pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice and wrapped in bamboo or reed leavesРfirst prepared as sacrificial offerings for Qu Yuan's departed soul and dropped into the river to protect him from being eaten by fishРCustomsРRace dragon boatsРthe most popular activity during the festival ?quite a spectacle, with drums beating, colorful flags waving, and thousands of people cheering on both sides of the river ?it has e a popular sporting activity in Southern China nowadaysРCustomsРHang cattail(香蒲) and mugwort leaves (艾叶)РCustomsРWear colorful pouches containing fragrant herbal medicinesРWear necklaces or bracelets, made of red, yellow, blue, white and black threadsРCustomsРDrink some realgar wine(雄黄酒)РCustomsРPaste on the front doors pictures of Zhongkui, a legendary Chinese ghost-catcher
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