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A brief introduction to the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival

1. In memory of Qu Yuan: Qu Yuan was a poet and politician in the Warring States. Because he advocated political reform, he violated the interests of aristocratic ministers and was ostracized and exiled. At last, Chu was defeated by the Qin State, and Qu Yuan jumped into the Miluo River in grief and indignation, and died for his country. In order to commemorate Qu Yuan, the people designated the day when he jumped into the river as the Dragon Boat Festival.

2. Introduction to Dragon Boat Festival: Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional festival in China. On this day, we eat zongzi, race dragon boats, hang calamus, drink realgar wine and so on. Dragon Boat Festival is the first festival in China to be selected as an intangible cultural heritage in the world.

3. There are many legends about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, but in the long selection and elimination, the legend commemorating Qu Yuan is the most popular and popular. "His ambition is clean, and his behavior is cheap", starting from Sima Qian's affectionate narration of Qu Yuan, the image of Qu Yuan's loyalty and patriotism has become more and more tall in the narratives of literati in past dynasties. Since the Han Dynasty, people have thought that the Dragon Boat Festival started with Qu Yuan.