What are the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in Hunan?

1, dragon boat

Xiangxiang every time to race the dragon boat often appeared in the street empty net situation. Lianshui both sides of the traditional custom of dragon boat, more clan associations as a unit of the organization of the fleet, the bow of the boat tie dragon head, there are also tie rooster, carp and animal head.

Republic of China era during the race is: the first valley water, the second Xikou, the third Yanggu, the fourth Xuejiadu and the pool city, the fifth apricot store and the county (for some time in the county due to the rise of the Dragon Boat Festival water, agreed to change to the sixth of June).

2, on the Si Festival

On the history of the Festival has a long history, in the ancient times on the Si has become a large-scale folk festival, spring and Jingming, people out of their homes, set at the water's edge, held to remove the ominous purification ceremony.

3, sticker paintings

Old times people prevailed in the indoor sticker paintings, households on the sticker door god, in order to wish the New Year auspicious celebration, to drive away the evil to welcome the auspicious. New Year's paintings are one of the most popular works of art in Chinese folklore. At the end of the year, most places have the custom of posting New Year's paintings, door gods and couplets to add to the festive atmosphere. New Year's paintings are changed every year, or posted for a year's enjoyment, so they are called "New Year's paintings".

Hunan specialties:

Xiangxiang specialties: wick cake is a traditional food specialty of Xiangxiang. It is not only shaped like a wick, white and soft, with sweet and spicy flavor, cool and fragrant, bending into a circle without stopping, but also can be lit by fire, emitting pure Yu Gui fragrance. And open a box from the first start to eat one after another to the last one, no more, no less than 24 hours.

Xiangtan production wick cake, has a history of more than 400 years. 140 years ago, in the Qing Dynasty during the Xianfeng years of the National Famous Specialty Products Expo, Xiangtan wick cake was rated as a first-class specialties; Panama International Merchandise Race in 1915, by the representatives of various countries praised; in May 1988, and was named Hunan Province, "Famous Confectionary In May 1988, it was awarded as "Famous Confectionery" of Hunan Province.