The custom of Dragon Boat Festival
端午节的习俗
赛龙舟
Because Chuese don’t want virtuous minister Qu Yuan died at that time, so there are a lot of people boating to save him after he jumping into river.
当时楚人因舍不得贤臣屈原死去,于是有许多人划船追赶拯救。
2.Eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival
端午节吃粽子
People boiled sticky rice or steamed reed on May 5 and then jumped it into the river, to sacrifice to Qu Yuan, with bamboo tube array sticky rice rolls for fear of fish to eat, gradually reed leaves maize replacing bamboo tube.
人们在五月五日煮糯米饭或蒸粽糕投入江中,以祭祀屈原,为恐鱼吃掉,故用竹筒盛装糯米饭掷下,以后渐用粽叶包米代替竹筒。
3.Wearing perfume satchel
佩香囊
Children wear perfume satchel on the Dragon Boat Festival can avoid devil.
端午节小孩佩香囊,避邪驱瘟之意。
4.Eating eggs
吃蛋
Some areas will boil tea eggs and brine eggs to eat on the Dragon Boat Festival. Eggs are henapple, duck eggs, goose egg. Painted red on eggshell, with colorful net bags, hanging in a child's neck, for blessing children, and hopping them are safe.
一些地区,端午节要煮茶蛋和盐水蛋吃。蛋有鸡蛋、鸭蛋、鹅蛋。蛋壳涂上红色,用五颜六色的网袋装着,挂在小孩子的脖子上,意为祝福孩子逢凶化吉,平安无事。
饮雄黄酒
This custom is very popular in the Yangtze river area.
此种习俗,在长江流域地区的人家很盛行。
游百病
This custom is prevalent in part of Guizhou province on Dragon-Boat festival custom. Some people will go to swim as well.
此种习俗,盛行于贵州地区的端午习俗有些人也会去游泳。
吃十二红
Gaoyou and other places have the tradition of eating "twelve red". Twelve red refers to oil shrimp, Fried amaranth, salted duck egg yellow, cinnabar tofu and so on.
高邮等地有吃“十二红”的习俗。十二红指油爆虾、炒红苋菜、咸鸭蛋黄、朱砂豆腐等。