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The fifth day of the fifth lunar month, commonly known as "Dragon Boat Festival". "Five" is connected with "noon", and "five" is also a positive number, so the Dragon Boat Festival is also called Dragon Boat Festival, Chongwu, Duanyang and Zhongtian. This is a traditional festival of Han nationality in China. The main customs of the Dragon Boat Festival are: eating zongzi, drinking realgar wine, dragon boat racing, hanging Zhong Kui in front of the house, hanging mugwort and wormwood (Acorus calamus), swimming in all diseases, wearing sachets and preparing sacrifices. Family members wrap colorful silk threads around their children's wrists. Legend has it that they can extend their lives and pray for a long life. The Dragon Boat Festival, Volume 8 of A Dream in Tokyo, says: "Dragon Boat Festival objects: baisuo, mugwort, silver drum, fancy flower fan, fragrant sugar, zongzi, ……". Clock-hanging statue: In Jianghuai area, every family hangs a clock, which catches ghosts and exorcises evil spirits. Acorus calamus leaves: Acorus calamus leaves, Artemisia argyi leaves, pomegranate flowers, garlic and dragon boat flowers are made into human figures, which are called Ai people to exorcise evil spirits. Yin's poem "Noon Day" says: "Youth Day is more affectionate, and when you get old, you will feel sad." It's useless, but just pray for wine and wine. Mei said in the poem "Acorus calamus in the evening of Dragon Boat Festival": "It is better not to get Acorus calamus at dusk. How can I avoid custom and bow to the pot three times? "Dragon boat race: use dragon boats to disperse the fish in the river so as not to eat Qu Yuan's body. In memory of Qu Yuan, wuyue and Chu have the custom of competitions. (Actually, in ancient times, competitions were not held once a year. There were also Chinese New Year's Eve, late spring in March and Double Ninth Festival. Later, it was mainly the Dragon Boat Festival. Eating zongzi: In Jingchu area, people throw glutinous rice or steamed zongzi cakes into the river to offer sacrifices to Qu Yuan. In the future, rice wrapped in rice leaves will gradually replace bamboo tubes. Now there are various changes in the shape and content of zongzi all over the country. For example, Huzhou Zongzi in Zhejiang, pepper and salt bean Zongzi in Sichuan, and Ludou Zongzi in Zhongshan, Guangdong. Drinking realgar wine: popular in the Yangtze River valley. Eating steamed rice: popular in some Jin-speaking areas, steamed rice is rice steamed from yellow rice (millet). Wandering all diseases: popular in Guizhou. Wearing sachets: Children wear sachets to ward off evil spirits and plagues and decorate their chests. The sachet contains cinnabar, realgar and fragrant medicine, wrapped in silk and tied with five-color silk thread. Write spells: before sunset, fold some peach branches and insert them in doors and windows, or hang spells indoors to ward off evil spirits. This traditional folk custom has basically disappeared now. Stand an egg: If the egg stands upright at noon, it means good luck in the coming year.