When is the Dragon Boat Festival? Who is the Dragon Boat Race on the Dragon Boat Festival commemorating?
The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. Do you want to know more about it? May, midsummer, is also called the noon month. May is the summer solstice, when yin is born and yin and yang intersect. Noon represents an encounter, a beginning, and a natural retrograde, so May is also called the noon month. Click on Shui Mo Network’s May special feature to learn more.When is the Dragon Boat Festival?The Dragon Boat Festival is a summer festival.The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year. The fifth month of the lunar calendar is the second month of summer, also known as Midsummer. The original meaning of the word "Duan" in "Dragon Boat Festival" is "zheng", and "Wu" means "zhong". "Dragon Boat Festival" also means "Zhongzheng". The noon time on this day is the exact middle of the day. The ancients used the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches as carriers. The Heavenly Stems carried the way of heaven, and the Earthly Branches carried the way of earth. The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches were set up to correspond to the fortunes of heaven, earth, and human affairs, and the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches were used for all eras. On the noon day of the noon month in midsummer, a flying dragon is in the sky. At this time, the dragon star is in the middle of the sky in the south, which is the most "central" position in the whole year's celestial movement. It is both "central" and "correct", a sign of great luck. The ancients have always advocated the path of moderation and righteousness, and the path of "moderation" is fully demonstrated here. In addition, "duan" also means "beginning", so the first noon day of May is also called the Dragon Boat Festival. Who is the Dragon Boat Race on the Dragon Boat Festival commemorating?Dragon Boat Racing on the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the ancient tradition of dragon worship, but after being beautified by later generations, it became associated with some ancient celebrities, such as Qu Yuan and Wu Zixu.1. Yuanling Panhu Soul Summoning Dragon boats existed in Yuanling long before Qu Yuan. The Yuanling Dragon Boat Festival originated in ancient times, and the object of worship is Panhu, the common ancestor of all ethnic groups in the Wuxi region. Panhu once settled in a stone cave in Banxi, Yuanling, and gave birth to six sons and six daughters. His sons and daughters married each other and multiplied into six ethnic groups: Miao, Yao, Dong, Tu, She, and Li. After Panhu died, the six tribes held a banquet to invite the gods and call back his soul. Because Yuanling is mountainous and water-dense, the wizard had no idea where his soul had gone, so he asked each tribe to build a dragon boat, and search and call out along the streams and rivers, which later evolved into the ritual of rowing boats to summon souls. 2. Commemorating Wu Zixu "Qing Jia Lu" records that the dragon boat race in Wu (Jiangsu area) originated from commemorating Wu Zixu. Therefore, Suzhou has the old custom of offering sacrifices to Wu Zixu on the Dragon Boat Festival and holding dragon boat races on the water to commemorate him. There are also ceremonies to commemorate Ma Yuan in Guangxi and to commemorate King Yan Wang Shenzhi in Fuzhou. In the 29th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1736), dragon boat races began to be held in Taiwan. At that time, Taiwan Governor Jiang Yuanjun hosted a friendly match at the Half Moon Pond of the Fahua Temple in Tainan City. Dragon boat races are held in Taiwan every year on May 5th. Dragon boat races are also held in Hong Kong. 3. Commemorating Qu Yuan According to the "Biographies of Qu Yuan and Jia Sheng" in "Records of the Grand Historian", Qu Yuan was a minister of King Huai of Chu during the Warring States Period. His advocacy of promoting virtuous people and granting them power, enriching the country and strengthening its military, and uniting Qi to resist Qin was strongly opposed by aristocrats such as Zi Lan. Qu Yuan was dismissed from his post, driven out of the capital, and exiled to the Yuan and Xiang River basins. While in exile, he wrote immortal poems such as "Li Sao", "Heavenly Questions" and "Nine Songs", which expressed his concern for the country and the people. In 278 BC, the Qin army conquered the capital of the Chu State. Qu Yuan could not bear to abandon his homeland, so on the fifth day of the fifth month, after writing his last work "Huaisha", he hugged a stone and jumped into the Miluo River and died. Legend has it that after Qu Yuan's death, the people of Chu State were extremely sad and flocked to the Miluo River to pay tribute to Qu Yuan. The fishermen rowed their boats and searched the river for his real body. They rushed after him, but when they reached Dongting Lake, he disappeared. Since then, dragon boat races have been held every year on May 5th to commemorate this event. Dragon boat racing is used to drive away the fish in the river to prevent them from eating Qu Yuan's body. Do you want to know your own Bazi? Want to know how to resolve and reverse your own fortune? Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your horoscope and fortune! |
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