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1. Origin:

The Dragon Boat Festival is at the beginning of the fifth lunar month every year Wu, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival, Wu Day Festival, May Festival, Five Day Festival, AI Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Chong Wu, Chong Wu, Wu Day, Summer Festival and Pu Festival, was originally a summer festival to drive away the plague. Later, Chu poet Qu Yuan committed suicide by throwing himself into the river during the Dragon Boat Festival, and it became a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan (some say it commemorates the death anniversary of Wu Zixu, a loyal minister of Wu State). Along with the Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and other festivals, it belongs to the Greater China region of the East Asian cultural circle, as well as Japan, North Korea, Important traditional festivals in South Korea and Vietnam.

2. Legend:

Ten theories about the Dragon Boat Festival

Cai Yong believed that the Dragon Boat Festival is a dragon festival. Mr. Wen Yiduo's "Dragon Boat Test" proves that the Dragon Boat Festival is a festival where totem sacrifices were held among ancient Wu and Yue people. He believes that the Dragon Boat Festival is actually a festival of dragons.

The second theory is that the Dragon Boat Festival commemorates the death of Qu Yuan, the patriotic poet of Chu State. According to "Xu Qixie Ji", Qu Yuan died by throwing himself into the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Chu people mourned him. On this day, they would throw rice in bamboo tubes into the river to worship him.

The third theory is that according to the "Book of Rites", the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the orchid bathing in the Zhou Dynasty.

The fourth theory is that according to Cai Yong's "Qin Cao" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Dragon Boat Festival is commemorating the sage Jie Zitui.

Five theories believe that the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the article written by Gao Cheng in the "Jiyuan of Things" in the Song Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period. Gou Jian, the king of Yue, practiced his navy on that day.

Six theories believe that Liang Zongmao's "Jingzhou Suishiji" recounts that the Dragon Boat Festival is to welcome Wu Zixu, the "God of Waves". "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" also writes that the witch from Zhejiang Province congratulated Cao Xu and danced on the Cao'e River to welcome Wu Zixu on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Later, people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas went upstream every Dragon Boat Festival and held various ceremonies to commemorate Wu Zixu.

Qishui believes that the fifth day of May is recorded in the "Book of Taoism" as the day for ancestor worship.

Eight theories are based on the record in the book "Kuiji Dianlu" that the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Cao E who died in search of his father and threw himself into the river.

Nine theories believe that the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the Summer Solstice Festival in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. At that time, everything was in the right place on the midsummer day. On the midsummer solstice, the yin and shade caused fear and fear of all things. Therefore, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the five-color seal was used as the portal to punish evil spirits.

There is a folk legend that the Dragon Boat Festival originated from Shahu Lake in Mianyang, Hubei Province. There were four heroes who specialized in robbing the rich and helping the poor. They were raided and surrounded by local officers and soldiers and drowned in the river on May 5th. The local people were extremely sad and designated this day as the Dragon Boat Festival to express their condolences.

3. Customs:

Dragon Boat Festival Customs

Dragon Boat Race

Before the dragon boat race, you must first invite the dragon and sacrifice to the gods. For example, the Guangdong dragon boat takes off from the water before the Dragon Boat Festival, worships the Queen of the South China Sea in the Nanhai Temple, installs the dragon head and tail, and then prepares for the race. They also bought a pair of small paper roosters and placed them on the dragon boat, thinking that they would keep the boat safe (which vaguely corresponds to the ancient bird boats). People from Fujian and Taiwan go to Mazu Temple to worship. Some people offer sacrifices to the dragon's head directly by the river, killing chickens and dripping blood on the dragon's head, such as in Sichuan, Guizhou and other areas.

In Miluo County, Hunan, before racing, one must go to the Quzi Temple to worship the god in the poem, put a red cloth on the dragon head, and then put the dragon head on the boat to race, and both worship the dragon. God, also commemorate Qu Yuan.

Various sacrificial and commemorative rituals are nothing more than lighting incense and candles, burning paper money, and offering chickens, rice, meat, fruits, rice dumplings, etc. Nowadays, these bright and superstitious rituals are rare, but in the past, people worshiped the Dragon Temple in a very solemn atmosphere, praying for a good agricultural harvest, good weather, getting rid of evil spirits, warding off disasters, everything goes well, and for safe boating. In people's words, "for good luck" expresses people's inner good wishes.

When the official race began, the atmosphere was very lively. Modern dragon boat races are generally the same, but the rules are slightly stricter. In recent years, international dragon boat competitions have appeared at home and abroad, attracting athletes from all over the world. Dragon Boat Racing

In addition to speed competition, dragon boat racing also has other activities. For example, dragon boat tours involve paddling dragon boats to nearby familiar villages for fun and gatherings during dragon boat races. Sometimes dragon boats also have various patterns of strokes, which have the meaning of performance. There are also boat races.

There are night dragon boats and dry dragon boats, which are activities that simulate dragon boat races on land. In addition, we should also talk about the female dragon boat. In the past, women were not allowed to participate in dragon boat races in many places, as it was considered unlucky for women to touch dragon boats. Nowadays, there are women's dragon boat teams all over the country. The heroic women strive for glory and compete for the first place. They are no weaker than the men.