In 278 BC, Qin army broke the Chu capital, Qu Yuan saw his motherland was invaded, always could not bear to abandon his motherland, on May 5, after writing his last work "Huai Sha", bouldering into the Miluo River suicide, with his own life to write a magnificent patriotic movement. After Qu Yuan threw himself into the river, local people immediately rowed boats to rescue...... . In order to express their sorrow, people paddled on rivers, and then gradually developed into dragon boat races. The people were afraid that the fish in the river would eat his body, so they went home to bring rice balls into the river, so as not to spoil Qu Yuan's body with fish and shrimp, which later became the custom of eating zongzi.
Customs of Dragon Boat Festival
1.Dragon boat racing
It is the main custom of the Dragon Boat Festival. According to legend, it originated in ancient times, the people of Chu were reluctant to give up the worthy minister Qu Yuan to die in the river, and many people rowed to catch up to save. They raced to Dongting Lake without a trace. After that, dragon boats are held every May 5 to commemorate it.ragon-boat racing
2.Eat Zongzi
Eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival is another traditional custom of the Chinese people. Zongzi, also known as "millet", "tube Zongzi". It has a long history and many patterns. In the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, every family eats zongzi to commemorate Qu Yuan. Generally, the zongzi is wrapped the day before, cooked at night, and eaten in the morning.
3.Hanging wormwood
In the Dragon Boat Festival, people put mugs and flags as one of the important contents. Every household must sweep the courtyard, with calamus, moxa sticks inserted in the door eyebrow, hanging in the hall. And calamus, mugwort leaves, durian flowers, garlic, longboat flowers, made into a human or tiger shape, called Ai people, Ai Hu; Made into garlands, ornaments, beautiful fragrance, women compete to wear, to ward off evil.
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