What are the customs in China?

1. Dragon boat picking is an important activity of the Dragon Boat Festival. It is a ritual of ancient dragon totem and a heritage. According to the first excavation report of Hemudu site, as early as 7000 years ago, ancient ancestors had carved wooden boats out of a single piece of wood and rowed them with wooden paddles. The earliest "Dragon Boat Race" map in China was found in Jia Cun, Yunlong Town, Yinzhou District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province.

Flying kites is one of the main customs of the Double Ninth Festival in South China. The folk Double Ninth Festival is characterized by flying kites. Guangxu's "Huizhou Fuzhi" is also recorded. In the folk tradition, besides climbing mountains, flying kites is also a major feature of the Double Ninth Festival.

3, willow, Tomb-Sweeping Day, China willow folk custom. There are three theories about the origin of the custom of inserting willows in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Some experts believe that the custom of inserting willows is to commemorate Shennong, the agricultural ancestor who taught people to grow crops. In some places, people put willow branches under the eaves to forecast the weather. There is an old saying that "the willow branches are green and the rain is raining;" The saying that there is another village.

4, playing dragon lanterns, also known as dragon lanterns or dragon dances. The dragon dance recorded in writing is Zhang Heng's Xijing Fu in Han Dynasty. The author vividly described the dragon dance in the descriptions of hundreds of plays. According to Sui Shu Le, Huanglongbian, which is similar to the dragon dance performance in Yang Di's hundred operas, is also very wonderful, and dragon dance is popular in many places in China. China worships dragons, and thinks that dragons are auspicious symbols.

5, Dragon Lantern, the Yellow River Delta and some areas along the Yangtze River also have the custom of "Dragon Lantern". Many people make boats out of reeds or straws, insert candles or put small oil bowls dug with radishes, and light them in rivers or bays at night to light the way for dragons. Take this opportunity to entertain and convey a good wish.