As one of China's traditional festivals, the Dragon Boat Festival also has its own activities. So, let's take a look at what activities are there during the Dragon Boat Festival? May is the time when pomegranate flowers are in full bloom, hence the name Pomegranate Month. The weather is getting warmer. How much do you know about the fifth month of the lunar calendar? If you want to know more about the fifth month of the lunar calendar in 2021, come and have a look at Mr. Shui Mo!What activities are there during the Dragon Boat Festival?Dragon Boat Festival Activity 1: Dragon Boat RaceDragon boat racing is also known as dragon boat racing. It is an important activity of the Dragon Boat Festival. It is an ancient ritual of worshiping the dragon totem and is also a legacy. Dragon Boat Festival Activity 2: Flying Kite This activity is relatively common in the south. In the south, children flying kites on the Dragon Boat Festival is called "releasing disasters." Dragon Boat Festival Activity 3: Tie Five-Colored Ropes On the Dragon Boat Festival, children tie five-colored silk threads on their wrists and ankles to ward off evil spirits. Dragon Boat Festival Activity 4: Noon Water Noon water refers to the water drawn from the well at noon on the Dragon Boat Festival. "Drawing water at noon" during the Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional custom prevalent in the coastal areas of southern China. Dragon Boat Festival Activity 5: Worshiping Gods and Ancestors Worshiping gods and ancestors is one of the important customs of the Dragon Boat Festival. “Heaven and earth are the origin of life; ancestors are the origin of species.” Dragon Boat Festival Activity 6: Forehead Painting During the Dragon Boat Festival, there is a custom of smearing realgar on children's foreheads, which is said to repel poisonous insects. Dragon Boat Festival Activity 7: Fighting Grass Fighting on grass is a folk game derived from picking herbs. On the Dragon Boat Festival, people go out to find some exotic flowers and herbs to compete with each other. The one with the most novelty or the most varieties wins. Dragon Boat Festival Activity 8: Playing Polo Polo is a game in which one hits a ball with a stick while riding on a horse. It was called Jiju in ancient times. How many proverbs about the Dragon Boat Festival do you know?Plant willows during Qingming Festival and plant mugwort during Dragon Boat Festival.Even a toad cannot escape the Fifth of May. If you don't wear mugwort during the Dragon Boat Festival, you will turn into a monster after you die. Drink a mouthful of water at noon, and it will be better to take tonic medicine for three years. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather is hot; the five poisons awaken and there is restlessness. On the Dragon Boat Festival (Friday), pray to the Bodhisattva, and on the Dragon Boat Festival (Sixth Day), release cuttlefish The fifth day is a good day, and we wish to live together forever. Wandering around, chrysanthemum garden, fried rice cakes, glutinous rice balls, the fifth day of May is the Dragon Boat Festival, my mother asked me to go watch the dragon boat race. |
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