Loong Boat Festival features: hanging wormwood leaves, calamus, wearing sachets, racing Loong Boat, traveling to all kinds of diseases, my daughter returning to her parents' home, eating five yellow, hanging the kui statue of the bell, hiding in the afternoon, painting realgar for children, drinking realgar wine, tying colorful ropes, eating five poison cakes, salted eggs, Zongzi and seasonal fresh fruits, etc.

Introduction to the Main Customs of Dragon Boat Festival

hanging mugwort and calamus

On the day of Dragon Boat Festival, every household is required to sweep the courtyard and hang calamus and mugwort sticks at the doorstep and in the hall. Due to its unique fragrance, mugwort is used by people to drive away diseases, prevent mosquitoes, and ward off evil spirits.

Dragon boat racing

It is the main custom of Loong Boat Festival. According to legend, it originated in ancient times when the people of Chu were reluctant to part with their wise minister Qu Yuan and threw himself into the riverMany people rowed boats to chase and rescue. They scrambled to catch up and disappeared when they reached Dongting Lake. After that, we will row a Loong Boat on May 5 every year to commemorate it. Rid a Loong Boat to disperse the fish in the river, so as to prevent the fish from eating Qu Yuan's body. The practice of racing was prevalent in Wu, Yue, and Chu.

Eat Five Yellow

Jiangsu and Zhejiang have the custom of eating "five yellow" on Loong Boat Festival. Five yellow refers to yellow croaker, cucumber, eel, duck egg yolk, and realgar wine. It is also said that Salted duck egg can be replaced by soybeans.

Tie colorful rope

Wucai rope, also known as Wucai silk or Wucai silk, was revered in ancient China. The five colors of Wucai rope represent the five elements - red wood, water, fire, and earth, which complement each other and contain good luck and prosperity. So on Loong Boat Festival, when the elders get up, they tie colorful ropes to the children's wrists, ankles and necks to ensure their safety. The colorful rope should not be broken or discarded. It is said that children wearing colorful ropes can seek refuge from disasters to prevent harm from snakes and insects.

wearing scented sachets

Children wear sachets on the Loong Boat Festival. It is said that the sachets are meant to ward off evil spirits and drive away plague, but they are actually used for embellishment of the plackets. Inside the sachet are *, realgar, and fragrant herbs, wrapped in silk cloth, exuding a fragrant aroma. Then, five colored silk threads are used to create threads in various shapes, forming a string that is exquisite and lovely. Zhengzhou Junda Instrument Co., Ltd. wishes everyone a happy Loong Boat Festival.