Interesting Talk about Dragon Boat Festival Customs
The Fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the Dragon Boat Festival, one of China’s major traditional holidays, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival.
The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the Dragon Boat Festival. Customs with different characteristics spread throughout the country.
Eat rice dumplings This is the most common custom among the Han people. People in Jingchu cook glutinous rice and steamed rice dumplings and throw them into the river on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month to worship Qu Yuan. Legend has it that rice dumplings were thrown into the river to feed the fish, so that the fish would not harm Qu Yuan’s body.
dragon boat race A custom that is generally popular among the Chinese nation. The common folk legend is to commemorate Qu Yuan. According to Wen Yiduo’s “Dragon Boat Examination”: “The Dragon Boat Festival is originally a festival for the Wuyue people to hold totem sacrifices, and dragon boat racing is a semi-religious and semi-entertainment program in the ceremony.” Dragon boat racing activities are roughly the same across the country. This activity is held wherever there are large rivers and waters, and the duration of the activity ranges from one day to several days.
Wall clock Kui statue In some places on the border between southern Shaanxi and Sichuan, there is a popular custom of hanging a statue of Zhong Kui on the Dragon Boat Festival. Hanging the statue of Zhongkui is mainly for disaster relief.
Hanging kudzu vine This custom is found in the vast Hakka areas such as Fujian, Guangdong, and Jiangxi. It is said that the custom of hanging kudzu vines began in Nantian Village, Ningshibi, Fujian. Mainly to keep every household safe.
Roll the eggs In the Northeast, on the early morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, the elders roll the cooked eggs back and forth on the belly of the children, and then peel the eggs for the children to eat. It is said that this can avoid stomachaches.
Ribbon cutting gourd In some places in Fujian, during the Dragon Boat Festival, every household cuts colored paper into a gourd shape and sticks it upside down on the door, which means pouring out the poisonous gas.
Give incense fan In some places in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the custom of giving fans during the Dragon Boat Festival is spread. Unmarried men, when giving the “Duan Yang gift”, should also give the most precious fan to their lover. In the past, it was a feather fan, but now there are more styles, including silk fans, down folding fans, sandalwood fans, etc.
Drink realgar wine There is a folk custom of eating “five yellow” during the Dragon Boat Festival in Jiangnan, China. “Five Yellows” refers to eel, yellow croaker, cucumber, salted egg yolk and realgar wine. In the myth and legend “The Legend of the White Snake”, the White Snake drinks realgar wine and reveals her true form as a snake. Therefore, people believe that poisonous insects such as snakes, scorpions, centipedes, etc. can be eliminated by realgar wine. Drinking realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival can expel evil spirits, detoxify, and maintain good health.
There are many interesting details in the Dragon Boat Festival, and everyone has their own story. As we get older, there are some interesting things that we are not interested in talking about at our age, but there is still something like that in our hearts. What you will remember for life during the Dragon Boat Festival are: rice dumplings, duck eggs, and realgar wine ——- The afterglow of the setting sun reflects the colorful clouds, faces the breeze, and reaches the sky. The soft breeze carries the holiday greetings to you in the distance. Guangzhou Glorystar wishes you good health during the Dragon Boat Festival.
