The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival include: dragon boat race, Dragon Boat Festival, herb picking, hanging wormwood, drinking water at noon, washing herbs, worshipping ancestors, soaking in dragon boat water, eating dragon boat rice, eating zongzi, putting paper dragons, putting paper kites, tying colorful silk threads, wearing sachets and so on. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Zhengyang Festival and Tianzhong Festival, originated from the worship of astronomical phenomena in ancient times and evolved from the Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boat race is an important activity of Dragon Boat Festival. At first, it was a sacrificial activity of the ancient Yue people to worship the water god or the dragon god, and its origin may have begun at the end of primitive society. It has been circulating for more than two thousand years. According to historical records, the dragon boat race started in memory of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. It can be seen that dragon boat racing is not only a kind of sports and entertainment, but also reflects the patriotism and collectivism in people's hearts. Eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival is another traditional custom of China people. Zongzi, also known as "corn millet" and "tube zongzi". It has a long history and various patterns. On the morning of Dragon Boat Festival, every family eats zongzi to commemorate Qu Yuan. Zongzi is usually wrapped the day before, cooked at night and eaten in the morning. Jiaozi is mainly made of tender reed leaves which are rich in ponds, and bamboo leaves are also useful in some areas, collectively called zongye. The traditional form of zongzi is a triangle, which is generally named after the inner pulp. Glutinous rice dumplings are called zongzi, adzuki bean dumplings are called adzuki bean dumplings, and jujube dumplings are called jujube dumplings, which are collectively called glutinous rice dumplings. Hanging wormwood

In the traditional Dragon Boat Festival custom in Tianjin, there are many things to ward off evil spirits, and wormwood is one of them. Tianjin people call it Artemisia argyi. Artemisia argyi has fragrance, which can repel mosquitoes, flies, insects and ants and purify the air. The so-called hanging calamus on the door means inserting calamus and moxa sticks on the lintel or hanging them in the hall. In addition, Tianjin citizens also have the custom of sweeping the courtyard. Peixiangnang

Children wear sachets on the Dragon Boat Festival mainly to ward off evil spirits and plague. The sachet is wrapped with cinnabar, realgar and fragrant medicine, and wrapped with silk.