Why do we eat rice dumplings and race dragon boats during the Dragon Boat Festival? When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2019?
During the Dragon Boat Festival, people all over the country eat rice dumplings, and some places hold dragon boat races. So why do people eat rice dumplings and race dragon boats during the Dragon Boat Festival? When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2019 ? The "Book of Songs" records that "cicadas sing in May". Cicadas are the chirping cicadas. In the fifth month of the lunar calendar, summer cicadas sing, so it is called "singing cicadas". If you want to know about the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of the fifth month of the lunar calendar in 2019, come and have a look at Mr. Shui Mo.Why do we eat rice dumplings and race dragon boats during the Dragon Boat Festival?The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar is commonly known as the "Dragon Boat Festival." "Wu" and "Wu" are the same, and "five" is a yang number, so the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Duanwu , Chongwu, Duanyang, Zhongtian, etc. It is a traditional festival of the Han people in China. The essential activities on this day gradually evolved into: eating rice dumplings, dragon boat racing, hanging calamus and mugwort, fumigating with atractylodes and angelica, and drinking realgar wine. It is said that eating rice dumplings and dragon boat racing are to commemorate Qu Yuan, so after liberation, the Dragon Boat Festival was named "Poet's Day" to commemorate Qu Yuan. As for hanging calamus and mugwort, fumigating atractylodes and angelica dahurica, and drinking realgar wine, it is said to be for the purpose of suppressing evil spirits.The origin of eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival: 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. A fisherman took out rice balls, eggs and other food prepared for Qu Yuan, and threw them into the river with a "plop, plop", saying that if the fish, lobsters and crabs were full, they would not bite Qu Yuan's body. When people saw this, they followed suit. An old doctor brought a jar of realgar wine and poured it into the river, saying that he wanted to drug the dragons and water beasts so as not to hurt Doctor Qu. Later, in order to prevent the rice balls from being eaten by dragons, people came up with the idea of wrapping the rice in neem leaves and wrapping them with colored silk, which developed into rice dumplings. The origin of dragon boat racing on the Dragon Boat Festival: Dragon boat racing is the main custom of the Dragon Boat Festival. According to legend, it originated from the ancient Chu people who were reluctant to see the virtuous minister Qu Yuan commit suicide by jumping into the river, so many people rowed boats to chase him and save him. 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. When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2019?The Dragon Boat Festival in 2019 is on Friday, June 7, 2019 . The 2019 Dragon Boat Festival holiday is from June 7 to June 9, 2019, a total of 3 days. Among them, the Dragon Boat Festival on June 7 is a legal holiday. Go to work on June 10, 2019 (Monday).The Dragon Boat Festival is a very popular folk festival in China. Celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional custom of the Chinese nation since ancient times. Due to the vast territory, numerous ethnic groups and many stories and legends, there are not only many different festival names, but also different customs in different places. As early as in ancient times, the land of Baiyue had the custom of worshiping the Dragon Ancestor by racing dragon boats on the noon day of the noon month when the pure yang energy of heaven and earth was strong. The Dragon Boat Festival first originated in the Zhou Dynasty and was originally a totem sacrificial festival of the Baiyue people in the ancient Yangtze River basin. The Baiyue people take the dragon as their totem, regard it as their ancestor and protector, and worship it infinitely. A grand sacrificial ceremony is held on the fifth day of May every year. At that time, the descendants of the dragon will put various foods into bamboo tubes or wrap them in leaves and throw them into the river for the dragon to enjoy. At the same time, they will also hold canoeing competitions to symbolize that they are as prosperous as dragons and flying like floodwaters. Since then, as the tradition has been passed down from generation to generation, the Dragon Boat Festival has gradually evolved into an important festival for the entire Chinese nation as China's various ethnic groups have integrated and unified. As the saying goes, "A good fate is not as good as good luck." A person's destiny is already determined, and the only thing that can be controlled is his or her "luck." Unexpected changes in the world may happen at any time, so use Mr. Shui Mo's [Premium Calculation] function to learn more about your fortune in 2019! |
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