What day is the fifth day of May?

The fifth day of May is the Dragon Boat Festival.

is an ancient traditional festival in China. According to statistics, the name of Dragon Boat Festival is the most popular among all traditional festivals in China, reaching more than 2. The commonly used name from the Tang Dynasty to the Han Dynasty was "May 5th". After the Tang Dynasty, the Dragon Boat Festival replaced other nicknames such as "May 5th" and became the mainstream name. Festive folk customs mainly include activities such as praying for happiness, suppressing evil and harassing disasters.

Around the Dragon Boat Festival every year, many special festivals are held all over the country, with rich and colorful contents, lively celebrations and rich festivals. The Dragon Boat Festival has been mixed with many kinds of folk customs in its inheritance and development. The folk customs are numerous and complex, and they have different names all over the country, vividly reflecting the similarities and differences between the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in different places.

Folk custom:

It is a traditional custom of China people since ancient times to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Due to the vast territory and numerous nationalities, and many stories and legends, not only many different festival names have been produced, but also different customs exist in different places. Its contents mainly include: picking herbs, casting Yangsui, hanging calamus and wormwood, grilling dragon boats, bathing in the Dragon Boat Festival, flying paper kites, tying five-color silk thread, soaking in dragon boat water, swimming in all diseases and wearing sachets.

prepare sacrificial bowls, hold contests, hit the ball, swing, return the daughter to her parents' home, hang a statue of Zhong Kui, welcome the ghost boat, hide in the afternoon, fight grass, post afternoon leaf symbols, paint the children with realgar, drink realgar wine and calamus wine, and eat five-poison cakes, salted eggs, zongzi and seasonal fresh fruits. Some activities, such as dragon boat racing, have achieved new development, breaking through the time and geographical boundaries and becoming international sports events.