Celebrate this traditional festival In ancient time, there was a great poet called Qu Yuan. He couldn't bear the anguish when his motherland was invaded, so he drowned himself in the river. local residents rowed boats to salvage him,and dropped rice balls into the river to distract the fish's attention from Qu's body. later, people memorialized Qu's patriotism by rowing and making Zong Zi on the Dragon Boat Festival, Duan Wu Jie. That's how the tradition of dragon boat racing and eating Zong Zi were started. Dragon Boat Festival traditions are various as the festival has developed for thousands of years. Nowadays people have a variety of other activities to celebrate this traditional festival. 1. Eating Zongzi 2. Dragon Boat Racing 3. Drinking Realgar Wine 4. Hanging Calamus and Wormwood 5. Wearing Perfume Pouches 6. Wearing a Five-color String Bracelet 7. Rolling and Eating Eggs
