Eating zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) during the Dragon Boat Festival is accompanied by several customs in Chinese culture. Here are some of them in English:
1. Dragon Boat Racing: This is the most famous custom associated with the Dragon Boat Festival. People participate in or watch dragon boat races, where teams of rowers paddle long boats shaped like dragons, often accompanied by drummers.
2. Offering to the Ancestors: Families typically offer food, such as zongzi, tea, and incense, to their ancestors to honor and remember them.
3. Hanging the Five-Color String: Known as Wujiu or "the five-protective strings," these strings are made from five different colored threads and are believed to ward off evil spirits and diseases.
4. Wearing Periwinkle Flowers: It is a custom to wear periwinkle flowers (also known as mayflowers) as a symbol of health and longevity.
5. Eating Medicinal Herbs: Some people consume specific herbs or drinks believed to have medicinal properties during the festival to maintain good health.
6. Pasting Calamities: Children are traditionally decorated with paper cuttings and stickers depicting evil spirits to scare them away.
7. Listening to the Story of Qu Yuan: This involves the recitation of poems or the performance of traditional operas that retell the story of Qu Yuan, the poet who drowned himself in the river in protest against corruption.
8. Wearing a Head Cover: Some people wear a head cover made of bamboo leaves to symbolize protection from evil spirits.
These customs vary across different regions of China and may be celebrated in different ways depending on local traditions.
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