Ruineng Instrument Loong Boat Festival Holiday Notice

The Loong Boat Festival, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival, the Loong Boat Festival and the Double Boat Festival, originated from the worship of natural phenomena and evolved from dragon worship in ancient times. The following is about the Loong Boat Festival:

Time: Loong Boat Festival is a traditional festival among Chinese people on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.

custom

-Eating Zongzi: This is Loong Boat FestivalOne of the representative customs. Zongzi is usually made of glutinous rice, red dates, bean paste, meat and other fillings wrapped in zongzi leaves. It has a variety of tastes and shapes.

-Loong Boat Race: It is said that it originated from the ancient Chu people who couldn't bear Qu Yuan, a worthy minister, to throw himself into the river. Many people rowed boats to catch up and save him. Later on, it gradually developed into a competitive and ornamental water activity.

-Wormwood hanging: On Loong Boat Festival, people will hang wormwood at the door or in the house. It is said that wormwood has the meaning of expelling evil spirits, mosquitoes and praying.

-Fragrant sachet: The sachet is usually filled with mugwort leaves, realgar, spices, etc., wrapped in silk cloth, exuding a fragrant aroma. It is then strung with five colored silk threads in various shapes to form a string, small and exquisite, and worn on the body to ward off insects and evil spirits.

cultural connotation

The Loong Boat Festival contains rich cultural connotations. It is not only to commemorate Qu Yuan and other historical figures, but also an important carrier of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation. The Loong Boat Festival reflects the Chinese people's reverence for nature and ancestors, their pursuit of health and peace, and their spirit of solidarity and cooperation. In 2009, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially approved the Loong Boat Festival to be included in the List of Representative Works of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and Loong Boat Festival became a festival selected by China as a world intangible cultural heritage.