The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival briefly introduces the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival.

1. Introduction to the origin of Dragon Boat Festival: In memory of Qu Yuan, a poet and politician in the Warring States Period, he was excluded and exiled because he advocated political reform and violated the interests of aristocratic ministers. Finally, Chu was defeated by Qin, and Qu Yuan jumped into the Miluo River in grief and indignation and died. In memory of Qu Yuan, people designated the day when he jumped into the river as Dragon Boat Festival.

2. The customs of Dragon Boat Festival are rich and colorful, mainly including dragon boat race, Dragon Boat Festival, herb picking, hanging wormwood, drinking water at noon, washing herbs, offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, soaking in dragon boat water, eating zongzi, putting paper dragons, putting paper kites, tying colorful silk threads, wearing sachets and so on. Dragon Boat Festival is one of the four traditional festivals in China, and it is a folk festival integrating blessing, entertainment and food.