1, Dragon Boat Festival is a very popular folk festival in China, which has been a traditional habit of the Chinese nation since ancient times. Due to the vast territory and numerous stories and legends, not only many different festival names have been produced, but also different customs have been observed in different places.
2. Ancestor worship not only covers all the ancient traditional festivals in China, but also is the eternal theme of folk festivals in China. Rowing a dragon boat (hidden in the black dragon) and eating zongzi (offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors) are two major themes of the Dragon Boat Festival. These two traditional themes have been handed down in China since ancient times.
3. Traditional festival ceremonies and related custom activities are important contents of festival elements, bearing rich and colorful festival cultural connotations.
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The custom of Dragon Boat Festival:
1, eat zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival.
Eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional custom of the Chinese nation since ancient times. Zongzi, or "Zongzi Zan", is commonly known as Zongzi. Its main materials are glutinous rice and stuffing, and it is wrapped with Indocalamus leaves (or Hiragi leaves) into various shapes, such as sharp corners and quadrangles. Zongzi has a long history, originally as a tribute to ancestors and gods.
2, five-color silk thread.
In the traditional culture of China, the five colors "blue, red, white, black and yellow" symbolizing the five elements are regarded as auspicious colors. It was once a popular holiday custom to tie one's arm with colored silk thread during the Dragon Boat Festival. Passed on to future generations, it developed into many beautiful decorations, such as longevity wisps, longevity locks, sachets and so on. Its production has become increasingly exquisite and has become a unique folk art of the Dragon Boat Festival.