How Did Ancient People Celebrate Dragon Boat Festival? They Cooked and Ate 'This Animal' as Soup to Ward off Evil, Not Just Eating Zongzi

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On Dragon Boat Festival, in addition to traditions like eating zongzi, hanging mugwort to ward off evil, and watching dragon boat races, ancient customs involved officials drinking owl soup to ward off evil, with owls considered evil birds to be captured and cooked into soup as a symbolic act of dispelling evil and promoting righteousness. The festival also included traditions like cutting off the tip of magpies' tongues and playing games such as 'shooting rice dumplings' with bows. These customs date back to ancient times and were not solely influenced by Qu Yuan, with activities like wrapping glutinous rice, dragon boat racing, hanging mugwort, and shooting rice dumplings corresponding to present-day practices. It's worth noting that the folktales and customs should be taken lightly and not excessively superstitious.

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