely.

(2) Hanging Ai, a folk proverb says: "Insert willow in Qingming Festival, insert Ai in Dragon Boat Festival". On the Dragon Boat Festival, people regard inserting wormwood and calamus as one of the important contents. Dragon Boat Festival is also a "health festival" handed down from ancient times. On this day, people sweep the courtyard, hang mugwort leaves, hang calamus, sprinkle realgar wine, drink realgar wine, stir up turbidity, remove rot, sterilize and prevent diseases. These activities also reflect the fine traditions of the Chinese nation.

(3) Drink realgar wine. Realgar is also a medicinal material, which is said to kill all poisons. Therefore, during the Dragon Boat Festival, Shaanxi people will soak realgar in wine and smear realgar wine on children's ears, nose, forehead, wrists and ankles. It is said that this practice can keep mosquitoes, snakes, scorpions, centipedes, geckos and spiders away from the body.