1. In honor of Qu Yuan. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 278 BC, the patriotic poet Qu Yuan threw himself into the Miluo River. Deeply deplorable people have wrapped rice dumplings, dragon boat racing, as a way to commemorate him, and since then gradually evolved into the Dragon Boat Festival. This is the most popular one.
2. Taoism in the sacrifice of the "ground wax" custom. Taoist book: "May 5 for the ground for La, this day can be thanked for their sins, requesting the transfer of official title, sacrifices to the ancestors."
3. Goujian practiced the navy. According to the book, every year on May 5, the weather gets warmer and you can go into the water. King Goujian of Yue then began to train his navy on this day and eventually defeated Wu.
4. In honor of Cao E, a filial daughter. According to the record of "Huiji Canon", on the 5th day of the 5th month of a certain year, a sorcerer surnamed Cao lost his footing and fell into the water. His 14-year-old daughter Cao E wailed on the river for 17 days, looking for her father's body was not allowed to throw herself into the river.
5. Memorial Jie Zi Tui. According to legend, in honor of Jie Zi Tui, Duke Wen of Jin issued a decree that no fire should be raised on the 5th of May. Because the weather is warm at this time, you can eat cold. And cold food before this day, easy to get typhoid, difficult to cure.
6. In honor of Wu Zixu. The Jing Chu Chronicle: "On May 5, it is time to welcome Wu Jun." Wu Zixu was killed for his loyalty, and his body was thrown into the river and turned into a god of the waves. Every year on the fifth day of the fifth month, the Qiantang River mouth flooded with the first tide, people boat tide, hoping to see Wu Zixu spirit.