When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2021? What is the significance of eating eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival?
The Dragon Boat Festival is one of China's traditional festivals, but not everyone knows when the Dragon Boat Festival is. So, let's take a look at what date the Dragon Boat Festival is in 2021? What is the significance of eating eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival? The fifth month of the lunar calendar is the plum rain season, and the rain at this time is very precious for crops. For more content 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!Introduction to Dragon Boat Festival 2021Introduction to the year 2021: 2021 is a common year in the Gregorian calendar, with a total of 365 days and 53 weeks. In the lunar year of Xinchou (Year of the Ox), there is no leap month and the Spring Festival is on February 12. The second year of the beginning of the third decade of the 21st century, matching 1 year calculation or 0s calculation, the second year of the 2020s, the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.Introduction to the Dragon Boat Festival: The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Double Fifth Festival, Dragon Festival, Zhengyang Festival, Tianzhong Festival, etc., originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the dragon sacrifices in ancient times. When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2021?The time of Dragon Boat Festival in 2021:Gemini, Monday, June 14, 2021 (Gregorian calendar) The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, 2021 (lunar calendar) Lunar calendar time: May 5th (The Dragon Boat Festival falls on May 5th every year, and this will not change) Solar calendar time: June 14 (The solar calendar time corresponding to the Dragon Boat Festival changes every year. Therefore, when recording the Dragon Boat Festival time, it is recommended to record the lunar calendar time.) What is the significance of eating eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival?In addition to eating rice dumplings, there is also a custom of eating eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival.In fact, the main reason for eating eggs on the Dragon Boat Festival is related to a story. It is said that a long time ago, there was a plague god who would come to the human world every Dragon Boat Festival to spread the plague to harm children. Mothers were very distressed and would go to the Nuwa Temple to burn incense and kowtow, praying her to eliminate the disaster and bring blessings and save their children. Nuwa asked the children to hang an egg bag filled with cooked salted eggs on the front of their clothes on the Dragon Boat Festival. In this way, the God of Plague would think that they were all Nuwa's children and would not dare to harm anyone. From then on, the custom of eating eggs on Dragon Boat Festival gradually spread. In fact, people eat eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival for good luck and to pray for a year without getting sick, and also to improve their lives. |
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