Eat zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival.
Zongzi has a long history, originally as a tribute to ancestors and gods. After it was introduced to the north, millet (produced in the north) was used to make zongzi, which was called corn millet. Because of the different eating habits in different places, zongzi has formed a north-south flavor; In terms of taste, zongzi can be divided into salty zongzi and sweet zongzi. The custom of eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival has been popular in China for thousands of years, and it has become one of the most influential and extensive folk food customs of the Chinese nation, and spread to North Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian countries.
Five-color silk thread tied in Dragon Boat Festival
In the traditional culture of China, blue, red, white, black and yellow, which symbolize the five elements, are considered as auspicious colors. It was once a popular holiday custom to tie one's arm with colored silk thread during the Dragon Boat Festival. Passed on to future generations, it developed into many beautiful decorations, such as longevity wisps, longevity locks, sachets and so on. Its production is becoming more and more exquisite, and it has become a unique folk art of the Dragon Boat Festival. Do I have to go back to my parents' house during the Dragon Boat Festival?
In ancient times, from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, the Dragon Boat Festival was a good opportunity to visit relatives and friends and exchange gifts.
On the Dragon Boat Festival, when a woman goes back to her mother's home, that is, her wife goes back to her mother's home, and her husband has to pick it up on the sixth day of May. It is impossible to pick it up empty-handed.
Traditionally, during the Dragon Boat Festival, daughters go back to their parents' home to visit relatives, and their families drink yellow rice wine, prepare mugwort leaves, calamus and garlic, compete, hit the ball and swing, paint their children with realgar, wear sachets to eliminate diseases and disasters, offer sacrifices and pray, and go home to reunite and strengthen their bodies. For thousands of years, our ancestors created many beautiful and moving customs for the Dragon Boat Festival, which is a cultural wealth that should be inherited.