The content of the handwritten newspaper for the Dragon Boat Festival is as follows:
1. The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival:
The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival, is one of the largest traditional festivals in my country. . The meaning of "Duan" is the same as "the beginning". Calling "Duanwu" is like calling "the fifth day of the lunar month"; the word "五" in Duanwu is also connected with "Wu". According to the order of the earthly branches, May is the day of "Wu". "moon. And because noon is "Yang Chen", the Dragon Boat Festival is also called "Duan Yang". On May 5th, the month and day are both five, so it is called Chongwu, also called Chongwu.
2. Customs of the Dragon Boat Festival:
Dragon boat racing
Dragon boat racing is the main custom of the Dragon Boat Festival. According to legend, it originated in ancient times. The people of Chu State were reluctant to leave their virtuous minister Qu Yuan and threw himself into the river. Many people rowed boats to chase and save him. They scrambled to catch up and disappeared when they reached Dongting Lake. After that, dragon boat racing was held every May 5th to commemorate the event. He rowed dragon boats to disperse the fish in the river to prevent them from eating Qu Yuan's body. The custom of racing was popular in Wu, Yue and Chu.
Eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival
Eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival is another traditional custom of the Chinese people. Zongzi is also called "corner millet" and "tube rice dumpling".
Wearing sachets
Children wear sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival. Legend has it that they are meant to ward off evil spirits and repel plague. They are actually used to decorate their lapels. The sachet contains cinnabar, realgar and fragrant medicine, and is wrapped with silk cloth, which overflows with fragrance. Five-color silk strings are then tied into ropes and made into various shapes to form a string. They are colorful, small and cute.
Hanging moxa
Folk proverb says: "Put willows during the Qingming Festival and moxa during the Dragon Boat Festival." During the Dragon Boat Festival, people regard planting mugwort and calamus as one of the important contents. The Dragon Boat Festival is also a "health festival" passed down from ancient times. On this day, people sweep the courtyard, hang mugwort branches, hanging calamus, sprinkle realgar water, and drink realgar wine to stimulate turbidity, remove decay, and kill bacteria and prevent diseases. These activities also reflect the fine traditions of the Chinese nation.
Hang purses and tie five-color silk threads
In ancient China, five colors were revered and regarded as auspicious colors. It is said that children wearing the five-colored thread can avoid harm from poisonous insects such as snakes and scorpions; throwing it into the river means that the river water will wash away plagues and diseases, so that the children can be safe and healthy.
Similarly, there is drinking realgar wine: this custom is very popular among people in the Yangtze River Basin. Traveling with all kinds of diseases: This custom is popular in the Dragon Boat Festival customs in Guizhou area.
Drink realgar wine
Realgar is also a medicinal material and is said to be able to kill hundreds of poisons. Therefore, during the Dragon Boat Festival, people in Shaanxi will soak realgar in wine and apply realgar wine on children’s ears, noses, foreheads, wrists, ankles, etc. It is said that this method can repel mosquitoes, snakes, scorpions, centipedes, Geckos and spiders can't wait to catch you.