"On May 5th, it was Duanyang. The door is full of incense. Eat zongzi and sprinkle with sugar. The dragon boat is in the water. " Hearing this nursery rhyme reminds me of the Dragon Boat Festival. On the fifth day of May every year, it is a traditional festival in China-Dragon Boat Festival.
On the Dragon Boat Festival, mugwort sticks should be inserted and hung in Ai Hu. On the morning of Dragon Boat Festival, people put mugwort sticks on the doors, or weave mugwort into "Ai Hu", and put them in the middle of the lintel or take them with them to ward off evil spirits and protect health.
Doors should be painted on the Dragon Boat Festival. On the Dragon Boat Festival, people make paper-cuts with the images of scorpions, centipedes, poisonous snakes, toads and geckos as door symbols. It is said that this is done to drive away the "five poisons" and prevent the plague.
You should bring sachets and tie colorful silk thread for the Dragon Boat Festival. The sachet is embroidered with cotton products and silk thread. In addition to realgar and Rhizoma Atractylodis, the sachet also contains spices made of herbs, which are worn on the body to repel insects and filth. The five-time silk thread symbolizes the five-color dragon, which can subdue monsters.
you should eat zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival. In the morning, every family eats zongzi to commemorate Qu Yuan. Zongzi is usually wrapped the day before, cooked at night and eaten in the morning. Dumplings are mainly made of tender reed leaves and bamboo leaves, which are collectively called zongzi leaves. The traditional form of zongzi is triangle, which is generally named after the inner pulp. The glutinous rice is called rice zongzi, the adzuki bean zongzi is called adzuki bean zongzi, and the jujube zongzi is called jujube zongzi. Jujube dumplings are homophonic for "early middle school", so they are eaten the most, and children who intend to study can win the championship early. In the past, scholars used to eat jujube dumplings in the morning on the day of taking the imperial examination. Up to now, parents have to make jujube dumplings for candidates on the morning of the entrance examination day for middle schools and universities.
Dragon boat race is the main custom of the Dragon Boat Festival. According to legend, people who originated in the ancient state of Chu were reluctant to part with the death of Qu Yuan, a sage, and many people rowed to catch up and save. They scrambled to catch up with each other and disappeared when they reached Dongting Lake. After that, I will row a dragon boat on May 5th every year to commemorate it. Dispel the fish in the river by rowing dragon boats, so as not to eat Qu Yuan's body.
Dragon Boat Festival is really an interesting traditional festival!