The story of the Dragon Boat Festival
The story of the Dragon Boat Festival. Every month we have our own festivals, some of these festivals are significant, and the Dragon Boat Festival is one of them, and there are many poets in ancient times dedicated to the Dragon Boat Festival made moving poems. Next, I will take you to understand the story of the Dragon Boat Festival.
Dragon Boat Festival story 1
The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival in China is the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year, and "Duan" has the meaning of "initial". The Dragon Boat Festival is the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, and "Duan" has the meaning of "initial", so "Duanwu" means "first five". The Dragon Boat Festival is also known as "Noon Festival, May Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Orchid Bathing Festival, Poet's Festival", etc. It has a history of more than 2500 years. Dragon Boat Festival was initially a festival to dispel diseases and prevent epidemics, Wuyue land in the Spring and Autumn period before the Dragon Boat Race in the form of the fifth day of May held in the festival custom, now the Dragon Boat Festival activities are richer, especially zigui county in Hubei, Huangshi City, Hunan Province, Miluo City, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, is more typical. About the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, said a lot, mainly to worship Qu Yuan, commemorate Wu Zixu and Cao E and other legends.
In Memory of Qu Yuan:
Qu Yuan, a minister of King Huai of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period, advocated for the promotion of the virtuous and the capable, the rich and the strong, and advocated for the United Qi and the anti-Qin forces, which met with strong opposition from the aristocrats and was removed from his official position by the gluttonous words, and was exiled to the Yuan and Xiang basins. During this period, he wrote poems such as "Li Sao", "Heavenly Question" and "Nine Songs", which were written with concern for the country and the people. In 278 B.C., when the Qin army attacked the capital of Chu, Qu Yuan saw his country being invaded and could not bear to abandon his country, so he threw himself into the Miluo River on May 5 and died. Legend has it that after Qu Yuan's death, the people of Chu grieved so much that they flocked to the Miluo River to pay homage to him and salvage his real body. A fisherman took out rice balls, eggs and other food prepared for Qu Yuan and threw them into the river, saying that the fish, lobsters and crabs would not bite Dr. Qu's body if they were fed. An old physician brought an altar of Xionghuang wine and poured it into the river, saying that he wanted to stun the dragon and water beasts so as not to hurt Dr. Qu. Later, for fear that the rice ball for the dragon to eat, people came up with a neem leaf wrapped rice, wrapped in colorful silk, and later gradually developed into brown. On the fifth day of May every year, there is a dragon boat race, eat zongzi, drink xionghuang wine and other customs, in order to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan.
In Memory of Wu Zixu:
It is also believed that the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate the Spring and Autumn period of the Wu Zixu, Wu Zixu's father and brother were killed by the king of Chu Ping, and then Zixu abandoned the darkness and defected to the state of Wu, the victory over the state of Chu will be the king of Chu Ping flogging body three hundred in revenge for the revenge of his father and brother. When Fu Chai succeeded to the throne, Wu Zixu suggested to destroy Yue completely, but Fu Chai didn't listen to him. Moreover, Wu Zixu's officials accepted bribes from Yue and framed Zixu with slanderous words, and Wu Zixu told his neighbors before his death: "When I die, I will gouge out my eyes and hang them on the east gate of the capital of Wu to see Yue's army entering the city to destroy Wu", and then he killed himself. The first time he saw this, he was so angry that he put Wu Zixu's body into a leather bag and threw it into the river on May 5, and so the Dragon Boat Festival is also said to be a day to commemorate Wu Zixu.
In honor of Cao E:
The third legend of the Dragon Boat Festival commemorates Cao E, a filial daughter who threw herself into the river to save her father in the Eastern Han Dynasty. According to legend, Cao E is a Shangyu people in the Eastern Han Dynasty, his father drowned in the river while fishing for several days without seeing the body, the filial daughter of Cao E was only 14 years old, day and night along the river crying. On the fifth day of the fifth month, Cao E threw herself into the river to save her father, and carried out her father's body five days later. This is a myth, people set up a monument for her to express their respect for her, the tomb of the filial daughter Cao E, in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, today, the descendants to commemorate the filial piety of Cao E, in its casting of the river to build the Cao E Temple.
