What are the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival

1, eat dumplings

Dumplings, also known as "corn", "dumplings", "tube dumplings". Zongzi has a long history, a variety of patterns. According to records, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, there are zongzi, when people with Zizania leaves (wild rice leaves) wrapped in millet into a horn-shaped, called "corner of millet"; bamboo tube with rice sealed and baked, called "tube zongzi". Jin Dynasty, zongzi was officially designated as the Dragon Boat Festival food.

2, dragon boat

Dragon boat racing has a long history, has been passed down for more than two thousand years, is a traditional Chinese folk water sports and entertainment programs. The term "dragon boat" was first used in the pre-Qin ancient book "Mu Tianzi biography" Volume 5: "the son of heaven by bird boat, dragon boat floating in the marsh.

3, tied to the five-color thread

Traditional Chinese culture, symbolizing the five sides of the five elements of the five colors "green, red, white, black, yellow" is regarded as an auspicious color. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, children should tie five-color threads on their wrists and ankles to drive away evil spirits, and when tying the threads, it is forbidden for children to open their mouths and speak. The five-color thread cannot be broken or discarded at will, but only in the first summer rain or the first bath, thrown into the river.

4, drink bushels of wine, andrographis, vermilion wine

In the Dragon Boat Festival, people with calabash Aipong, etc. dipped in wine dipped sprinkled in the corners of the walls, windows, doors, under the bed, etc., and then painted with wine to the children's ears, nose, navel, in order to drive away the poisonous insects, and to seek the peace of the children. In addition, some areas also use the end of the male yellow wine in the children's forehead painting "Wang" word, so that children with the seal of the tiger, to use the tiger to ward off evil spirits.

5, playing the afternoon water

Duanwu, is the fifth day of May, "five" (Wu) is positive, the ancients believe that the day of the afternoon of the most prevalent Yang, the afternoon of the Dragon Boat Festival to ward off evil spirits, so the Dragon Boat Festival that day, there is to take the "afternoon water," said, used to Cooking rice, boiling water, cooking soup, with the effect of warding off evil spirits, purifying the body and removing obstacles.