An introduction to the customs and habits of the Dragon Boat Festival in different regions. How do different regions celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival?
The customs and habits of the Dragon Boat Festival are different in different regions. So, let’s take a look at the customs and habits of the Dragon Boat Festival in different regions and how different regions celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. May is the height of summer, and high temperature is a notable feature of this month. But also because of the high temperature and abundant rainfall, crops have entered a vigorous growth period. So what other relevant knowledge is there in May? Let’s take a look at it on Shuimo.com.An introduction to the customs and habits of the Dragon Boat Festival in different regions. How do different regions celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival?Dragon Boat Festival in JiangsuIn addition to dragon boat racing, the Dragon Boat Festival customs in Jiangsu include festival foods such as rice dumplings, realgar wine, and the Five Yellow Feast. Festival decorations include pictures of the Five Poisonous Creatures, calamus and mugwort, images of Zhong Kui, colorful threads wrapped around the arms, hanging silk rice dumplings, wearing Five Poisonous Creatures clothes, tiger-head shoes, and wearing sachets. Wujin has a night dragon boat show. At night, small lights are hung on all sides of the dragon boat and people compete with each other, accompanied by the sound of flutes, drums and singing. The Dragon Boat Festival in Gaoyou is quite special, with customs such as tying hundreds of ropes, sticking five poisonous animals, sticking talismans, setting off yellow fireworks, and eating "twelve reds". Children like to hang "duck egg nets", which means picking good-looking duck eggs, putting them in nets made of colorful threads, and hanging them on their chests. Dragon Boat Festival in Zhejiang The Dragon Boat Festival is a special festival for the people of Zhejiang with a long history, rich content, and diverse culture and customs. Generally speaking, ancestor worship, dragon boat racing, eating rice dumplings, dragon head worship, dragon eye painting, wearing red, hanging calamus and mugwort, tying five-colored silk, drinking realgar wine, eating five yellows, wearing sachets, and picking herbs are relatively common customs, but there are differences in the content or details of the customs from place to place. Dragon Boat Festival in Hebei Province People in Beijing avoid drawing water from wells on the Dragon Boat Festival. Instead, they 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 in Shandong Shandong Zouping County, during the Dragon Boat Festival, everyone needs to drink a glass of wine when they get up early. It is said that this can ward off evil spirits. In Rizhao, children are tied with five-colored threads during the Dragon Boat Festival. During the Dragon Boat Festival in Linqing County, boys under the age of seven wear amulets (necklaces made of wheat straw) and girls wear pomegranate flowers. They also have to wear yellow cloth shoes made by their mothers with five poisonous insects painted on the uppers with a brush. Jimo washes its face with dew on the morning of Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon Boat Festival in Shanxi Eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional custom of urban and rural people in Shanxi Province; the custom of making rice dumplings is on the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival. Traditional rice dumplings are filled with millet, topped with red dates, wrapped in reed leaves, and mixed with sugar when eaten. Drinking realgar wine is also an important custom of the Dragon Boat Festival among the people of Shanxi, which is mainly used to prevent diseases and eliminate toxins. 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 in Sichuan In Sichuan, there is a custom of bathing in mugwort water. In the old days, there was a custom of "typing" during the Dragon Boat Festival in western 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. 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 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. The 15th day of the fifth month is also known as the "Big Dragon Boat Festival", and the 25th day of the fifth month is also known as the "End of the Yang Festival". People eat rice dumplings and drink cattail wine, just like the Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon Boat Festival in Hunan During the Dragon Boat Festival in You County, Hunan Province, wealthy pregnant women's families use flower coins, wine and food, while poor families prepare chicken and wine, and use bamboo to clamp paper money to offer them in front of the dragon head of the dragon boat to pray for a safe delivery. The Yuezhou Prefecture held a dragon boat race to ward off disasters and get rid of diseases. It is also called "sending away the plague" by floating it on the water with straw boats. Dragon Boat Festival in Guangdong In addition to dragon boat racing and ancestor worship, the Dragon Boat Festival customs in Guangdong also include posting a "noon talisman" after lunch. At noon, they 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". Dragon Boat Festival in Fujian The Dragon Boat Festival customs in various parts of Fujian mainly include washing the body with boiled rice dumplings water, fumigating with yellow incense, sending fish, dancing the Suolaohua dance, dragon boat racing, tying five-colored silk threads, bathing with orchid water, picking herbs for noon tea, worshiping ancestors, catching ducks on the water, eating peaches, eating rice dumplings, eating fried dough balls, eating a bowl of Taipingyan, etc. Dragon Boat Festival 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 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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