Second, the reason: the end, the beginning. The Dragon Boat Festival, that is, the first day of each month meets noon, and later it is dedicated to May 5, and noon and Friday become common, so the Dragon Boat Festival is also called heavy noon and heavy five. Because five is a positive number, also called Duanyang. This is a festival with many connections with Qu Yuan, such as dragon boat racing and eating zongzi, which is said to be in memory of Qu Yuan.
Third, the solution:
eat Zongzi
Zongzi was officially designated as Dragon Boat Festival food in Jin Dynasty. At the beginning of May every year, people will buy jiaozi in every household, and there are many kinds of jiaozi. The custom of eating zongzi has been popular in China for thousands of years.
calamus
Insert willow in Qingming Festival and wormwood in Dragon Boat Festival. On the Dragon Boat Festival, people regard inserting wormwood and calamus as one of the important contents. Every family sweeps the court, puts calamus and moxa sticks between their eyebrows and hangs them in the class. Acorus calamus, Folium Artemisiae Argyi, Liu Hua, Garlic and Dragon Boat Flower are made into human or tiger shapes, which are called Ai Ren and Ai Hu. It is made into garlands and decorations, beautiful and fragrant, and women compete to wear it to ward off evil spirits.
Drinking realgar wine
The custom of drinking realgar wine on Dragon Boat Festival is very popular in the Yangtze River valley. However, modern scientific research shows that external use of realgar wine is ok, but it is harmful to drink, so it must be used with caution.
Dragon Boat Racing
Dragon boat race is an important custom of Dragon Boat Festival. According to legend, people who originated in the ancient State of Chu were reluctant to part with the death of the sage Qu Yuan, and many people rowed boats to save people. They rushed to catch up with each other and disappeared at Dongting Lake. Since then, on May 5th every year, people row dragon boats in memory of Qu Yuan.
Fourth, matters needing attention:
1. Modern scientific research shows that external use of realgar wine is ok, but it is harmful to drink and must be used with caution.