Here is a chinese ancient traditional
festival of Dragon Boat day is coming, we'll be in holiday during 16th to 18th.
and be back office on 19th.June 2018.
How much do you know Dragon Boat
Festival?
1. Hang Wormwood and
Calamus
Dragon Boat Festival is the first
festival after summer comes with rising temperature. It is the period when
diseases are frequent, so many years ago people often hang a few plants of
wormwood on their door and window because of its special smell to ward off
diseases, mosquitoes, and evil spirits.
2.Eat Zongzi
It is one of Chines traditional customs to eat
Zongzi. In early May each year, Chinese will soak sticky rice, wash reed leaves
and pack Zongzi with different designs and color. In terms of fillings, in the
north Beijing jujujube Zongzi is popular; in the south, there is a variety of
fillings such as bean, fresh pork, ham, egg yolk, etc., which is represented by
Jiaxin Zongzi in Zhejiang Province. The custiom of eating Zongzi has been
popular in China for thousands of years, and has been spread to north Korea,
Japan, and southest Asia.
3. Rowing Dragon Boat
Rowing dragon boat is the biggest gathering in
Quyuan's hometown. With the sound of "my brother's return", people from towns
all around gathered on both sides of the Xiling gorge to commemorate Quyuan with
the oldest and most solemn way as rowing dragon boat.
