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2019-06-06
The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar is a traditional Chinese festival. —Dragon Boat Festival ”。
Introduction to the Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival, originating in China, was initially a festival during which ancient ancestors worshipped the dragon ancestors by holding dragon-boat races. After Qu Yuan, a poet from the state of Chu during the Warring States period, drowned himself in the Miluo River on the Dragon Boat Festival by embracing a stone, people later began to commemorate Qu Yuan on this day as well. 。
Duanwu Folk Customs
Dragon boat racing
Dragon boat racing is one of the traditional customs of China’s Dragon Boat Festival and also one of the festival’s most important folk activities. It is widely practiced in southern China, and even in northern cities near rivers and lakes, dragon boat racing is a common custom—though in most of these northern regions, it takes the form of land-based dragon boat races and dragon-boat dances.
Hanging mugwort and calamus.
During the Dragon Boat Festival, people arrange various flowers and herbs believed to ward off evil spirits and cure illnesses. This is because mugwort—a crucial medicinal plant—can be processed into moxa wool for therapeutic purposes, used in moxibustion to stimulate acupuncture points, and even employed to repel insects. Often, several sprigs of mugwort are hung at the doorstep; thanks to its distinctive fragrance, people use it to drive away diseases, prevent mosquito bites, and ward off evil influences. As a popular folk saying goes: Plant willows on Qingming Festival, plant mugwort on the Dragon Boat Festival. ” During the Dragon Boat Festival, inserting mugwort and calamus is considered one of the most important activities.
Eat zongzi
Eating zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional custom of the Chinese nation that has been practiced since ancient times. Zongzi is a type of "he," an ancient term for a kind of rice cake. Zongzi ” , also known as “ Zongzi with corners ”、 “ Zongzi ”、 “ Bamboo-wrapped zongzi ” and so on. The main ingredients include rice, fillings, and bamboo leaves (or holly leaves). This delicacy has a long history and comes in numerous varieties. Originally, zongzi were used for ancestral and divine sacrifices. It wasn't until the Jin Dynasty that zongzi became an essential food item for the Dragon Boat Festival. Zongzi can be considered the traditional food with the deepest cultural heritage in Chinese history to date.
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