What is the Dragon Boat Festival also called? Aliases for the Dragon Boat Festival
As one of the traditional festivals, the Dragon Boat Festival is called by many names. So, let’s take a look at what the Dragon Boat Festival is called. Introduction to the nicknames of the Dragon Boat Festival. Cicada is the same as cicada. It means that in May cicadas break through the soil and climb up the trees, beginning the first clear singing of summer. If you want to know more about the fifth month of the lunar calendar, please pay attention to Mr. Shui Mo’s special feature on the fifth month of the lunar calendar!What is the Dragon Boat Festival also called? Aliases for the Dragon Boat FestivalThere are many names for the Dragon Boat Festival. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 20 names for the Dragon Boat Festival. Such as the Dragon Boat Festival, Double Fifth Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Double Fifth Festival, Dangwu Festival, Tianzhong Festival, Summer Festival, Mugwort Festival, Shangri-La Festival, May Festival, Calamus Festival, Tianyi Festival, Herb Festival, Bathing Orchid Festival, Daughters' Festival, Noon Festival, Dilraba Festival, Zhengyang Festival, Dragon Day Festival, Zongzi Festival, Five Yellow Festival, Poets Festival, Qu Yuan Day, Avoid Noon Festival, Unraveling Zongzi Festival, Duanli Festival, the fifth day of May, May Dangzhong Festival and so on. Different regions have different definitions of the Dragon Boat Festival.The reason why the Dragon Boat Festival is called the Double Fifth Festival The ancient Ganzhi era system uses the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches as the carriers for the era. Originally, the Dragon Boat Festival fell on the day of the Wu month in the Ganzhi calendar. The first month was the Yin month, and the fifth month was the Wu month. The day of the Wu month was called the Double Fifth Festival. The reason why the Dragon Boat Festival is called the Dragon Boat Festival Dragon boat racing originated as a form of sacrificial activity by ancient ancestors to worship the dragon ancestor. Boats were commonly used by our ancestors, and they often painted dragon images on the boats as a totem or patron saint of the tribe. Dragon boat racing is an important activity during the Dragon Boat Festival, so it is also called the Dragon Boat Festival. The reason why the Dragon Boat Festival is called the Hiding Noon Festival May was called the "evil month" in the northern Central Plains in ancient times. Therefore, in some places, on the Dragon Boat Festival, parents would send children under one year old to their grandmother's house to hide from evil spirits, hence the name "Hiding from the Dragon Boat Festival." The reason why the Dragon Boat Festival is called the Girls' Day Ming Chenbang's "Wanshu Miscellaneous Notes" said: "In May, the Girls' Day is celebrated. People tie the Dragon Boat Festival rope, wear moxa leaves and five poisonous spirit talismans. From the first to the fifth day of May, Wan people dress up as little girls and do their best. Married girls also return to their parents' homes, so it is called the Girls' Day. Introduction to the reason why the Dragon Boat Festival is called the Duanyang Festival According to the "Jingchu Sui Shi Ji", because people climb high places in midsummer when the sun is in the sky, and May is midsummer, the first noon of the month is the day when the weather is good for climbing high places, so the fifth day of May is called the "Dragon Boat Festival". The reason why the Dragon Boat Festival is called the Zongzi Festival When the ancients ate zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival, there was a game in which each person compared the length of the zongzi leaves they untied, and the winner was the tallest one, so it was also called the "Zongzi Untying Festival". The reason why the Dragon Boat Festival is called the Calamus Festival The ancients believed that "Double Fifth" was a taboo day, as the five poisonous creatures would appear at this time. Therefore, most customs of the Dragon Boat Festival were to drive away evil spirits and avoid poison, such as hanging calamus and mugwort on the door, so the Dragon Boat Festival is also called the "Calamus Festival." The reason why the Dragon Boat Festival is called Tianzhong Festival The ancients believed that on May 5th, the sun would return to the zenith, so they called this day "Tianzhong Festival." The reason why the Dragon Boat Festival is called the Orchid Bathing Festival The Dragon Boat Festival is a season when skin diseases are prevalent, and it was a custom in ancient times for people to bathe in orchid soup to remove impurities. The reason why the Dragon Boat Festival is called Qu Yuan Day The Dragon Boat Festival is also the day when Qu Yuan committed suicide by jumping into the river. It is to commemorate Qu Yuan’s patriotism, so it is also called Qu Yuan Day. The reason why the Dragon Boat Festival is called Tianyi Festival The ancients held the Tianyi Festival to commemorate Huangdi and Qibo. It is said that Huangdi consulted Qibo, and thus he acquired medical skills. Chinese medicine is also known as "Qihuang's Art". On this day, people would mix dew and cinnabar and apply it on the forehead or abdomen of children to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings. Later, the Dragon Boat Festival also had such a custom, and this name became another name for the Dragon Boat Festival. There are actually many nicknames for the Dragon Boat Festival, and the origins of different nicknames are also different. But no matter which nickname it is, it all belongs to the Dragon Boat Festival and has a very important meaning in China! |
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