Dragon Boat Festival is one of the important traditional festivals in China, which is usually held on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. This festival evolved from China ancient folk activities such as dragon festival and dragon boat race, and has a long history and colorful cultural connotations.
Dragon Boat Race: This is the most representative traditional program in the Dragon Boat Festival, because it is said that Wu Zixu once raced dragon boats on the river in revenge for Qu Yuan's death. Nowadays, people will also organize dragon boat races during the Dragon Boat Festival, and also eat zongzi and drink realgar wine.
Eating Zongzi: Zongzi is one of the traditional foods of the Dragon Boat Festival. It is a kind of delicious food made of glutinous rice and other ingredients wrapped in bamboo leaves or other leaves and steamed. Zongzi in different regions have different tastes and mouthfeel, but they are all indispensable traditional foods for the Dragon Boat Festival.
Hanging wormwood and wormwood leaves: In some places, wormwood and wormwood leaves will be hung during the Dragon Boat Festival, which is to drive away epidemics and plagues and to protect health and safety.
Dragon boat money: This is a traditional custom in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. People will stick coins on the dragon boat before the Dragon Boat Festival, believing that it will bring good luck and wealth.
Perfume bag: Perfume bag is a traditional costume of Dragon Boat Festival, which is often hung on people's bodies or in front of the door. The sachet is usually assembled with aromatic herbs to ward off evil spirits and plague, and to bless peace.