Duanwu Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. Here are some of the main customs and traditions associated with the Duanwu Festival in English:
1. Dragon Boat Racing: This is the most famous activity during the Duanwu Festival. Teams of rowers compete in long boats, with a large dragon-shaped head and tail, while a drummer encourages them.
2. Zongzi (sticky rice dumplings): Zongzi are pyramid-shaped dumplings made of glutinous rice and filled with ingredients such as red bean paste, meat, or dates. They are wrapped in bamboo leaves and cooked in a pot of boiling water.
3. Hanging Calamus: Calamus leaves are believed to ward off evil spirits and mosquitoes. They are commonly hung around the house or worn as necklaces during the festival.
4. Drinking realgar wine: Realgar wine, a traditional Chinese drink made by dissolving realgar powder in wine, is consumed to ward off illness and bad luck.
5. Wearing a five-color thread necklace: This custom involves wearing a necklace made of five different colors of thread, each believed to represent one of the five cardinal virtues: wisdom, benevolence, courage, integrity, and propriety.
6. Listening to the "Qingming Shu" (Tales of the Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars): It is a traditional story collection that tells tales of filial piety, and is often read during the Duanwu Festival.
7. Avoiding sharp objects: It is considered bad luck to use sharp objects, like scissors or knives, on the day of the Duanwu Festival.
8. Eating melon seeds: Eating melon seeds is believed to prevent the spread of evil spirits and diseases.
These customs and traditions vary among different regions in China and among the Chinese diaspora worldwide.
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