During the Dragon Boat Festival, it is customary to bring gifts to your mother-in-law's house. Choose gifts that are practical and have good meanings. Below, let's see what to give in the first year of the Dragon Boat Festival according to Huayi Network. What should you bring to your mother-in-law's house for the first Dragon Boat Festival?
Practical household appliances
When visiting your wife's family during the Dragon Boat Festival, you can give your father-in-law and mother-in-law some practical household appliances, such as a washing machine, dishwasher, or vacuum cleaner. As the hot summer approaches, you can also consider installing an air conditioner for them. Books with bold fonts for elderly people with poor eyesight, large and easy-to-read watches, and senior phones are also appropriate gifts.
Exquisite handicrafts
During the Dragon Boat Festival, you can choose some exquisite handicrafts according to the preferences of your wife's parents, such as wood carvings, vases, calligraphy works, and paintings. These can make the home environment more beautiful and reflect your sincere intention.
Zongzi (sticky rice dumplings)
Zongzi is the traditional food for the Dragon Boat Festival among the Han people. Due to different regional flavors, there are mainly two types: sweet and salty. Sweet zongzi includes white water zongzi, red bean zongzi, mung bean zongzi, date zongzi, rose zongzi, melon seed zongzi, red bean and lard zongzi, and red bean lard zongzi. Salty zongzi includes pork zongzi, ham zongzi, sausage zongzi, shrimp zongzi, and meat cube zongzi.
Nutritional health products
You can bring your father-in-law and mother-in-law some health supplements or nutritional products during the Dragon Boat Festival, such as some traditional Chinese medicines or calcium tablets. An humidifier can help prevent asthma and purify the air. A massage chair or a massage bathtub can help relieve the pain of elderly people who often suffer from back and leg aches.

What foods do people eat in the south during the Dragon Boat Festival?
Eel
Eel is a common fish in rural areas. It used to be very abundant, but now it is rare and expensive, especially eel during the Dragon Boat Festival, which is the most expensive of the year. The reason for eating eel during the Dragon Boat Festival is because of the folk saying "Small Heat Eel is as valuable as ginseng."
Salty egg yolk
Salty egg yolk is now more popular than eel and yellow wine. During summer, it is not only commonly eaten but also often wrapped in zongzi. This is not only because of the word "yellow" in "salty egg yolk", but also due to its high nutritional value. After the Dragon Boat Festival, when the weather becomes hot and people may lose their appetite, salty egg yolk has a taste similar to crab roe, is convenient to cook, and is very tasty, loved by people of all ages.
Jian Dui (Fried Dough Puff)
In the southern regions, the Dragon Boat Festival is followed by the rainy season, which lasts for several days. Therefore, in areas like Jinjiang, Fujian, on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, every household uses flour, rice flour, or sweet potato flour to make a thick paste and fry it into "Jian Dui".
Snake soup
In Chongqing, people originally did not eat snakes, showing respect and reverence for their totem. However, with the development of the times and the continuous updating of customs, they began to eat snakes to protect themselves and their families, using their totem for protection. However, nowadays, snakes are rarely seen, and it is not allowed to kill them arbitrarily. Therefore, usually, a whole village will cook a big pot of snake soup for everyone to enjoy together.