Cultural customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in China

The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the ancient traditional festivals of the Chinese nation, and it is also the most charming festival in early summer. It's not just about sustenance People's nostalgia for the poet Qu Yuan expresses their beautiful expectations and aspirations for blessings.

Dragon Boat Festival Customs

On the auspicious Dragon Boat Festival, people pick fresh calamus and branch grass in the early morning, tie them with garlic and hang them in bundles by the bedside

On doors and windows, smoke and burn fragrant Cangshu and Bai Zhi to pray for detoxification at home. People have made fragrances containing traditional Chinese medicine spices.The committee and the colorful rope are given as gifts to each other for wearing. At noon, it is common to bathe in fragrant soup made from camphor and mugwort, and then exchange it with clear water.A refreshing and clean new outfit. Sprinkle realgar powder and realgar wine in damp places to ward off evil and eliminate disasters. People eat Zongzi and race dragon boats on this day.

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