The difference between the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in the South and the North

A, zongzi different:

South: rich fillings, salty staple

Only look at the shape of the southern zongzi appear to be colorful: triangular, torch-shaped, conical, square, the appearance of the exquisite first hung your appetite.

Unlike the sweet red date dumplings of the north, the fillings in the south are much richer. Bean paste, fresh meat, ham, egg yolk ......

North: red dates and bean paste, sweet

The zongzi in the north is sweet, the main raw material of the zongzi is glutinous rice with red dates or jujubes, and in some cases, bean paste or preserved fruits are also used, in order to increase the sweetness, and in some cases, sugar is added. The dumplings come in different sizes, but are usually no smaller than a little girl's fist, and are shaped like a diagonal quadrangle or triangle.

Two, customary activities are different

South: Dragon Boat Racing

South boats and northern horses. Dragon boat racing is a unique custom in the South for the festival. With the bow drummer or fast or slow drums, the whole boat dragon boaters yell and dance paddle, magnificent momentum is enough to shake out the echo of the distant mountains. You chase, I'll catch up; compete with the first in the bosom of the bravado, each other are not give way.

North: "tread willow"

Anciently, the Dragon Boat Festival in Zhao County, Hebei Province, the local government will hold a party to the south of the city, inviting the city scholars to drink and write poems, known as "tread willow". Now, the custom of reciting poems at the Dragon Boat Festival still exists, but it lacks the elegance of going outside the city to drink and write poems.

Nowadays, some places hold a large-scale poetry contest for the Dragon Boat Festival. People gather together to exchange feelings and recite patriotic poems.

Three, different ways to ward off evil

South: calamus, moxa

South to calamus, moxa inserted in the lintel, hanging in the hall, the purpose is to ward off evil. Hunan Provincial Museum of Qin and Han Dynasty history expert Wang Shujin introduced, Dragon Boat Festival hanging ai, hanging calamus, equivalent to the Spring Festival firecrackers. Ancient people also have the custom of wearing scented pouches, in Changsha Mawangdui, many unearthed artifacts have revealed this information. Incense bag filled with cinnabar, andrographis, incense medicine, wrapped in silk cloth, fragrant.

In the past, residents along the Miluo River also had the custom of "grabbing dragon water". Villagers picking buckets, came to the Miluo River water, who grabbed the first bucket of water, with this bucket of "dragon water" to wash your hair, hair will become better, wash your face to achieve the effect of bright eyes, give the children a bath can also drive away evil spirits.

North: wear five poisonous copper

North Dragon Boat Festival have to wear Zhong Kui dispel five poisonous copper to ward off evil customs, but is now gradually replaced by small children wearing five poisonous bibs custom. In some places, it is popular for aunts and uncles to send it, and in some places, it is popular for grandmothers or grandmothers to send it.

The five poisons bibs are bright red in color and embroidered with five kinds of poisons: centipede, scorpion, toad, rat and snake, which are said to ward off poison and evil spirits. Five-color silk thread is also a way for people to ward off evil spirits at the Dragon Boat Festival. The red, yellow, blue, green and other colors of silk threads are braided together and worn on the wrists and ankles, which is beautiful and delicate.