What stories and legends are there about the Dragon Boat Festival? Is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2020 a good date?
Introduction: There are many legends about the Dragon Boat Festival. So what are the stories and legends about the Dragon Boat Festival? Is it a good day to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in 2020? The fifth month of the lunar calendar is already summer and is called midsummer, the middle month of summer. Is the fifth lunar month of 2020 a good time? Just go to Mr. Shui Mo's website and you will know.What stories and legends are there about the Dragon Boat Festival?In Memory of Qu YuanAccording to the "Biographies of Qu Yuan and Jia Yi" in "Records of the Grand Historian", Qu Yuan (about 339 BC - about 278 BC) was a native of Danyang (now Zigui, Yichang, Hubei) in the State of Chu during the late Warring States Period and a minister of King Huai of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period. Qu Yuan, whose given name was Ping and whose courtesy name was Yuan, but actually his surname was "Mi", not "Qu". [49] According to legend, Qu Yuan advocated the selection of virtuous people and the empowerment of them, the enrichment of the country and the strengthening of the military, and strongly advocated the alliance between Qi and Qin. He was strongly opposed by aristocrats such as Zi Lan. Qu Yuan was slandered and resigned, and was expelled from the capital and exiled to the Yuan and Xiang River basins. During his exile, he wrote poems such as "Li Sao", "Heavenly Questions" and "Nine Songs" which expressed his concern for the country and the people. In Memory of Wu Zixu The second legend of the Dragon Boat Festival is that May 5th commemorates Wu Zixu from the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). Wu Zixu, whose name was Yuan, was a native of Chu. His father and brother were both killed by the King of Chu. Later, Zixu turned to the light and fled to the State of Wu, helping Wu to attack Chu. After five battles, he entered the capital of Chu, Yingcheng. At that time, King Chu Ping had died. Zi Xu dug up his tomb and whipped his corpse 300 times to avenge the murder of his father and brother. After the death of King Helu of Wu, his son Fuchai succeeded to the throne. The morale of the Wu army was high, and they won every battle. The Yue Kingdom was defeated. King Goujian of Yue asked for peace, and Fuchai agreed. Zixu suggested that the Yue Kingdom should be completely destroyed, but Fuchai did not listen. The prime minister of Wu Kingdom was bribed by the Yue Kingdom and slandered Wu Zixu. Fuchai believed it and gave Zixu a sword, which led to Zixu's death. Wu Zixu was a loyal and righteous man who was ready to face death with equanimity. Before his death, he said to his neighbors, "After I die, dig out my eyes and hang them on the east gate of Wujing, so that I can watch the Yue army enter the city and destroy Wu." Then he committed suicide. King Fuchai was furious when he heard this, and ordered Zixu's body to be taken, wrapped in leather and thrown into the river on May 5th. Therefore, it is said that the Dragon Boat Festival is also a day to commemorate Wu Zixu. In Memory of Filial Daughter Cao'e The third legend of the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate the Eastern Han Dynasty (23-220 AD) filial piety daughter Cao'e who jumped into the river to save her father. Cao E was a native of Shangyu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Her father drowned in the river and his body was missing for several days. At that time, the filial daughter Cao E was only fourteen years old and she cried along the river day and night. Seventeen days later, on May 5th, he also jumped into the river and carried out his father's body five days later. This became a legend and was then passed on to the county governor, who ordered Du Shang to erect a monument for him and asked his disciple Handan Chun to write a eulogy to praise him. Therefore, it is said that the Dragon Boat Festival is also a day to commemorate the filial daughter Cao E. In Memory of Jie Zitui Jie Zitui is the protagonist of the legend of the origin of Cold Food Festival and Qingming Festival, but some people also believe that the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is related to Jie Zitui. According to Cai Yong's zither music work "Qin Cao" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate the sage Jie Zitui. Evil Day Taboo It is believed that the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the "evil month and evil day" (see Zhang Xinqin's "The Dragon Boat Festival is not due to Qu Yuan"). In the north during the Han Dynasty, people believed that May 5th was an "evil month and evil day", and there was a custom of "not raising babies born in May". In other words, babies born on May 5th, whether male or female, could not be raised to adulthood. If raised, a boy would harm his father, and a girl would harm her mother. There are even sayings such as "If you take office in May, you will not be promoted even if you are exempted from office" and "Building a house in May will make you bald". Summer Solstice The first person to propose the summer solstice theory was Mr. Huang Shi. In 1963, he proposed in his book "History of Dragon Boat Festival Customs" that the Dragon Boat Festival is like a trickle of water that originated in ancient times, merged into a stream during the Three Dynasties, expanded into a river during the Qin and Han Dynasties, and became a lake and sea after absorbing hundreds of rivers during the Tang and Song Dynasties. In 1983, Mr. Liu Deqian, in "Another Theory on the Origin of the Dragon Boat Festival", believed that the Dragon Boat Festival came from the summer solstice during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. Liu Deqian put forward three main reasons in "Another Theory on the Origin of the Dragon Boat Festival" and "Interesting Talks on China's Traditional Festivals". Bathing Theory According to the "Book of Rites" compiled by Dai Sheng, a ritual scholar in the Western Han Dynasty, the custom of "collecting orchids and bathing" already existed in the Zhou Dynasty; the ancients picked orchids in May, and it was popular to bathe and remove toxins with orchid soup. "Da Dai Li Ji·Xia Xiaozheng": "In May, ... boil plums to make beans, and collect orchids for bathing." Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs·Yun Zhongjun": "Bathe in orchid soup and wash your fragrance, and wear colorful clothes like a hero." In the "Jingchu Sui Shi Ji" written by Zong Yan of the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, it is said: "The fifth day of May is called the Bathing Orchid Festival." This custom was passed down to the Tang and Song dynasties, and the Dragon Boat Festival was also called the Bathing Orchid Month. [46] Gou Jian's Training of the Navy Gao Cheng of the Song Dynasty published an article in "Shiwu Jiyuan" that the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the day when King Gou Jian of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period trained his navy. The Origin of Things quoted in the Records of Yuedi said: "The dragon boat race originated from Goujian, the King of Yue. It is the dragon boat race today." Is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2020 a good date?Lunar calendar: May 5, 2020 Gregorian calendar: June 25, 2020, Thursday, Cancer [Today is auspicious according to the old almanac] [Do not use it for important events on Yang Gong's taboo day] Pray for blessings, get married, set up beds, build stoves, offer sacrifices, seek offspring, seek wealth, bury, accept betrothal gifts, lift construction, break ground, take up office, erect pillars, raise beams, plant meridians, build houses, dig wells, and catch [Today is auspicious according to the old almanac] [Do not use it for important events on Yang Gong's taboo day], open the market, establish securities, receive wealth, ship goods, receive livestock, move into houses, separate, produce fire, travel, and open positions . Summary: Since today is [Do not use it for important events on Yang Gong's taboo day], the Dragon Boat Festival 2020 is not an auspicious day!Marriage is one of the most important things in life, and the traditional method of matching marriages is still very practical. To predict your marital happiness in advance, please click on the "Excellent Calculation" below . I wish you a happy marriage! |
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