The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the Dragon Boat Festival. Duan means "beginning" and "beginning", and the fifth day of the first month can be called Duanwu. The lunar calendar is based on the terrestrial branch, the first month of the year, the second month as the Mao, and the fifth month as the noon, so the May is called the noon month, "five" and "noon" are connected, and "five" is the number of yang, so some places The Dragon Boat Festival is also called the May Festival, the Ai Festival and the Summer Festival. Judging from historical records, the word "Dragon Boat Festival" was first seen in Jin Zhou's "Territory of Land and Earth": "Dragon Boat Festival in midsummer, cooking horned millet". The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival for people of all ethnic groups in my country. The indispensable activities on this day have gradually evolved into eating rice dumplings, racing dragon boats, hanging calamus, wormwood, mugwort, Kaoru atractylodes, angelica, and drinking realgar wine. It is said that eating rice dumplings and racing dragon boats is to commemorate Qu Yuan, so after liberation, the Dragon Boat Festival was named "Poet's Festival" to commemorate Qu Yuan. As for hanging calamus, mugwort leaves, Kaoru atractylodes, angelica, and drinking realgar wine, it is said to ward off evil spirits.
Today, the Dragon Boat Festival is still a very popular festival among the Chinese people. The Dragon Boat Festival has been a national holiday since 2008. The state attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage. On May 20, 2006, this folk custom was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.
The Dragon Boat Festival activities that are familiar to everyone today include: eating dumplings, wrapping dumplings, eating duck eggs, racing dragon boats, painting realgar, inserting wormwood, wearing sachets, climbing high, hanging gourds, and wrapping dumplings.
On this important day, Haikuo Company led all employees to hold an important event - Rice Dumpling Competition.
Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival in China. There are celebration activities such as eating rice dumplings, hanging incense bags, and tying longevity threads. These activities can not only exercise and develop employees' hands-on ability, but also enhance everyone's understanding and interest in traditional Chinese culture.
In the end, on this important day, haikuo and all the staff wish you a "safe and healthy Dragon Boat Festival".
