Folk activities of Dragon Boat Day
Dragon Boat Race
At the beginning of the official race, the atmosphere was very lively. The modern dragon boat races are roughly the same, but the rules are slightly stricter. In recent years, there have been international dragon boat races at home and abroad, attracting athletes from various countries. In addition to the speed of the game, there are other activities in the Dragon Boat Race. For example, in a dragon boat tour, when a dragon boat races, a dragon boat is used to play and meet in a nearby village. Sometimes the dragon boat also has a variety of tricks and has the meaning of acting. There are also boat cruises.
Hanging leaves, iris, garlic on Dragon Boat Day
Tap the a kind of special wine on the child’s forehead. In the early morning of the holiday season, the women caught the children’s ear with mugwort and wore calamus on their heads, and then wrote a “wang” on the forehead with the realgar. It is said that this will make hundreds of ghosts fearful and lifelong.
Playing polo on Dragon Boat Day
Playing polo is one of the dramas of the Dragon Boat Festival. Polo is riding on the horse, holding a stick and playing ball. In Xi’an, there was an antique polo sport again. This ancient sport has reappeared on the land of China after years of extinction.
Picking herbs on Dragon Boat Day
The herbs were harvested because the stems and leaves of the herbs were matured before and after the Dragon Boat Festival.
Dragon Boat Accessories
Jianren
An accessory of the old Wuxi women in the area. Generally made of gold and silver or copper wire gold foil, the shape of the villain riding a tiger, but also an additional bell, bell, medlar and garlic, rice dumplings and so on. Inserted in women’s hair, also used for feeding.
Aihu
Dragon Boat Festival exorcise evil things, but also for decorations. Ancient China regards the tiger as a mythical animal, and it is thought that it can be used to ward off evil spirits and protect the peace.
Draw on the forehead
At the Dragon Boat Festival, with the practice of realgar smearing the forehead of children, the cloud can repel the insects. The typical method is to use the yellow wine to draw the word “king” on the forehead of the child
Long life rope
Five-colored silk cords are plied into a rope, suspended at the head of the door, or worn on a child’s neck, or on a child’s arm, or on a bed, cradle, etc.
Hanging sachets
- These sachets, which are carried around, have undergone changes in their contents. They have evolved from sweat-absorbing powders, evil spirits, copper coins, and the real yellow powder of insects into sachets containing spices. The production of these sachets has become increasingly sophisticated, becoming a unique folk for the Dragon Boat Festival. Artwork.
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