Every year on the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, there are customs of eating zongzi and racing dragon boats all over China. As we all know, this ancient custom handed down from generation to generation is to commemorate Qu Yuan. But why should we commemorate Qu Yuan in this way? It turns out that there is such an interesting story circulating in Qu Yuan's hometown. One night after Qu Yuan threw himself into the river, people in Qu Yuan's hometown suddenly dreamed that Qu Yuan was back. As before his death, his face was slightly sad and haggard. The villagers were so happy that they rushed forward to pay tribute to him. Qu Yuan replied with a smile: "Chu people, thank you for your hospitality ... There is a saying in Putian:" The first day cake, the second day zongzi, the third day snail, the fourth day ai, the fifth day egg "(some places call it" the fifth day steak ",that is, the Dragon Boat Festival steak). This summarizes all the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in this area except the dragon boat race. " The first day cake refers to the rice cake made by Putian people on the first day of May. Although the styles of cakes are different, the raw materials and methods of making them are basically the same. Rice is ground into powder and then steamed with sugar, spices and peanuts, which is called "early rice cake". There are also "mint cakes" named after the characteristics of spices. "jiaozi the next day" refers to jiaozi the next day. Its production is almost the same as other places, but it is mostly a square jiaozi. "Third-grade snails" means that most people eat snails in the third grade to improve their eyesight. "Ai in the fourth day" refers to the day when every household inserts Artemisia argyi leaves and calamus on the door to ward off evil spirits. Some people think that inserting Ai in the fourth day will make people awake. "Five-day eggs" means boiled eggs on the fifth day. In the morning, people collect herbs, calamus, pomegranate branches, peach branches and orange branches, which are collectively called "afternoon grass". Eating "noon grass eggs" at noon is fragrant. People take a bath with boiled egg soup, put on new summer clothes after the bath, and each person eats two eggs for good luck. Children should put realgar on their navel and forehead after bathing to drive away evil spirits and diseases. Some children also carry small net bags with red eggs on them. Eating tea eggs in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, in addition to eating zongzi, tea eggs and salted eggs will be cooked during the Dragon Boat Festival. Eggs are divided into eggs, duck eggs and goose eggs. The eggshell is painted red, wrapped in colorful net bags and hung around the child's neck, which means wishing the child "good luck and peace." "Eating Garlic Eggs Every Dragon Boat Festival in rural areas of Henan, Zhejiang and other provinces, housewives at home get up very early and cook garlic and eggs prepared in advance for breakfast. In some places, put some mugwort leaves when cooking garlic eggs and eat steamed bread with garlic eggs for breakfast. This way of eating is said to avoid the "five poisons" and is good for health.