Legend of the Lantern Festival

After the death of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang, Liu Ying, the son of Lv Hou, became Emperor Hui. Huidi was born weak and indecisive, and power gradually fell into Lv Hou's hands. After Emperor Hui died, Lv Hou monopolized the state affairs of Liu's world and turned it into the world of Lu's. The old courtiers and Liu's imperial clan were deeply indignant, but they were all afraid of Lv Hou's cruelty and dared not speak out.

After Lv Hou died, all of them. Lv Lu, the last general, secretly assembled at home to plot an insurrection, so as to completely seize Liu's country.

This incident reached the ears of Liu Nang, the king of Liu's imperial clan. Liu Nang, in order to protect Liu's country, decided to rise up and crusade against Zhu Lv, and then got in touch with zhou bo and Chen Ping, the founding elders, and designed to remove Lv Lu. After the insurrection, all the officials were completely put down.

The fifteenth day of the first month to quell the "Zhulv Rebellion" was designated as the Day of Sharing Fun with the People, and every family in the capital decorated with lanterns to celebrate. Since then, the fifteenth day of the first month has become a folk festival celebrated all over the world-"Lantern Festival"

The legend of Tomb-Sweeping Day

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhong Er, the son of Jin Dynasty, went into exile to escape persecution, and was tired in a deserted place. After searching for a long time, I couldn't find anything to eat. Everyone was very anxious. I pushed the minister to a secluded place, cut off a piece of meat from my thigh, and cooked a bowl of broth. When Zhong Er found out that the meat was cut off by the meson, he shed tears.

Nineteen years later, Zhong Er became the monarch, that is, Jin Wengong in history. After he acceded to the throne, Wen Gong rewarded the hero who accompanied him in exile at the beginning, but forgot meson push. Many people complain about meson, and advise him to admire him. However, meson most despises those who strive for merit. He packed his bags and quietly went to Mianshan to live in seclusion.

Jin Wengong was so ashamed when he heard this that he personally took someone to ask Jietui, but Jietui had left home for Mianshan. Mianshan Mountain is high and dangerous, with dense trees. It is hard to find two people. Someone offered a plan to burn Mianshan Mountain from three sides and force a meson to push it out. The fire burned all over Mianshan, but there was no sign of meson push. After the fire was extinguished, people found that meson push, who was carrying his old mother, had sat under an old willow tree and died. Jin Wengong said, wailing. During the burial, I found a bloody book in a tree hole, which read: "I wish my master would always be clear-cut." To commemorate meson tui, Jin Wengong ordered that this day be designated as Cold Food Festival.

In the second year, Jin Wengong led his ministers to climb the mountain to pay homage, and found the old willow tree dead and resurrected. He named the old willow "Qingming Willow" and told the world that the day after the Cold Food Festival was designated as Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Duanwu Festival

The fifth day of May is a festival in our China calendar-Dragon Boat Festival.

This festival is the day when we wrap zongzi. On this day every year, many people will wrap zongzi, and many kinds of zongzi with different tastes will emerge in this season of zongxiang.

In fact, there are always different opinions about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival. Some people regard it as a memorial to Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet who voted for the Miluo River on the fifth day of May. Some people say that in ancient times, this festival was a day to disinfect and avoid epidemics.

According to the records in the literature and many Dragon Boat Festival customs handed down from generation to generation, May is regarded as a "poisonous month" and an "evil month", and the fifth day of May is the first of the nine poisons. Therefore, many special customs to exorcise evil spirits, disinfect and avoid epidemics have been spread on this day, such as inserting leaves of Pueraria, drinking realgar wine and offering sacrifices to messengers of five plagues.

Later, the meaning of Dragon Boat Festival changed. In order to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan's patriotic spirit and lofty personality, people forget the original intention of the Dragon Boat Festival, and associate some customs such as rowing dragon boats and making zongzi, which were not necessarily in memory of Qu Yuan, with him.

Now most people only remember that the Dragon Boat Festival is related to Qu Yuan, but in fact, some young people in the new generation have little impression of Qu Yuan's story. What they know is that this is a festival to eat zongzi, that's all.

