form of a Chinese dragon. During the race, dragon boat teams paddle harmoniously accompanied by the sound of beating drums. It is said the winning team would have good luck and happy life.
During the festival, people also
eat zongzi. This is a snack made
of glutinous rice filled with
meats, beans and other fillings.
It is wrapped in triangle or
rectangle shapes in bamboo
or reed leaves and tied with
soaked stalks or colorful silky
cords.
People believe that drinking realgar wine drives diseases and evils away, so everyone would drink it in hopes of getting rid of evil spirits.
Before the festival
arrives, parents usually
prepare perfume
pouches for their
children, sowing little
colorful bags filled with
perfumes of herbal medicines, then string them with silk threads. The pouches are said to protect from evil.