Do people in Tibetan areas in Qinghai Province celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival? This must be celebrated too. On the Dragon Boat Festival, Tibetan compatriots will make various delicacies and wines, and everyone will bless each other during the festival. Celebrate and hope for a good harvest in the coming year. Let me share with you the Tibetan Dragon Boat Festival blessings and the basic process of the festival.

Do Tibetans celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival?

Definitely!

The Tibetan Dragon Boat Festival in the Tibetan areas of Qinghai is actually the epitome of the Qinghai Dragon Boat Festival. It can be summed up in one word: simple.

However, if Lao Liao spends the Dragon Boat Festival at home - it will be easier, haha.

Let’s take a look at the Dragon Boat Festival folk customs in Tibetan areas.

For the holidays, we usually have to prepare one day in advance. Tashi’s grandma bought leeks. I saw so many leeks lying on the table and I didn’t understand what she was going to do?

I I haven’t eaten leeks for decades. I don’t eat leeks in steamed buns, dumplings, scrambled eggs with leeks, or boxes of leeks. They all look the same to me—don’t eat them!

Why don’t you eat them? I’ve long forgotten. I might have had diarrhea once, or I heard it’s not good for my stomach.

Chop fresh leeks and put them into the Dalu pot. What are you doing?

Zhuo Ge said that he would prepare "willow planting" for the next day, and there were no willow trees in the whole village. Ah, are you looking for a willow tree?

It turns out that leeks are not used to make steamed buns, but are an important core ingredient in making leek boxes.

Inserting willows is also a virtual term. Just put branches on the door, not necessarily willow branches.

I heard that you still have to wear sachets. Some people make them by themselves, and some people buy sachets. This is how small children celebrate the festival. Older children don’t have to do this. But how old does it matter? Not sure about "older kids" either, ha.

Not only did he wear a sachet, but he also had to wear new clothes. Tashi was brand new from head to toe. His great-grandmother washed his face, but he was very reluctant.

My great-grandmother put all the sachets on him herself. The other children only wore one, but he wore three sachets!

Taking photos: not for keeping as a keepsake To commemorate, it is sent to relatives who are working outside. Tashi’s parents are working in Tibet; the parents of Dongzhucai’s little baby are also working outside. With WeChat, everyone can video, make phone calls, and conveniently real-time Send photos over.

Dongzhu Cairen placed the sachet on the Qinghai page of the atlas to take a photo. The meaning is really obvious.

During the festive season, young and middle-aged couples who work outside will miss their relatives more than ever before, and they will miss the elderly, children and relatives who stay in the village.

Tibetan Dragon Boat Festival food:

Cold noodles: The ingredients of the cold noodles here are hot oil poured over chopped leeks, vinegar, and chili sauce.

Each family’s cold noodles are also different. Grandpa Nima likes to eat thin noodles, while other families like to eat thicker noodles.

Janjing: Ingredients are the same as above.

Chive boxes: Every family prepares them one day in advance, and can still eat them the next day. I ate three chive boxes in a row, which basically made up for all the chive boxes I have had for decades.

Each family’s leek box is also different. I like to eat the “outer packaging” of Tashi’s leek box, the noodles are very crispy and fragrant; Grandpa Nima’s leek box also has some diced meat in it. It will taste better if it is hot.

Zongzi: Some people can make it, but not everyone can make it.

Most of the food in rural areas is made by oneself, unlike in the city where people go to supermarkets to buy ready-made food.

The Tibetan areas in Qinghai are at a high altitude and the land is not suitable for planting. Tibetans still focus on grazing and animal husbandry, supplemented by planting. Because the products are not rich, the Dragon Boat Festival is relatively simple.

Every household spent the Dragon Boat Festival normally.

Tashi’s grandparents are still middle-aged laborers. After preparing enough food for the family and feeding the livestock livestock, they left enough cold noodles and vegetables. The only one in the family is the grandmother. Together with Tashi and us, they set out to dig up cordyceps again. The day before, they couldn't dig out any cordyceps. There were only a few days left to dig up cordyceps. No one would give up this critical time.

Grandpa Nima washes clothes for his grandson at home. Why is it the man who washes the clothes? Because his legs are bad and grandma is in good health. Grandma has gone to dig cordyceps in the mountains, so she watches her grandson and do housework. It was up to him to take care of the matter.

Lao Liao ate a big bowl of cold noodles at Nima’s house (a big bowl and a small bowl to be exact), and listened to Nima’s grandpa’s description of the local situation. They are all full.

How did you spend the Dragon Boat Festival? You are welcome to share with us.

What are the Dragon Boat Festival customs in your place?

What happened during the Dragon Boat Festival that impressed you deeply?

According to my investigation, not only Only people in Tibetan areas celebrate the festival this way, and most people in Qingshan area celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival this way.