As for the Dragon Boat Festival, in fact, it is not the arrival of the Dragon Boat Festival now, and dragon boat races are everywhere. From exorcising evil spirits and avoiding epidemics to commemorating Qu Yuan, the significance of the Dragon Boat Festival has changed greatly.

The original intention of this festival has been gradually "eroded" by social changes year after year.

Today, this festival has become a food festival for China people. From the old corn and zongzi production to today's colorful dumplings. Many places are integrated with their own local food characteristics in zongzi.

Actually, the main custom of the Dragon Boat Festival is dragon boat racing. As for the dragon boat race, the written record began with Wu Jun's "The Continuation of Harmony" in the Liang Dynasty 5 years ago. Later, written records about dragon boat racing can be found in many records. Among thousands of local chronicles in China, * * * has 227 records of dragon boat races.

The saying of dragon boat rowing and dragon boat racing during the Dragon Boat Festival includes: "All the people set out in a row to rescue Qu Yuan." And "a shouting drum music scares off the dragon." . These are all reminiscent of Qu Yuan.

Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese people in the north and south of the Yangtze River in China and in the Nanyang area will also hold dragon boat races and advocate the Dragon Boat Festival.

The story of Duanwu Festival

During the Warring States Period, Chu and Qin fought for hegemony, and the poet Qu Yuan was highly valued by the king of Chu. However, Qu Yuan's ideas were opposed by the old school headed by Shangguan doctor Jin Shang, and he constantly slandered Qu Yuan in front of Chu Huaiwang. Chu Huaiwang gradually alienated Qu Yuan, and Qu Yuan, who had great ambitions, was deeply saddened. He wrote Li Sao and Tian Xiang with uncontrollable melancholy and indignation.

In 229 years before the reign of Duke Wu, the State of Qin captured eight cities of Chu, and then sent envoys to invite Chu Huaiwang to the State of Qin to make peace. Qu Yuan saw through the plot of the King of Qin and risked his life to enter the palace to state his interests. Instead of listening, Chu Huaiwang expelled Qu Yuan from the capital. Chu Huaiwang went to the meeting as scheduled, and was imprisoned as soon as he arrived in Qin. Chu Huaiwang was filled with remorse and depression, and died in Qin three years later. Shortly after the king of Chu ascended the throne, the king of Qin sent troops to attack the state of Chu, and the king of Chu hastily withdrew from the capital, and the Qin army captured Ying City. On the way to exile, Qu Yuan heard the bad news of Chu Huaiwang's sudden death and the attack on the city of Yong, but he was so desperate that he sighed and threw himself into the surging Guluo River.

The fishermen on the river and the people on the shore heard that Dr. Qu Yuan threw himself into the river, and they all came to the river to salvage Qu Yuan's body. They brought zongzi and eggs into the river one after another, and some of them even poured realgar wine into Wang Zhong, so as to stun the dragon and water beast with medicine and prevent the body of Dr. Qu Yuan from being hurt.

From then on, every year at the beginning of May-Quyuan's martyrdom in the river, the people of Chu went to the river to row dragon boats and throw zongzi to commemorate the great patriotic poet, and the custom of the Dragon Boat Festival was handed down.

Chinese Valentine's Day Qiqiao Festival

The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is our Valentine's Day in China, and some people call it Qiqiao Festival Qixi or Daughter's Day, which is the most important day for daughters' families. The seventh day of July is called begging for cleverness because it is believed that the cowherd and the weaver girl will meet the Tianhe River on this day, and their daughters will worship the sky with melons and fruits at night, begging for cleverness from the goddess, hoping to get it.

Qiao Qiao, they beg for the skill of knitting needlework, and at the same time, they also beg for a clever match in marriage. Therefore, countless sentient men and women in the world will pray for a happy marriage against the stars at this night, when the night is quiet and deep.

In Fujian Province, Guangdong Province and Southeast Asia, it is the most fashionable to worship the Seventh Sister on Qixi. This is indeed a big festival for my old daughter's family. Most provinces have the Seven Qiao Festival to celebrate Tanabata, but most of them celebrate it as a general celebration. Fujian and Guangdong provinces attach great importance to it, especially Guangdong province, and everyone is very grand.

