Qu Yuan, a Chu poet in the Warring States Period, committed suicide by throwing himself into the Miluo River during the Dragon Boat Festival, and later took the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan. In some places, there are sayings in memory of Wu Zixu, Cao E and meson tui.
Generally speaking, Dragon Boat Festival originated from dragon totem sacrifice. It started on the "bad month and bad day" in the north, injected the seasonal fashion of "getting rid of diseases and epidemic prevention" in summer, and added the commemorative contents of historical figures such as Qu Yuan's suicide by jumping into the river, and finally formed the cultural connotation of today's Dragon Boat Festival.
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The Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month is one of the four traditional festivals in China.
Also known as Duanyang Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Noon Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Zhengyang Festival, Yulan Festival and Tianzhong Festival.
Dragon Boat Festival originated from the worship of astronomical phenomena and evolved from the ancient dragon totem sacrifice.
Midsummer Dragon Boat Festival, the seven nights in Black Dragon rise to the south of the sky, which is the day when the dragon ascends to heaven, that is, the "flying dragon is in the sky" in the book of changes. Long Xing at this time is both "right" and "right", which means good luck.
The custom of the Dragon Boat Festival embodies the ancient people's view of nature of "harmony between man and nature" and reflects the profound cultural connotation of China with a long history.
Dragon Boat Festival has a variety of folk customs in its inheritance and development. There are many customs of the Dragon Boat Festival, and the contents or details of the customs are different due to different regions. Although customs vary from place to place, eating zongzi and picking dragon boats are common customs.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia: Dragon Boat Festival