Dragon Boat Festival
2023-06-22
| The Dragon Boat Festival has become one of the important traditional holidays for celebrating Chinese culture. On this day, people eat zongzi, drink realgar wine, race dragon boats, and hang mugwort, with traditional customs passed down to this day. Zongzi is a traditional food made of glutinous rice, red dates, bean paste, meat, and wrapped in bamboo leaves. It is an indispensable food for the Dragon Boat Festival, symbolizing family reunion and health. Realgar wine is a medicinal wine made from realgar and white wine, with the effect of driving away evil spirits. People drink realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival to pray for safety. The dragon boat race shows the Chinese nation's pursuit of spiritual and teamwork, as well as courage and strength. Placing mugwort is to prevent plague and repel evil spirits, a traditional folk custom. | ![]() |
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