1. Qu Yuan threw himself into the river. Qu Yuan's idea of political reform could not be realized, and was finally exiled from his post. Later, Chu died, Qu Yuan to the May 5th to the Po Lo River, pick up a stone, plunged into the river to kill himself. The fishermen on the river and the people on the shore, heard that qu yuan doctor throws himself into the river, all have come to the river, struggling to salvage the body of qu yuan, have brought the dumplings, eggs into the river, there is this Langzhong also put the andrographis wine poured into the wang, in order to drug faint augur water beasts, so that the body of the qu yuan doctor safe from harm. From then on, every year in early May - Qu Yuan martyrdom day, the people of Chu to the river rowing dragon boat, cast zongzi, as a way to commemorate the great patriotic poet.

2. Wu Zixu's body cast into the river. Wu Zixu was given a sword by King Fu-chai of Wu to cut his own throat because he listened to the slanderous rumors. Before his death, Wu Zixu said: "After my death, I will gouge out my eyes and hang them on the east gate of the city to see the Yue ** enter the city to destroy Wu", Fu Chai was furious when he heard about it, and he ordered Wu Zixu's body to be thrown into the river on the 5th of May.

3, filial daughter Cao E save his father threw himself into the river. Cao E is a Shangyu people in the Eastern Han Dynasty, his father drowned in the river, a few days to see the body, the filial daughter of Cao E was only fourteen years old, day and night along the river crying. After seventeen days, she threw herself into the river on May 5, and carried her father's body out five days later. This is a myth.

4, the White Lady Dragon Boat Festival drink xionghuang wine now. Dragon Boat Festival is here, the people are drinking xionghuang wine to avoid evil spirits, Xu Xian in accordance with the method taught by Fa Hai, forcing the white lady to drink xionghuang wine. White lady can not push back Xu Xian, drank the wine, immediately showed the original shape of the snake, Xu Xian was immediately scared to death.