How much do you know about the “cold facts” about the Dragon Boat Festival?
There is a Dragon Boat Festival every year, and everyone is different every year. The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year. According to the “Records of the Years of Jingchu”, because when climbing in midsummer, Shunyang is above, and May is midsummer, and its first noon is a day of good weather when climbing up to Shunyang, so the fifth day of May is also called the “Duanyang Festival”. In addition, the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as “Day Festival, May Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Bath Orchid Festival” and so on.
Next, the editor will show you the interesting customs of the Dragon Boat Festival.
dragon boat racing Dragon boat racing is an important activity during the Dragon Boat Festival and is very popular in southern China, especially in Guangdong, where it is called dragon boat racing. It was originally a sacrificial activity for the Guyue people to worship the water god or the dragon god. Its origin may have begun in primitive society. Dragon boat racing has a long history and has been spread for more than 2,000 years. It is a traditional Chinese folk water sports and entertainment event. It is mostly held on festive festivals and is a collective paddling competition for many people. After spreading abroad, it was deeply loved by people from all over the world and formed an international competition.
Eat rice dumplings The dietary customs of Dragon Boat Festival were also developed to commemorate Qu Yuan. After Qu Yuan threw himself into the river, the people were afraid that his body would be eaten by fish, so they stored rice in bamboo tubes and threw it into the river. This is the earliest tube rice dumpling in my country. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the names of rice dumplings gradually increased, such as multi-angle rice dumplings, conical rice dumplings, etc.; in the Ming Dynasty, there were moxa-flavored rice dumplings, which were made by soaking rice with moxa leaves; in the palaces of the Qing Dynasty, there were milk rice dumplings, which were made by soaking rice in butter overnight. Zongzi has developed to this day and has formed northern and southern flavors. The southern flavor is the most famous Zongzi from Guangzhou, Ningbo, and Shanghai, while the northern flavor is Beijing’s glutinous rice dumplings with jujube. The editor would like to remind you that you cannot eat too many rice dumplings, otherwise you will suffer from indigestion. The main ingredient of Zongzi is glutinous rice. Glutinous rice is not easy to digest, so people with weak stomachs should not eat too much. Especially cold rice dumplings.
Hanging Zhongkui Statue According to legend Zhong Kui was born in the Tang Dynasty. He went to Chang’an to take the examination and won the first prize. He was deposed because of his poor appearance. He was angry and died on the palace steps. Later, he entrusted the dream to Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty, determined to annihilate the devils in the world. At that time, the palace was haunted by ghosts. Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty summoned the great painter Wu Daozi to paint “Zhong Kui’s Ghost Hunting Picture” based on what he saw in his dream. He hung this painting on the back gate to drive away evil spirits and suppress evil spirits, so that the palace became peaceful. Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty named Zhong Kui the “Great Exorcist God”. As a result, Zhong Kui’s statues traveled all over the world, cutting off ghosts and making great achievements. Later, in mythology and legend, he was named the “Exorcist Emperor” by the Jade Emperor. People hang a statue of Zhong Kui on the Dragon Boat Festival to ward off ghosts and evil spirits, and to hope for family peace.
Drink realgar wine Realgar is a traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine books say that realgar can cure hundreds of insect poisons and injuries from insects and animals. Therefore, there are popular sayings such as “Drink realgar wine and all diseases will go away.” Before the invention of iodine, Chinese people used white wine mixed with realgar and alum water to apply poisonous insect stings and mosquito bites. The familiar “Legend of the White Snake” once described: During the Dragon Boat Festival, Xu Xian listened to Fahai’s words and let the White Snake drink realgar wine to reveal her true form. Nowadays, many places spray realgar water inside and outside the house during the Dragon Boat Festival, and smear realgar water on children’s ears, noses, and foreheads.
wormwood Ai is a Chinese herbal medicine with pungent taste and is found in most parts of my country. It grows as perennial roots and grows into clusters. Its stems are upright, green and white, four or five feet high. Its leaves are covered with green faces and white backs, and have soft hairs on them. It is shaped like artemisia. Cut the stems on May 5th and hang them on the door to repel mosquitoes and poisonous gases, which is beneficial to environmental sanitation and physical health.
Eat chicken, duck and goose eggs It is popular all over the country. On the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, elders in Northeast China roll cooked chicken, duck, and goose eggs on the bellies of children, and then peel them for the children to eat. It is said that this can prevent children from having stomachaches, but it is actually a kind of children’s game during the festival. In other areas, cooking is the main activity. It is said that it was originally thrown into the river to feed fish and shrimp to save Qu Yuan’s body from being harmed by fish and shrimp, and later evolved into cooking to commemorate it.
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