In the may of Chinese lunar calendar, Chinese minority ethnic group Hmong living in the Taijiang, Kaili, Jianhe, Shibing, and Zhenyuan always hold Dragon Boat racing to celebrate this traditional festival . May 24th to 27th is the day of the Dragon Boat Festival. Before May 18, people frequently start to clean up their dragon boat. By 22 and 23, the entire dragon boat needs to be installed.
The opening ceremony is holed on the 24th. People often place a table by the river where the dragon god is located. The table legs should be tied with branches, umbrellas, red cloth, paper money and grass.A liter of rice and a white cock on the table to show respect to the gods. In the past, the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival, people have to invite a wizard to chant. Nowadays, most of the witchcraft etiquette has been simplified but remained. For example, a dragon boat can not stop or rest halfway during a flight. It must be deflated to the end.
After the dragon boat turned around, the helm was given to each of the sailors to use a bunch of grass to exorcise the evil spirits and join them in the river.
