Traditions honored at Dragon Boat Festival
A woman dressed in traditional Chinese clothing stabs a sword into a picture of snake during the cultural event in Nantong on June 7. The centipede, scorpion, gecko, snake and toad were recognized as the sources of the “five poisons” in ancient China. The ciwudu, or stabbing of the five poisons, is one of the activities to expel them. [Photo/IC]