Xiushui Dragon Boat Festival Customs
The fifth day of May every year is the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the four major traditions in my country. There are many customs for the Dragon Boat Festival, and the customs in different places vary with the culture. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, let's learn about the Dragon Boat Festival customs in Xiushui. According to the Qing version of "Yiningzhou Chronicles", "Dragon Boat Festival sons-in-law give gifts of glutinous rice and pickled eggs." On the Dragon Boat Festival, sons-in-law have to go to their father-in-law's house to "send the Dragon Boat Festival (send the Chang Festival)". Sons-in-law bring rice dumplings, amy fruit, buns, salted duck eggs, pork, etc. to their parents-in-law and their relatives to send Dragon Boat Festival gifts, honor their parents-in-law and other elders, and express respect and gratitude. The Dragon Boat Festival, Xiushui is also called "Chang Festival". On the Chang Festival, calamus and mugwort are inserted on both sides of the door, and wine is sprinkled around the house, and the blessing is sprinkled: "On the fifth day of May, the Dragon Boat Festival, all kinds of insects and ants are eliminated." In the old days, children from all over Xiushui tied their hands with five-color threads and tied sachets on their chests to drive away evil. Sachets are small bags made of various colored cloths in the shape of peaches, golden locks, monkeys, frogs, etc. On the Dragon Boat Festival, adults weave net bags with fine threads, dye eggs with red water, put them in the net bags, and hang them around children's necks to show their happy growth and fame. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)