Other Sources:
In Mr. Wen Yiduo's "Dragon Boat Festival Examination" and "Historical Education of Dragon Boat Festival", it is argued that the fifth day of the fifth month of May is the 'day' of the totem sacrifice of the tribes of the "dragons" of the ancient Wu-Yue region. The reason for this lies mainly in the fact that eating zongzi and racing are associated with dragons: zongzi put into the water are often eaten by the dragon, while the race is to use the dragon boat. Zhang Xinqin in the "Dragon Boat Festival is not due to Qu Yuan examination" that the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the evil day. 1983, Mr. Liu Deqian in the "Dragon Boat Festival origin and another theory" that the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the summer solstice.
China's first festival to be selected as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage:
The Dragon Boat Festival, along with the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival, and the Mid-Autumn Festival, is known as the four major traditional festivals in Chinese folklore.
The State Council included the Dragon Boat Festival in the list of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritages in May 2006. Since 2008, the Dragon Boat Festival has been listed as a national holiday, and in September 2009, UNESCO formally considered and approved the inclusion of the Dragon Boat Festival in the World Intangible Cultural Heritage, making it the first Chinese festival to be selected as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Dragon Boat Festival is not only a custom for most Chinese people, but also a traditional festival for Chinese people in the countries of the Chinese character culture circle as well as overseas Chinese around the world, due to the influence of Chinese culture.
Dragon Boat Festival Story 2A Short Story of the Dragon Boat Festival
Once upon a time, there were many small states in the land of China. One of them was Chu, and there was a minister of Chu named Qu Yuan.
Next to the state of Chu was the state of Qin. Qin had the ambition to unify the world, and regarded Chu as its greatest enemy. Qu Yuan made a lot of good suggestions to the king of Chu about how to govern the country, but the king just wouldn't listen to them, and Qu Yuan was very sad.
Later, the king of Chu fell for the Qin's trick and dismissed Qu Yuan and drove him out of the capital. The king of Chu was so disappointed that he was expelled from the capital city. He thought of the future of the country and the suffering of the people, and was very sad. As he walked, he sighed sadly: "Long too much breath to cover up snot, and lament the many hardships of the people's livelihood."
An old fisherman by the Po Lo River recognized Qu Yuan and asked him to stay in his hut. Qu Yuan waited with bated breath for news from the capital. How he wanted to go back to the king of Chu again and do his best for the country!
Qu Yuan waited and waited and waited, but the king of Chu never summoned him, and more and more people were fleeing. One day, Qu Yuan asked an old man who was fleeing the city, "How is the capital? The old man trembled and said, "Alas, Qin's soldiers have already entered the capital. We... We are already dead! "
When he heard the news of his country's destruction, Qu Yuan was devastated.
On the night of the fifth day of the fifth month, Qu Yuan took a big stone in his arms and plunged into the Po Lo River. The people were looking for Qu Yuan in their boats. But the river rolled on, where was Qu Yuan? People rowing, rowing, the moon went down, no Qu Yuan's shadow; the sun rose, still no Qu Yuan's shadow.
People sadly shouted Qu Yuan's name, with reed leaves wrapped in steamed rice balls, thrown into the river." Fish ah, to eat come to eat our food, do not go to harm Mr. Qu Yuan's body ah. "The people cried out Qu Yuan's name in sorrow and poured the yellow wine into the river." O poisonous insects, drink this wine and get drunk obediently, don't go and bite Mr. Qu Yuan's body ah. "
Everyone searched for days and nights, but did not find Qu Yuan. Men, women and children cried with grief. In order to honor Qu Yuan, people designated the day of the fifth day of the fifth month, when he threw himself into the river, as the Dragon Boat Festival.
On this day every year, people eat rice dumplings wrapped in reed leaves and drink Xionghuang wine. In many places in the south, people also want to race dragon boats to see! The dragon boat on the river is more powerful than one.
Dragon Boat Festival dumplings, dragon boat racing activities, are to the memory of Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan loved the country, loved the people, people will never forget him.