An introduction to the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in different places. Come and take a look at the Dragon Boat Festival customs in your hometown!
Because our country is relatively vast, the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival will be different in different regions. So, let’s take a look at the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in different places, and come and see the Dragon Boat Festival customs in your hometown! The earthly branch of the fifth month in the lunar calendar is Wu, which represents Yang Fire, so it is also called the Wu month. The fifth month in the lunar calendar is the time when summer insects chirp and the fragrance of midsummer fills the air. For more information about the fifth month in the lunar calendar, please pay attention to Mr. Shui Mo’s special feature on the fifth month in the lunar calendar!An introduction to the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in different places. Come and take a look at the Dragon Boat Festival customs in your hometown!Dragon Boat Festival customs in JiangsuIn the Jiangsu region of our country, on the Dragon Boat Festival, in addition to the custom of dragon boat racing, there are also other traditional customs. Among them, the more common ones are eating rice dumplings, realgar wine, the five yellow banquet, and festival decorations such as the five poisonous pictures, calamus and mugwort, hanging images of Zhong Kui, colorful threads wrapped around the arms, hanging silk rice dumplings, wearing five poisonous clothes, tiger-head shoes, and wearing sachets. Dragon Boat Festival customs in Zhejiang For Zhejiang people, the Dragon Boat Festival has a relatively long history, so its content and culture are also relatively rich. On the Dragon Boat Festival, the traditional customs of Zhejiang people include: worshiping ancestors, racing dragon boats, eating rice dumplings, worshiping dragon heads, painting dragon eyes, wearing red, hanging calamus and mugwort, tying five-colored silk, drinking realgar wine, eating five yellows, wearing sachets, and picking herbs, which are relatively common customs. Customs and Habits of the Dragon Boat Festival in Hebei The customs and habits of the Dragon Boat Festival in Hebei Province are a little different from those in other regions. In Hebei Province, it is taboo to draw water from wells on the Dragon Boat Festival. Instead, people draw water from wells before the festival. It is said that this is to avoid well poison. Street vendors also sell cherries and mulberries during the Dragon Boat Festival. It is said that if you eat cherries and mulberries during the Dragon Boat Festival, you will not accidentally eat flies throughout the year. Each food shop sells "Five Poison Cakes", which are cakes decorated with patterns of five poisonous insects. Dragon Boat Festival customs in Shandong In the Shandong region of our country, there is a custom of drinking a glass of wine on the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, because they think this will have the effect of warding off evil spirits. In the Rizhao region of Shandong, children are wrapped with five-colored threads on the Dragon Boat Festival. During the Dragon Boat Festival in Linqing County, boys under the age of seven wear amulets and girls wear pomegranate flowers. They also wear yellow cloth shoes made by their mothers with five poisonous insects painted on the shoe surfaces with a brush. Customs and Habits of the Dragon Boat Festival in Shanxi If it is the Shanxi region, then the Dragon Boat Festival is not so particular. The main custom of the Dragon Boat Festival in Shanxi region is eating rice dumplings. In addition to eating rice dumplings, there is also the custom of drinking realgar wine. Customs and Habits of the Dragon Boat Festival in Shaanxi During the Dragon Boat Festival in Xing'an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province, local officials lead their subordinates to watch the dragon boat race, which is called "stepping on stones". During the Dragon Boat Festival in Xingping County, people sew small rice dumplings with silk and then sew a small doll underneath, which is called "playing with dolls." During the Dragon Boat Festival in Tongguan County, people stick cattail, mugwort and paper cows on their doors, which is called "warding off diseases." Dragon Boat Festival customs in Gansu In our country's Jingning Prefecture, Gansu, people pick roses and pickle them with honey during the Dragon Boat Festival. During the Dragon Boat Festival, newly-weds in Zhenyuan County are given scented fans, silk fabrics, handkerchiefs, and mugwort. In Zhang County, shepherd boys worship the mountain god. Piling up firewood and burning it before the cockcrow is commonly known as "burning the mountain". Dragon Boat Festival customs in Sichuan There is a custom of "bringing out the Dragon Boat Festival man" in Shizhu, Sichuan. In parts of Mianyang and Suining, there is a tradition of eating baomian [similar to dumplings, cooked with stuffing wrapped in dough] during the Dragon Boat Festival. The specific origin of this tradition remains to be verified. Customs and Habits of the Dragon Boat Festival in Jiangxi In the old days, people in Jianchang Prefecture in Jiangxi used herbal water to bathe on the Dragon Boat Festival to prevent scabies. People in Xinchang County drank it mixed with realgar and cinnabar wine, which was called "opening the eyes." Dragon Boat Festival customs in Hubei During the Dragon Boat Festival, Bahe Town in Huanggang City, Hubei Province welcomes Nuo people, who wear flower crowns and tattoos and blow horns to drive away the plague. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated in Zigui County, Yichang City, but is particularly grand on May 13th, 14th and 15th. There are also activities such as sacrifices and soul-calling to commemorate Qu Yuan. There is also the custom of drying water to bathe children on this day. Dragon Boat Festival customs in Guangdong In the Guangdong region of our country, in addition to dragon boat racing and ancestor worship on the Dragon Boat Festival, every family will post a "noon talisman" after lunch. At noon, they will worship the household gods with fruits and rice dumplings, and burn mugwort to fumigate the corners of the house, which is said to "drive away mosquitoes and evil spirits." Mix cinnabar with realgar wine and put a red dot on the forehead, chest and palm of the child to ward off evil; there is also the custom of soaking in "dragon boat water", "new bride's craft" and "sending away disasters". Customs and Habits of the Dragon Boat Festival in Fujian The Dragon Boat Festival customs in Fujian are relatively common. They are: washing with boiled rice dumplings water, smoking incense, sending fish, dancing with Solaohua, dragon boat racing, tying five-color silk threads, bathing with orchid water, picking herbs for noon tea, offering sacrifices to ancestors, catching ducks on the water, eating peaches, eating rice dumplings, eating fried dough sticks, eating a bowl of Taipingyan, etc. Dragon Boat Festival customs in Hainan During the Dragon Boat Festival in Hainan, in addition to making and eating rice dumplings, there are also traditional customs such as washing dragon boats, racing dragon boats, getting rid of the five poisons, and worshiping ancestors. The Yazhou Chronicles records that "During the Dragon Boat Festival in May, there is a dragon boat race in Baoping Village. People make rice dumplings to worship their ancestors and give gifts to each other. They also pick reed flowers, fragrant grass, calamus and mugwort, soak them in water to worship the gods and bathe their bodies. Some people break mugwort and hang it on the door to ward off epidemics. Dragon Boat Festival customs in Taiwan In Taiwan, as in mainland China, the most exciting and lively activity during the Dragon Boat Festival is dragon boat racing. Grand dragon boat races are held on major rivers across Taiwan on the Dragon Boat Festival. During the Dragon Boat Festival in Taiwan, there is a custom of "bathing in bitter herbs". Children are given a bath by boiling water with bitter herbs, calamus, and artemisia to get rid of all diseases. In some places, people also use "noon water" for bathing. |
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