One is to worship the god of dragon and heroes, such as Qu Yuan.
How Do People Celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival?ĭragon Boat Festival customs can be roughly divided into two categories. It is traditionally a festival for people to (ceremonially) come against diseases and poisonous insects. Therefore, Dragon Boat Festival was originally regarded as a traditional medical and health festival.
This made the month seem evil, so people in ancient times regarded it as an important time to prevent diseases and keep evil spirits away. During the early hot days of summer, people would easily fall ill and epidemics spread. Its earliest origin is related to the fifth lunar month which was known to ancients as the 'month of poison'.
However, it is evidenced that the Dragon Boat Festival actually came before the death of Qu Yuan.