Introduction to the legend of the Dragon Boat Festival, what is the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival?
As one of the four major traditional festivals in my country, the legends of the Dragon Boat Festival are also of great concern to everyone. So, let’s take a look at the legends of the Dragon Boat Festival and what is the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival? From the perspective of the 24 solar terms, the fifth month of the lunar calendar has entered the middle of summer, which is exactly the midsummer season. Therefore, the fifth month of the lunar calendar is known as the poisonous month. Come to Shuimo.com and join the editor to learn more about May.Introduction to the Legend of Dragon Boat FestivalLegend story 1: In memory of Jie ZituiDuke Wen of Jin, Chong'er, and Jie Zitui were in exile for 19 years. The minister Jie Zitui once secretly cut the meat from his own leg and cooked it for Chong'er to eat. Later, Chong'er returned to his country and proclaimed himself king. He rewarded all the princes and ministers who had followed him into exile, but he forgot Jie Zitui. Jie Zitui was very resentful, so he composed "Song of Dragon and Snake" to impress Duke Wen of Jin, and then he carried his old mother on his back and went to live in seclusion in Mianshan. The meaning of "Song of Dragon and Snake" is "There was a strong and nimble dragon, who was condemned by heaven. He curled up his horns and discarded his armor, escaping to the earth. His wish could not be realized, so a snake joined him. The dragon and the snake walked together, but there was still a difference between them in the grass. The dragon waited for the day of ascension to heaven and lived in his dragon palace. Only the snake was still wasting time and frustration, sinking in the gray earth. He looked up at the sky with full of resentment, and what was entangled in his heart was infinite sorrow. It was not that he was happy to be in the company of the dragon, but he was worried because the dragon did not show any concern or favor to him." After reading this, Chong'er regretted it too late and went to Mianshan to look for Jie Zitui in person, but Jie Zitui refused to come out. Chong'er had no choice but to order the mountain to be set on fire in an attempt to force him out. Unexpectedly, the fire burned for three days, and Jie Zitui and his mother were burned to death while hugging a big tree. In order to commemorate Jie Zitui, Duke Wen of Jin issued an order that no fire should be lit on the fifth day of the fifth month of each year. In order to commemorate Jie Zitui, Duke Wen of Jin ordered that Mianshan be renamed "Jieshan", and a ancestral hall be built on the mountain. The day when the mountain was set on fire was designated as the Cold Food Festival, and the whole country was notified that on this day every year fireworks were forbidden and only cold food was eaten. As a kind of cold food, eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month has gradually been passed down as a traditional folk custom. Legend 2: In Memory of Qu Yuan 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 the fish, lobsters and crabs would be full and 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 Qu Taifu. Later, in order to prevent the rice balls from being eaten by dragons, people came up with the idea of wrapping the rice with neem leaves and wrapping them with colored silk, and thus it developed into rice dumplings. From then on, on the fifth day of May every year, there was a custom of dragon boat racing, eating rice dumplings, hanging mugwort and calamus, bathing in orchid soup, wearing beanie wear, fighting with grass, eating five yellows, flying kites, and drinking realgar wine to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. Legend story three: In memory of Wu Zixu One of the legends of the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Wu Zixu from the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). Wu Zixu was named Yuan. He 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 Fu Chai succeeded to the throne. The morale of the Wu army was high, and they won every battle. The Yue Kingdom was defeated. King Gou Jian of Yue asked for peace, and Fu Chai 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 Zixu. Fuchai believed it and gave Zixu a sword, which led to Zixu's death. Zixu was a loyal and honest 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 the day to commemorate Wu Zixu. Legend story 4: In memory of Gou Jian Gou Jian was the monarch of Yue State in the late Spring and Autumn Period. He was also the first person to propose using dragon boat racing to train sailors. The State of Yue was first defeated by the State of Wu. Gou Jian worked hard, trained his navy day and night, and finally defeated the State of Wu and became one of the new overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period. Gou Jian invented the dragon boat racing method to train his navy. Several dragon boats paddled forward on the river, and people rowed while fighting the enemy. Therefore, some people believe that the dragon boat race during the Dragon Boat Festival in later generations was to commemorate Goujian. What is the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival?The Dragon Boat Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the dragon totem worship in ancient times. The custom of dragon worship during the Dragon Boat Festival is related to primitive beliefs, sacrificial culture, the Ganzhi calendar, and the astronomical phenomenon of the Azure Dragon being in the south. Ancient Chinese astrological culture has a long history and is profound and extensive. The ancients began exploring the mysteries of the universe very early on, and from this they developed a complete and profound stargazing culture. According to "The Preface to the Spring and Autumn Annals", "When the heaven and the earth were opened up, all things were in chaos, without knowledge or consciousness; based on yin and yang, the celestial bodies began in the North Pole... The sun, the moon, and the five latitudes rotate in a wheel; the Emperor of Heaven came out... He determined the images of the sky, followed the rituals of the earth, and made the stems and branches to determine the degrees of the sun and the moon." In ancient times, people determined the images of the sky and followed the rituals of the earth. According to the orbits and positions of the sun, moon, and stars, the areas near the ecliptic and the equator were divided into 28 groups of constellations, commonly known as the "Twenty-Eight Mansions", and divided into seven mansions each in the southeast, northwest, and northeast, namely the "Four Symbols"; in the east, "Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei, and Ji" formed a complete dragon-shaped constellation, namely the Seven Mansions of the Blue Dragon. The appearance and disappearance cycles of the Blue Dragon's seven stars are consistent with the four seasons of the year. They rise in the east in spring, rise in the south in summer, set in the west in autumn, and disappear below the northern horizon in winter. During the Dragon Boat Festival in midsummer, the Blue Dragon hangs high in the south sky, in the "center" position, which means things are at their most prosperous state and it is an auspicious astronomical phenomenon. |
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