1. Eating zongzi: This is the most vivid memory of the Dragon Boat Festival. The custom of eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival has been passed down for a long time. For students, the most intuitive imagination of the Dragon Boat Festival is to have a holiday, and one is to eat zongzi. Zongzi, also known as "Jiao Mi" and "Tong Zongzi", has a long history, a variety of patterns, and various tastes and practices.
2. Dragon boat race: The main custom of the Dragon Boat Festival is said to be that when Qu Yuan jumped into the river, everyone rowed to save him, but no one was found, so he was commemorated by rowing a dragon boat on the fifth day of May every year, and some people borrowed boats to drive fish to prevent Qu Yuan's body from being eaten. Dragon boat rowing activities are more popular in places like Wu, Yue and Chu.
3. Hanging a statue of Zhong Kui: In Jianghuai area, every family hangs a statue of a bell every Dragon Boat Festival to ward off evil spirits.
4. Drinking realgar wine: This custom is generally popular in the Yangtze River valley. The ancients believed that drinking realgar wine can cure diseases and prevent viruses.
5. Tie five-color silk thread: The ancients worshipped five colors and thought they were auspicious colors. Therefore, in the early morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, adults would tie five-color thread to children, and when it rains or takes a bath, they would take it down and throw it into the river to get rid of diseases and plagues.
6. wearing sachets: sachets are actually used for decorating the front of the head, but they are given the ability to ward off evil spirits and plague during festivals.