The traditional Chinese folk festivals have been deeply influenced by religion, and many festivals originate from religious beliefs. Why do people throw away the five-color ropes during the first rain after the Dragon Boat Festival? To learn more about the Dragon Boat Festival, come to Huayi Network and take a look.

In some local customs, after the Dragon Boat Festival, people are supposed to cut off the five-color ropes worn during the festival and throw them into the first rain. It is said that this represents the rain washing away plagues and diseases, which means removing evil spirits and preventing disasters, so there will be good luck in the coming year. Some places regard the five-color ropes as the "five-color dragon." When they are thrown into the rain and carried away by water, the five-color ropes turn into small dragons, which also carry away bad things from the body, so worries and sorrows will flow away with the rain.
Although such customs exist, it is still recommended that people should not litter the five-color ropes on the streets. Instead, they can be thrown into the rain in quiet places to avoid affecting the environment and increasing the workload of sanitation workers.

1. Tackao (Sticky Rice Cake)
Tackao is made by placing mugwort and glutinous rice in a large wooden trough carved from a single piece of wood, then pounding it with a long-handled wooden mallet to make a kind of rice cake. This food has a strong national character and can also enhance the festive atmosphere.
2. Jian Dui (Fried Dough Pudding)
In the Jinjiang area of Fujian Province, it is customary for every household to eat "Jian Dui" on the Dragon Boat Festival. It is made by mixing flour, rice flour, or sweet potato starch with other ingredients to form a thick paste and then frying it. According to legend, in ancient times, the southern Fujian region had a rainy season before the Dragon Boat Festival, with continuous rain. The people said that the sky had a hole and needed to be "repaired." After eating "Jian Dui" on the Dragon Boat Festival, the rain stopped, and people said that the sky was repaired.
3. You Gao (Oil Cake)
Eating oil cake is a traditional custom in Lantian County, Shaanxi Province, during the Dragon Boat Festival. Oil cake is made by wrapping hot oil dough with fillings such as sugar, osmanthus, walnuts, roses, and lard, then frying it in oil. The fried oil cake is golden yellow, crispy on the outside and sweet on the inside, and it's so tempting that you can't help but salivate at the first bite.
4. Ai Momo (Mugwort Steamed Buns)
Eating mugwort during the Dragon Boat Festival can kill bacteria and repel insects, and it has an inhibitory effect on various bacteria and skin fungi. Therefore, many places use fermented rice flour or wheat flour mixed with mugwort to steam buns, which have a sweet and soft texture.