Regarding the handicraft tutorial of Dragon Boat Festival, the following are some simple ideas and projects for your reference:

1. Zongzi pendant

Materials: colored paper, colored rope, scissors, glue.

Production steps:

1) Cut the colored paper into the shape of zongzi.

2) Glue the two sides and leave an upper gap to form a three-dimensional zongzi.

3) Punch holes in the upper part of the zongzi and put on colored ropes to make the hanging ornaments.

2. wormwood sachet

Materials: cloth, thread, needle, wormwood, spices.

Production steps:

1) Cut the cloth into rectangles of appropriate size, and sew the two pieces of cloth with their reverse sides facing inward.

2) Put spices and wormwood into a cloth bag.

3) Sew the last side to ensure that the spices do not leak out.

Step 3 paint dragon boats

Materials: plasticine, pigment, brush.

Production steps:

1) Use plasticine to shape the dragon boat. You can refer to pictures or templates.

2) Use pigments to color the dragon boat, and you can choose traditional colors such as red and yellow.

3) Drawing patterns or characters on the dragon boat with a brush can add festive atmosphere.

4. Rope art staff

Materials: staff template, colored rope, scissors, glue.

Production steps:

1) Print or draw a staff template.

2) Cut the colored rope into appropriate lengths and wind it around the template according to the shape and spacing of the staff.

3) Fix the rope with glue to ensure that it is not loose.

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Diversity of zongzi packaging: Zongzi has various packaging methods in different regions. For example, Zongzi in Guangdong is usually wrapped in banana leaves and has a flat shape; Zongzi in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are often wrapped in bamboo leaves, which are stout in appearance. In addition, the fillings of zongzi vary from region to region, including meat, bean paste and red dates.

Traditional food of Dragon Boat Festival: In addition to Zongzi, there are some other traditional foods in Dragon Boat Festival, such as wormwood porridge and calamus wine. Wormwood porridge is a kind of fragrant porridge boiled with wormwood, which has the functions of eliminating dampness and exorcising evil spirits. Acorus calamus wine is made from fresh Acorus calamus, which has the effect of refreshing the brain.

Traditional customs of the Dragon Boat Festival: Besides making handmade works, there are other traditional customs of the Dragon Boat Festival. For example, the dragon boat race is one of the important activities of the Dragon Boat Festival. People organize dragon boat teams and row dragon boat races in rivers, lakes and seas. There are also various customs such as hanging wormwood, wearing sachets and tying colored threads to pray for peace and ward off evil spirits.