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What are the local traditions of Huzhou Dragon Boat Festival?

Lifting gourds: It is a traditional custom to lift gourds during the Dragon Boat Festival. Children and adults wear a gourd to ward off evil spirits. Wearing the gourd of "Fulu" in traditional culture can turn hostility into friendship and enhance the atmosphere of happiness.

Of course, eating zongzi, drinking realgar wine, wearing sachets and racing dragon boats are more common. These are very popular customs of the Dragon Boat Festival.