When it comes to the Seven Qiao Festival, I have to mention the love story spread among Chinese people-Cowherd and Weaver Girl. Tanabata, where they meet once a year, is regarded as a symbol of love by affectionate children. Their love tragedy left a deep impression in the hearts of every Chinese. Therefore, every Tanabata night, many lovers will pray for eternal love against the starry night sky

Of course, this is just a legend. The ritual of begging for cleverness originated from the original belief of the ancient weaver girl Sang Shen. This belief combined with the saying that the cowherd and the weaver girl met on July 7th every year, and became the folk belief of the Seven Skirts of the Chinese Valentine's Day today.

Long ago, there was an orphan who lived with his elder sister-in-law. He was smart and diligent, but his sister-in-law still disliked him. When the plaice was not bright, he was driven to the mountain to herd cattle. Everyone called him Cowherd. From then on, the cowherd herded cattle and cut wood during the day, and slept with the old cow in the broken house at night.

One day, the cowherd and the cowherd walked into a strange forest, where the mountains and rivers were beautiful and the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant. Cowherd saw nine fairies driving Xiangyun on the grass of the river, then took off their colorful clothes and jumped into the crystal clear river. Cowherd stared at the youngest fairy who was beautiful. Coe was fascinated by God, when the old cow suddenly said, "She is the fabric of heaven. Just take away the colorful clothes and she will be your wife." The cowherd quietly followed the tree and quietly took away the colorful dresses of the Weaver Girl. Near noon, other fairies dressed in colorful clothes and drove away in Xiangyun. Only the weaver girl with colorful clothes can't be found. At this time, the Cowherd walked out from behind the tree and asked the Weaver Girl to be his wife. Seeing that the Cowherd was honest, hardworking and strong, he nodded shyly.

After the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl tied the knot, the men plowed and the women wove, showing mutual respect and love. Two years later, Weaver Girl gave birth to a boy and a girl. However, the Emperor of Heaven was furious when he heard that the Weaver Girl had married the world. On the seventh day of July, the Queen Mother ordered the heavenly soldiers to capture the Weaver Girl. With the help of the old cow, the grieving Cowherd carried his children to catch up with the sky with a basket. Seeing that she caught up with him, the Queen Mother made a stroke with her golden hairpin, and a choppy Tianhe appeared at the foot of the Cowherd.

The deeply grieved Weaver Girl and the Cowherd Girl, one in Hedong and the other in Hexi, looked at the magpies from afar and cried. In an instant, countless magpies flew to Tianhe and built a magpie bridge. The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl finally met on the magpie bridge. The Queen Mother had no choice but to allow the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl to meet on the bridge once a year on the seventh day of July.

Mid-Autumn Festival

This is a festival that people have always described as the most human and poetic. It is said that every holiday season, I miss my relatives twice. The Mid-Autumn Festival will certainly be more deeply missed, especially when the moon is high.

The reason why the Mid-Autumn Festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival is because the 15th day of the eighth lunar month is in the Sanqiu system. On this day, the full moon in the sky is particularly bright and special, so this day is also regarded as a good day to match the marriage.

Speaking of the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival, there have been many different legends and fairy tales. Among them, there are stories such as a moth flying to the moon, Zhu Yuanzhang's moon cake uprising, and Tang Minghuang's visit to the Moon Palace.

The most familiar story is of course the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon. Chang 'e stole the immortal elixir of her husband Hou Yi and flew to the Moon Palace. There are also many versions of the story. In earlier records, Chang 'e ate the fairy medicine secretly, turned into a toad, and was called the moon essence.

After flying to the moon, the Moon Palace where Chang 'e lived was actually a lonely place. There was nothing but a osmanthus tree and a rabbit. But there is another saying that there is another man named WU GANG in the Moon Palace.

Tang Minghuang visited the Moon Palace, saying that Tang Minghuang, who was the emperor, was very infatuated with Chang 'e. One day he went to the Moon Palace, where he saw a jade rabbit and a group of fairies who could sing and dance.

