Dragon boat rowing is an important activity of the Dragon Boat Festival. It was popular in Wuyue Chu in ancient times, and now it is also very popular in the southern coastal areas of China. Boating dragon boat has a long history, and it is a multi-person collective rowing competition. The dragon boat race is divided into several parts, such as inviting dragons, offering sacrifices to dragon gods, Youlong and collecting dragons. After it was spread abroad, it was deeply loved by people all over the world and formed an international competition.
2. Hang wormwood and calamus
The stems and leaves of wormwood contain volatile aromatic oil, which produces peculiar fragrance and can repel mosquitoes, flies, insects and ants and purify the air. The leaves of Acorus calamus also contain volatile aromatic oil, which is a medicine for refreshing the brain, inducing resuscitation, strengthening bones, dispersing stagnation, killing insects and sterilizing.
3. Eat zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival
Eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional custom of the Chinese nation since ancient times. Zongzi, a kind of glutinous rice, is a tribute used by people to worship the gods at festivals. It is an ancient traditional custom to worship God in festivals.
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1, the origin of the festival
The formation of the customs and habits of the Dragon Boat Festival is related to primitive beliefs, sacrificial culture, the calendar of cadres and branches, and the astronomical phenomena in the south where the seven nights of the Black Dragon are located. The ancient astrology culture in China has a long history and is profound. The ancients began to explore the mysteries of the universe very early, and thus deduced a complete and profound star-watching culture.
2. The significance of Dragon Boat Festival culture
Dragon Boat Festival culture fully embodies the humanistic spirit of the ancestors of the Chinese nation, and pursues the idea of "harmony between heaven, earth and people", paying attention to conforming to the right time, place and people and following the laws of nature. As an important part of China traditional culture, Dragon Boat Festival culture embodies the long history and profoundness of China culture.
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