May Day is the Dragon Boat Festival.

The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Chongwu Festival, Tianzhong Festival, etc., falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year. It is a gathering of worshiping gods and ancestors, praying for blessings and warding off evil spirits, celebrating entertainment and eating It is a major folk festival. The Dragon Boat Festival originates from the worship of natural celestial phenomena and evolved from dragon sacrifices in ancient times. During the Dragon Boat Festival in midsummer, Canglong Qisu soars to the center of due south, and is in the most "centered" position throughout the year, just like the fifth line of the "Book of Changes Qian Gua": "The flying dragon is in the sky." The Dragon Boat Festival is an auspicious day for "flying dragons in the sky". Dragon and dragon boat culture have always been throughout the history of the Dragon Boat Festival. ?

The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival are:

1. Eating Zongzi

Zongzi as a sacrificial item has appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, but Zongzi was officially It was the Dragon Boat Festival food in the Jin Dynasty. During this period, in addition to glutinous rice, the raw materials for making rice dumplings were also added with the traditional Chinese medicine Yizhiren. The cooked rice dumplings were called "Yizhizong".

2. Dragon Boat Racing

Dragon Boat Racing is one of the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in China. It is also one of the most important folk activities of the Dragon Boat Festival. It is common in southern China and in the north. Cities near rivers and lakes also have the custom of dragon boat racing, and most of them are in the form of dry dragon boat racing and dragon boat dancing.

3. Hanging calamus with mugwort leaves

Hanging calamus during the Dragon Boat Festival can help snakes, insects, rats, and ants escape. Calamus is known among the people as a "little expert in repelling mosquitoes".

4. Eating cakes

The Dragon Boat Festival is a grand festival for the Korean people in Yanbian, Jilin Province. The most representative food on this day is the fragrant cake.

5. Outing

The custom of outing during the Dragon Boat Festival is found in the north of the Yellow River. On this festival, people go to the countryside to play, fly kites, visit the mountains and rivers, appreciate flowers and trees, and eat mugwort for pleasure. Mood, relieve stress.