Zhu Yuanzhang succeeded in overthrowing the Mongols and establishing the Ming Dynasty. According to folk legends, mooncakes were used as a communication tool. Zhu Yuanzhang took the lead in taking justice, stuffed a note in each mooncake stuffing, and called on everyone to revolt in time.

One of the sayings about the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival is that the 15th day of the eighth lunar month happens to be the time when rice is ripe, and all families worship the land god. The Mid-Autumn Festival may be the legacy of the Autumn Newspaper.

On Mid-Autumn Night, besides offering sacrifices, there are also moon cakes and lanterns to celebrate the festival. Of course, it is Chang 'e who worships in the sky, and some people call her Moon Mother. The old man said that children should not point their fingers at the moon, or their ears would be cut off

Today, not many people know the original meaning of the Mid-Autumn Festival. For the new generation, the most memorable Mid-Autumn Festival is moon cakes and lanterns. Of course, the festival with a full moon in the sky is a good day for people to get together.

Legend of Mid-Autumn Festival

According to legend, in ancient times, there were ten suns in the sky, which made the earth smoke and the sea water dried up, making it impossible for ordinary people to live any longer. This incident alarmed a hero named Hou Yi. He climbed to the top of Kunlun Mountain, hiked the divine power, drew the bow of God, and set off nine redundant suns in one breath to save the people from the fire and water. Soon, Hou Yi married a beautiful wife named Chang 'e.

One day, Hou Yi went to Kunlun Mountain to visit friends and ask for Taoism. He happened to meet the Queen Mother who passed by, and asked her for a pack of elixir. It is said that after taking this medicine, she could immediately ascend to heaven and become immortal. However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave her wife, so she had to give the elixir to Chang 'e for collection.

Unexpectedly, Peng Meng, a guest of Hou Yi, saw this incident. When Peng Meng and other Hou Yi went out, they threatened Chang 'e to hand over the elixir. Knowing that Chang 'e was no match for Peng Meng, she made a decisive decision in a crisis and took out the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp. After Chang 'e swallowed the medicine, her body immediately flew off the ground and flew to the sky. Because Chang 'e was concerned about her husband, she flew to the nearest moon and became a fairy.

When Hou Yi came back, the maids cried everything. Grieving, she looked up at the night sky and called her wife's name. At this time, she was surprised to find that the moon was particularly round and bright tonight, and there was a swaying figure resembling Chang 'e. Hou Yi ordered people to put on a table of incense, put on Chang 'e's favorite honey and fresh fruit, and offer a remote sacrifice to Chang 'e in the moon palace. When people heard of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon's immortal Xiao Xi, they put incense tables on the hem of the moon and prayed for good luck and peace to the kind Chang Jiu. Since then, the custom of Yue Bai in Mid-Autumn Festival has spread among the people.

Double Ninth Festival

Double Ninth Festival, an old traditional festival, is rarely celebrated now. Some people don't even understand the existence of this festival. All they know is that the first day of September to the ninth day of September is the birthday of the ninth emperor.

the ninth day of September is one of our traditional festivals that has been little known. On this day every year, people leave home to travel or climb mountains everywhere.

it turns out that this has its own allusions. In other words, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a Taoist priest who could predict the future. He knows magic and is good at exorcism.

one day, he told his disciples that the god of disaster would come to earth on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. He told his disciples to go to the countryside to conquer the god of disaster. The Taoist priest gave his disciples bundled herbs and a pot of chrysanthemum wine. He asked his disciples to take these medicines and wine to people to solve the disaster.

His disciples went by crane and distributed the Taoist herbs and chrysanthemum wine to the people. In the meantime, take them to the mountain. After drinking chrysanthemum wine and herbs, the god of disaster dared not approach them.

when the god of disaster came to the village, he found that everyone in the village had disappeared. It found that people had run to the mountain, so it hurried to the other side of the mountain. However, it is impossible to get close to it. Later, he was stabbed by the disciples of the Taoist priest.

From then on, on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, people will go to the mountains or go out to play to avoid the evil god. When it comes to the ninth day of September, the most well-known is the ninth emperor's birthday celebrated from the first day of September to the ninth day. This is celebrated by many people in various parts of Malaysia. Yang <