1, in memory of Qu Yuan

Qu Yuan was a minister in Chu Huaiwang during the Spring and Autumn Period. He advocated the use of talents, empowerment, and prosperity, and advocated joint resistance to Qin, which was strongly opposed by others. He was deposed, expelled from the capital, and exiled to Yuanhe Xiangjiang River Valley. In 278 BC, Qin Jun conquered Kyoto of Chu.

Qu Yuan was heartbroken to see his motherland being invaded, but he couldn't bear to give up his motherland all the time. On the fifth day of May, after writing his masterpiece Huai Sha, he died in the Miluo River and wrote a magnificent patriotic movement with his own life.

Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival for the Han people in China to commemorate Qu Yuan. It spread to all parts of China around Qu Yuan, an outstanding and independent doctor of Chu. Folk culture never tires of it, and Qu Yuan's celebrity is well known, bearing the noble feelings of the Chinese nation.

2. In memory of Wu Zixu

It was widely circulated in Zhejiang to commemorate Wu Zixu in the Spring and Autumn Period. Wu Zixu, a famous Chu national, and his father and brother were all killed by the King of Chu. Later, Zixu abandoned the dark and went to Wu to help Wu to attack Chu, and entered the capital city of Chu in the Five Wars. At that time, King Chu Ping was already dead. Zixu dug a grave and whipped 300 bodies to avenge his father's murder.

After the death of He Lu, the king of Wu, his son Fu Cha succeeded to the throne. Wu Jun's morale was high and he was defeated by Yue. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, made peace, and Fu Cha agreed. Zi Xu suggested the complete elimination of Yue State, but Fu Cha did not listen. Ai Bo, the rich man of Wu State, was bought by Yue State, and his slanderers framed Zi Xu. Fu Cha believed him and gave him a sword, so Zixu died.

Zixu, a loyal minister, feels like death. Before he died, he said to his neighbors, "After I die, I will gouge out my eyes and hang them on the east gate of Jason Wu, watching the Vietnamese army enter the city and destroy Wu." Then he killed himself. Fu Cha was furious after hearing this. On May 5th, he wrapped Zixu's body in leather and threw it into the river. Therefore, it is said that the Dragon Boat Festival is also a day to commemorate Wu Zixu.

3. In memory of filial daughter Cao E

In memory of Cao E, the filial daughter of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who saved her drowning father. Cao E was a native of Shangyu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Her father drowned in the river and didn't see her body for several days. At that time, Cao E, the filial daughter, was only fourteen years old, crying day and night by the river. 17 days later, he also threw himself into the river on May 5, and fished out his father's body five days later. This was passed down as a myth, and later it was passed down to the county magistrate, who set up a degree as a monument for disciple Han Danchun to make a eulogy.

Extended data

As one of the four traditional folk festivals in China, Dragon Boat Festival has its special significance. Literally, the Dragon Boat Festival has names such as Dragon Boat Festival, Chongwu and Chongwu. "Duan" has a beginning and an initial meaning in ancient Chinese. Calling it "Dragon Boat Festival" is like calling it "the fifth day of the fifth lunar month", so the Dragon Boat Festival is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year.

In a deeper sense, the early Dragon Boat Festival originated from the worship and belief of dragon totem in ancient Baiyue area, and later from the poet Qu Yuan who threw a huge stone into the Miluo River that day to commit suicide. Subsequently, it continued and developed into the annual Dragon Boat Festival. On this special festival, relatives and friends will help each other, eat zongzi and race dragon boats.

folk custom

1, roast dragon boat

As an important activity of Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat rowing is a ritual of ancient dragon totem, which is still very popular in the southern coastal areas of China. After it was spread abroad, it was deeply loved by people all over the world and formed an international competition. Boating dragon boat has a long history, and it is a multi-person collective rowing competition. The dragon boat race is divided into several parts, such as inviting dragons, offering sacrifices to dragon gods, Youlong and collecting dragons.

Before the dragon boat race, a grand sacrifice ceremony is usually held. One is to invite dragons to worship the gods. For example, Guangdong Dragon Boat Festival, before the Dragon Boat Festival, you should choose an auspicious day to come out of the water, sacrifice to the gods, put on the dragon's tail, and then prepare for the race. Fujian and Taiwan went to Mazu Tempel to worship. In the past, when people sacrificed to the dragon god, the atmosphere was very serious, praying for blessing, good weather, evil spirits and disasters, and everything went well. ? In Zigui, Hubei Province, Qu Yuan's hometown, there is also a dragon boat festival to worship Qu Yuan.

2. Hang wormwood and calamus

On the Dragon Boat Festival, all kinds of flowers and plants that can drive away evil spirits and diseases are arranged, which have a long history. People regard inserting wormwood and calamus as one of the important contents of the Dragon Boat Festival. This is because mugwort is an important medicinal plant, and it can also be used for treating diseases, moxibustion at acupoints and expelling insects. Artemisia argyi in May contains the most oil, so it has the best effect, and people are scrambling to pick it. A few mugwort plants are often hung at home. Because of its special fragrance, people use it to ward off evil spirits, prevent mosquitoes and ward off evil spirits.

3. Eat zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival

Eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional custom of the Chinese nation since ancient times. Zongzi, or Zongzi, commonly known as Zongzi, is a kind of Zongzi. "Qi" is a tribute to the gods and ancestors in festivals. There are many kinds of qi, and different festivals will make different qi. It is an ancient custom to make Qi sacrifice to gods and ancestors.

The custom of eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival has been popular in China for thousands of years, and it has become one of the most influential and extensive folk food customs of the Chinese nation, and spread to North Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian countries.

4. Fly a kite.

A kite is an aircraft that sticks paper or silk to a bamboo frame and pulls a long line on it. It can be put into the sky under the action of wind, and it belongs to an aircraft that only uses aerodynamic force. In southern China, children flying kites during the Dragon Boat Festival is called "flying disaster".

5. Herbal water (Mulan decoction)

Herbal water, that is, Mulan soup recorded in ancient books, washing herbal water at noon can cure skin diseases and eliminate evil spirits. Dragon Boat Festival is the day with the most Chinese herbal medicines in a year, and medicines are everywhere at noon. During the Dragon Boat Festival, many places in China have the custom of collecting herbs, boiling herbs and soaking in water, and the medicinal properties of the Dragon Boat Festival herbs play a vital role in it.

Step 6 tie five-color silk thread

In the traditional culture of China, the five colors "blue, red, white, black and yellow" symbolizing the five elements are regarded as auspicious colors. Multicolored silk thread or the legacy of ancient southerners' tattoos, it was once a very popular holiday custom to tie the arm with colorful silk thread during the Dragon Boat Festival. Passed on to future generations, it developed into many beautiful decorations, such as longevity wisps, longevity locks, sachets and so on. Its production has become increasingly exquisite and has become a unique folk art of the Dragon Boat Festival.

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