What to eat on Dragon Boat Festival? What activities are there during the Dragon Boat Festival?
The Dragon Boat Festival is known as one of the four major traditional festivals of the Chinese folk along with the Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Mid-Autumn Festival. What to eat on Dragon Boat Festival? What activities are there during the Dragon Boat Festival? Pomegranate flowers are in full bloom in May of the lunar calendar. Han Yu has a poem that says "The pomegranate flowers in May are bright to the eyes". If you want to know more about May of the lunar calendar in 2019, come to Mr. Shui Mo!What to eat on Dragon Boat Festival?ZongziMost of the rice dumplings for the Dragon Boat Festival are made by each household themselves. The leaves used for rice dumplings vary from place to place. Reed leaves are more common in the north, while glutinous rice leaves are more common in the south. The shapes of Chinese rice dumplings have been constantly enriched in the long course of history. They are colorful and of various shapes, and each place has its own characteristics. Realgar wine The Dragon Boat Festival is usually between Grain in Ear and the Summer Solstice. The ancients called May the "evil month". At this time, the weather enters the summer season, poisonous insects are rampant, viruses breed, diseases increase, and plagues are prevalent. Soak realgar and cinnabar in wine, drink it, or sprinkle it in the corners of the courtyard or house to ward off evil spirits and poison. Five Poison Cake A kind of cake made of flour, with flour as the skin and enameled fillings inside. Five animals, snake, scorpion, gecko, centipede and toad, are printed on the pastry surface with a wooden mold. It is called "Five Poison Cake". It must be eaten on the Dragon Boat Festival, by both adults and children. The meaning is: eat the five poisons, fight poison with poison, and all diseases will be cured. Herbal tea Boiling water with cool and antipyretic herbs such as selfheal, cattail, bamboo leaves, and mint to drink as tea is called "cold medicine tea". It is also drunk on the Dragon Boat Festival. Not only do families make it and drink it themselves, but they also give it to relatives, friends, and neighbors and drink it with each other. What activities are there during the Dragon Boat Festival?Dragon Boat RaceDragon boat racing has a long history and has been passed down since ancient times. It is a traditional water sports and entertainment project among the Chinese people. It is mostly held during festive occasions and is a collective paddling competition for many people. After it spread abroad, it was loved by people from all over the world and became an international competition. In Zigui, Qu Yuan's hometown in Hubei, there are also rituals to worship Qu Yuan. Hanging Wormwood The tradition of arranging various flowers and plants to ward off evil spirits and cure diseases during the Dragon Boat Festival is also very old. The earliest practice was to hang mugwort on the door. This is because mugwort is an important medicinal plant. It can be made into moxa to treat diseases, moxibustion acupoints, and repel insects. May mugwort contains the most mugwort oil, so it is the most effective. Due to the special fragrance of mugwort, people use it to drive away diseases, prevent mosquitoes and ward off evil spirits. Fighting the Herb In ancient times, there was a custom of fighting with herbs on the Dragon Boat Festival. On the Dragon Boat Festival, children go out for an outing in the suburbs and collect specimens of various flowers and plants. Then they compete with each other and the one who collects the most varieties and the most unique specimens wins. The custom of fighting against herbs is a healthy and interesting activity, and it is an excellent opportunity for young people to learn about nature. Dragon Boat Festival Bath (Orchid Bath) Bathing on the Dragon Boat Festival (mulan soup) is an ancient custom recorded in "Da Dai Li". In Guangdong, children use water boiled with bitter grass, barley grass, mugwort, cattail, balsam pear, white magnolia and other flowers to wash. Teenagers and adult men go to rivers or the seaside to take a shower, which is called washing with dragon boat water to wash away bad luck. As the saying goes, "A good fate is not as good as good luck." A person's destiny is already determined, and the only thing one can control is his or her "luck." There are unexpected changes in the world, and people are subject to misfortunes and blessings at any time. Do you want to know when your good luck will come? Then take a look at the [ Excellent Calculation ] below and wish you a safe and smooth life! |
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