What activities are there in Huizhou Dragon Boat Festival?

1, dragon boat race. Since 1988, the annual dragon boat race sponsored by Huicheng District Government and undertaken by Huicheng District Sports Bureau has gone through 24 sessions, and has already become a sports activity integrating traditional culture, national fitness and tourism in the whole region during the Dragon Boat Festival, which is deeply loved by Huicheng people.

2. Hang calamus and wash "dragon boat water". In ancient May and June, due to the influence of natural weather, epidemic diseases were prone to occur. People collect Acorus calamus and Folium Artemisiae Argyi, which have bactericidal effect, and hang them on doors to resist the invasion of poisonous gas.

3. Hang sachets. In Boluo, Huizhou, people are still used to buying a sachet for their children to hang on their bodies or put in their schoolbags before the Dragon Boat Festival. "Because the custom says that there are some bad things in May Festival, sachets are for children to ward off evil spirits." There are four or five shops selling sachets and moxa sticks on Heping Road near the central market in Boluo Luo Yang, just a few tens of meters away. Generally, it will not be sold after the Dragon Boat Festival, and it can only be seen from the first day to the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. This handicraft with the characteristics of Dragon Boat Festival is still very popular with parents.