Legend of the New Year: According to legend, in ancient China, there was a monster called "Nian" with a sharp horn on its head.

On New Year's Eve, people in villages and villages, with their young and old in tow, flee to the mountains to avoid the harm of the "year".

On New Year's Eve this year, all the elephant relatives were busy packing their things and fleeing to the mountains. At this time, a white-haired old man came from the east end of the village and told an old woman that as long as he stayed at her house for one night, he would be able to drive away the "Nian" beast.

Walk.

Everyone didn't believe it, so the old woman advised him to go up the mountain to escape. The old man insisted on staying. When everyone saw that they couldn't persuade him, they all went up the mountain to escape.

When the "Nian" beast was about to break into the village and wreak havoc like in previous years, suddenly there was the sound of firecrackers fired by the white-haired old man. The "Nian" beast trembled all over and did not dare to move forward anymore. It turned out that the "Nian" beast

Most afraid of the color red, fire and explosions.

At this time, the door opened wide, and an old man wearing a red robe was seen laughing loudly in the courtyard. The "Nian" beast was frightened and fled in panic.

The next day, when people came to the village from the mountains, they found that the village was safe and sound. Then they suddenly realized that the old man with white hair was the god who helped everyone drive away the "Nian" beast. People also discovered that the old man with white hair had the purpose of driving away the "Nian" beast.

Three magic weapons.

From then on, every New Year's Eve, every household posted red couplets and set off firecrackers. Every household was brightly lit to wait for the new year.

This custom spreads more and more widely, and it has become the most solemn traditional festival among Chinese people, "New Year".

The legend of Yuanxiao Festival: After the death of Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ying, the son of Empress Lu, ascended the throne as Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Hui was weak and indecisive by nature, and his power gradually fell into the hands of Empress Lu.

After Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty died of illness, Empress Lu took over the affairs of the country and turned the Liu family into the Lu family. The senior officials in the court and the Liu family were deeply indignant, but they were all afraid of Empress Lu's cruelty and dared not speak out.

After Empress Lu died of illness, all the Lus were in panic, fearing that they would be hurt and excluded.

Therefore, they secretly gathered at the home of General Lu Lu to plot a rebellion in order to completely seize the Liu family.

This matter reached the ears of Liu Clan, King of Qi, Liu Nang. In order to protect the Liu family, Liu Nang decided to launch an army to attack Zhu Lu. He then contacted the founding veterans Zhou Bo and Chen Ping, and designed to eliminate Lu Lu, and "Zhu Lu's Rebellion"

Finally, it was completely pacified.

After the rebellion was over, the ministers supported Liu Bang's second son Liu Heng to ascend the throne and became Emperor Wen of Han.

Emperor Wen was deeply aware that peace and prosperity were hard-won, so he designated the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the day when the "Zhu Lu Rebellion" was quelled, as a day to enjoy the day with the people. Every house in the capital lit up lights and colors to celebrate.

Since then, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has become a popular folk festival - "Lantern Festival".

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

This festival is the day when we wrap rice dumplings.

On this day every year, many families wrap rice dumplings, and many different flavors and types of rice dumplings emerge one after another in this fragrant rice dumpling season.

Regarding the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, there are actually different opinions.

Some people regard it as commemorating the patriotic poet Qu Yuan who threw himself into the Miluo River on the fifth day of May.

Some people say that in ancient times, this festival was a day for disinfection and avoiding epidemics.

According to records in the literature and many Dragon Boat Festival customs that have been passed down from generation to generation, May is regarded as the "poisonous month" and "evil month". The fifth day of May is the first of the nine poisons, so on this day many traditions of exorcism and disinfection have been spread.

And special customs to avoid epidemics, such as planting mugwort leaves, drinking realgar wine, and offering sacrifices to the messengers of the five plagues.

Later, the meaning of the Dragon Boat Festival changed.

In order to commemorate the patriotic spirit and noble personality of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan, people have forgotten the original meaning of the Dragon Boat Festival that has been circulated, and associated some customs such as dragon boat rowing and rice dumpling making that were not necessarily commemorating Qu Yuan to him.

Nowadays, most people only remember that the Dragon Boat Festival is related to Qu Yuan. In fact, some young people of the new generation have not much impression of Qu Yuan's story.

What they know is that this is a festival for eating rice dumplings, that's all.

Regarding dragon boat racing during the Dragon Boat Festival, in fact, there are dragon boat racing events everywhere when the Dragon Boat Festival is not here.

From exorcising evil spirits and avoiding epidemics to commemorating Qu Yuan, the meaning of the Dragon Boat Festival has changed a lot.

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

Today, this festival has become a Chinese food festival.

From the old corn millet and rice dumplings to today's various colorful rice dumplings.

Many places incorporate their own local delicacies into rice dumplings.

In fact, the main custom of the Dragon Boat Festival is dragon boat racing.

Regarding the dragon boat race, written records began in "Xu Qixie Ji" written by Wu Jun of the Liang Dynasty 500 years ago.

Later, written records about dragon boat racing can be found in many records.

Among the thousands of local chronicles existing in various parts of China, there are only 227 local chronicles with records of dragon boat races.

The sayings about dragon boat racing and dragon boat racing during the Dragon Boat Festival include "all the boats set off together to rush to Cheng to save Qu Yuan." and "a shout and drum music frightened away the dragon."

These are all reminiscent of Qu Yuan.

Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese people in the north and south of China and in Southeast Asia also hold dragon boat races to promote the Dragon Boat Festival.

The Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival During the Warring States Period, Chu and Qin were fighting for hegemony. The poet Qu Yuan was highly regarded by the King of Chu. However, Qu Yuan's ideas were opposed by the conservatives headed by Jin Shang, a Shangguan official. They continued to slander Qu Yuan in front of King Huai of Chu. King Huai of Chu

Gradually alienated from Qu Yuan, Qu Yuan, who had great ambitions, felt sad. With uncontrollable melancholy and anger, he wrote immortal poems such as "Li Sao" and "Tianxiang".