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Multiple names for Dragon Boat:
Dragon Boat Festival
? Duan? The character has ? initial? meaning "the beginning", hence the name ? Duanwu? is? The first five days of the month of May. And according to the calendar, May is the month of ? The month of May is? month, so it's the fifth day of the month. Duanwu? has gradually evolved into Duanwu. The Yanjing chronicle records: ? The fifth day of the fifth month of May, cover? Duan? The word "Duan" is also a transcription of the word "Duan".
Duanyang Festival
According to "Jing Chu chronicle" records, because of midsummer, Shunyang in the upper, May is midsummer, it is the first day of the first noon is to ascend to the Shunyang good weather days, it is known as the fifth day of the fifth of May for the? Duan Yang Festival?
Dragon Boat Festival
? Wu? , belonging to the twelve branches of the earth, the lunar calendar in May for the month of Wu, five, Wu homophonic, five, five heavy, so the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as? The Dragon Boat Festival is also known as the Dragon Boat Festival (重午节). or? Heavy five festival? Some places are also called? May Festival?
Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon boat racing is an important activity of the Dragon Boat Festival, which is very popular in southern China, especially in Guangdong, where it is known as the Dragon Boat Racing. It is the earliest when the ancient Yue people sacrificed to the god of the water or the dragon god of a ritual activity, its origin may have begun at the end of primitive society. Dragon boat race has a long history, has been passed down for more than two thousand years, is a traditional Chinese folk water sports and entertainment programs, mostly held in festivals, is a multi-person collective paddle race. After spread abroad, loved by the people of all countries and formed an international competition. [4]
When the five floods
In some rural areas of Shanghai, by the north shore of Hangzhou Bay area, such as Fengxian, Nanhui and other areas, customarily known as ? The Duanwu Festival is the most important festival of the year in China, and the most important festival in the world.
Tianzhong Festival
This name is based on the yin and yang techniques. The Ming Dynasty Tian Rucheng "West Lake Tourism Zhiyu? Volume 20? Xichao music": "The Dragon Boat Festival is the Tianzhong Festival because the Dragon Boat Festival is the most important festival in the world. Dragon Boat Festival, because the noon sun travels to the middle of the sky, reaching the highest point, especially at noon, so it is called the festival of the middle of the sky? Japan to May 5 for? Men's Day?
Bath Orchid Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival is in midsummer, is the season of skin diseases, the ancients to orchid soup bathing to remove the dirt for the custom. In the Han Dynasty, the "Dai Dai Li" cloud: "The day of noon to orchid soup bath. The afternoon to orchid soup bathing?
The dumplings
The ancients ate dumplings at the Dragon Boat Festival, there are comparisons between the length of the dumplings, the longest for the winner of the 'game, so there is also? The festival is also known as the "Festival of the Dumplings". The name of the festival.
Daughter's Day
Ming Shen Bang, "Wan Agency Miscellany":? May Daughter's Day, the Department of the Dragon Boat Festival, wearing ai leaves, five poison talisman. Wan custom from the first to the fifth day of May, decorated with small girls, all state extremely research. Married women also return to the Ning, called for the Daughter's Day.
Duanli Festival
In the southern Hunan region along the ancient custom, in the summer when the arrival of? On the fifth day of the fifth month? People believe that after the baptism, can drive away malaria, to be able to safely through the summer mosquito season.
Calamus Festival
Dragon Boat Festival in addition to the ancient totem festival is also? It is also a festival to dispel diseases and prevent epidemics. Ancient people believed that the festival was the most important festival in the world. The ancient people believed that the festival was a taboo day. is to commit taboo days, when the five poisons out, so the Dragon Boat Festival customs to drive away evil spirits to avoid poison, such as hanging calamus on the door, mugwort leaves, etc., so the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as? Calamus Festival?