What are the little-known taboos of the Dragon Boat Festival?

What are the traditions of the Dragon Boat Festival? The annual Dragon Boat Festival is here. The Dragon Boat Festival is not only a day to commemorate the great poet Qu Yuan, but also has many taboos. Next, let’s take a look at the relevant content of the Dragon Boat Festival taboos.

What are the etiquette and taboos of the Dragon Boat Festival

Avoid holding festive activities during the Dragon Boat Festival

The most important part of the Dragon Boat Festival is to worship our ancestors. Sadness is inevitable during sacrifices, so this day is not suitable for blessing others, and it is certainly not suitable for holding or participating in festive activities such as business openings, weddings, and celebrations. In addition, the Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year, which is the "Yang Gong's death anniversary" and can never be chosen as a day for important matters such as opening a business, starting construction, getting married, signing a contract, etc.

Do not swim in the river on the Dragon Boat Festival

As May is an "evil month", Double Fifth is an unlucky day, so in some places swimming is forbidden on this day, especially swimming in places where people have drowned. Because on the Dragon Boat Festival, "drowned ghosts" are the most ferocious and need to find a substitute to "resurrect", so there is a custom of throwing rice dumplings into the river to let them share the food and avoid being used as substitutes.