2. In memory of Qu Yuan. This theory originated from the records of Wu Jun's Continuation of Qi and the Time of Jingchu in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. It is said that Qu Yuan threw himself into the river on the fifth day of May. After his death, he was trapped by a dragon and the world mourned for it. Every day, he throws five-color silk zongzi into the water to repel mosquitoes. There is also a saying that after Qu Yuan threw himself into the Miluo River, the local people immediately rowed for rescue and went all the way to Dongting Lake, but Qu Yuan's body was not found. It was raining at that time, and the boats on the lake gathered at the pavilion on the shore. When people learned that this was to salvage the sage Dr. Qu, they went to the vast Dongting Lake in the rain again. In order to express condolences, people rowed boats on the river, and later it gradually developed into a dragon boat race. Eating zongzi and racing dragon boats on the Dragon Boat Festival seems to be related to commemorating Qu Yuan. The poem "Dragon Boat Festival" embroidered in the Tang Dynasty proves this point: "It is rumored that Qu Yuan is the festival. It is ridiculous that the Chu River is empty and cannot be washed directly. "
3. Ying Tao said. This statement comes from the Cao E Monument in the Eastern Han Dynasty. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Zixu, a loyal minister of the State of Wu, died unjustly and became Shen Tao. The world mourned and sacrificed him, so the Dragon Boat Festival came into being.
4. Dragon Boat Festival. This statement comes from Wen Yiduo's Dragon Boat Festival Examination and Dragon Boat Festival History Education. He believed that the fifth day of May was the day when the "Dragon" tribe in ancient wuyue held totem sacrifices. The main reason is: (1) Eating zongzi and running are the two most important activities of the Dragon Boat Festival, both of which are related to dragons. Zongzi is often stolen by mosquitoes and dragons when it is thrown into the water, while dragon boats are used for competitions. (2) The relationship between Zudu and ancient wuyue is particularly deep. Besides, Wuyue people have the custom of tattooing constantly to be "like a dragon". (3) The ancient folk custom of using "colored silk to tie arms" on the fifth day of May should be a relic of the tattoo custom of "Ru Long".
5, the evil day said. In the pre-Qin period, it was generally believed that May was a poisonous month and the 5th was an evil day. Midsummer in Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals stipulates that people should abstain from sex and fast in May. "Xia Zheng Xiao" records: "Store medicine this day to get rid of poisonous gas." It is recorded in "Da Dai Li" that "the livestock orchid is a bath on May 5", and there are many legends that the fifth day is a taboo day for bathing to exorcise evil spirits. The famous Meng Changjun in Historical Records and Biography of Meng Changjun was born on May 5th. His father asked his mother not to give birth to him, thinking that "a child born in May is longer than a family, which is not good for his parents." "Custom Pass" was lost. "It is said that on May 5th, a child was born, and the male harmed his father and the female harmed his mother". Wang Chong, the author of Lun Heng, also described: "The first month and May are taboo; Killing father and mother in the first month and May is not allowed. " Wang Zhene, a general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was born on the fifth day of May. His grandfather named him Zhen Xie. Song Huizong Evonne was born on May 5th, and was put in foster care outside the palace since he was a child. It can be seen that it is a common phenomenon to regard the fifth day of May as an evil day in ancient times. It can be seen that this day has been an unlucky day since the pre-Qin period. In this way, it is logical to insert calamus and mugwort leaves to exorcise ghosts, smoke atractylodes rhizome and angelica dahurica and drink realgar wine to avoid the epidemic on this day.
6. Summer solstice. Liu Deqian, who holds this view, put forward three main reasons in the Origin of Dragon Boat Festival and China Traditional Festivals: (1) The authoritative book Jingchu Sui Ji did not mention the festival custom of eating zongzi on the fifth day of May, but it was written on the summer solstice. As for Du Jing, Du Taiqing's Collection of Jade Candles in the Sui Dynasty listed it as an entertainment activity from the summer solstice, which shows that it was not necessarily to salvage Qu Yuan, a great poet who threw himself into the river. (2) Some contents in the custom of Dragon Boat Festival, such as "stepping on a hundred herbs", "fighting a hundred herbs" and "picking herbs", have nothing to do with Qu Yuan. (3) The first explanation of the Dragon Boat Festival in "Beautiful Scenery at the Age of Years" is: "The sun is shining, and the Dragon Boat Festival is in midsummer, so it can also be called midsummer festival. Therefore, the earliest origin of the noon festival is the summer solstice. There are many controversies, and the theory of commemorating Qu Yuan has the most extensive influence. Because of Qu Yuan's outstanding personality and art, people are willing to attribute this anniversary to him.