People in the Han Dynasty believed that May 5th was an evil month and day, and there was a custom of "not mentioning May", that is, babies born on May 5th could not be raised by men or women. Once raised, men will harm their fathers and women will harm their mothers. There are even some sayings, such as "When May comes, you will never move again" and "When you build a house in May, your head will be bald".

This custom has been popular since the Warring States and the Han Dynasty at the latest. This custom is recorded in Lun Heng by Chong, Custom Tong by Ying Shao and the Book of the Later Han Dynasty. May 5th is an evil month and an evil day. In order to eliminate the plague, drive away evil spirits and seek good luck, related cultural activities came into being, and the Dragon Boat Festival became quite distinctive.

Dragon Boat Festival originated from commemorating historical figures.

Historical documents are souvenirs left by writers for future generations to record their love and hate. Scholars in the Han and Wei Dynasties paid great attention to reason, and their love and hate were clear. They hated the ingratitude and hegemony of Gou Jian and Jin Wengong, and put their compassion on Wu Zixu who dared to speak out and admonish. In addition, Chen Lin enlightened and guarded in the Eastern Han Dynasty, so they linked festivals with historical figures at the end of the Han Dynasty.

In today's Wu (Zhejiang), there is the custom of welcoming Wu Zixu on May 5th (Cao Ebei), while in Jin, there is the theory of commemorating meson push (Cao Qin). In the Han Dynasty, in Cangwu, Cennan (present-day Guangxi), people danced on the East Gate on May 5th to commemorate Chen Lin, the magistrate who ruled the county with honesty and filial piety (The Book of the Later Han Dynasty).

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The custom of Dragon Boat Festival:

1, roast dragon boat

Boating dragon boat has a long history, and it is a multi-person collective rowing competition. The dragon boat race is divided into several parts, such as inviting dragons, offering sacrifices to dragon gods, Youlong and collecting dragons. Before the dragon boat race, a grand sacrifice ceremony is usually held. One is to invite dragons to worship the gods. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, you should choose an auspicious day to come out of the water, and after offering sacrifices to the gods, you should install a dragon head and a dragon tail, and then prepare for the race. Fujian and Taiwan went to Mazu Tempel to worship.

2. Eat zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival

Zongzi has a long history, originally as a tribute to ancestors and gods. After being introduced to the north, it is made of millet (produced in the north), which is called "corn millet". The custom of eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival has been popular in China for thousands of years, and it has become one of the most influential and extensive folk food customs of the Chinese nation, and spread to North Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian countries.

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