How did the word "Dragon Boat Festival" come from? Which countries celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival?
The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. I believe everyone likes this national statutory holiday. But I wonder if you have ever thought about how the word "Dragon Boat Festival" came about when celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival? Why is it called Dragon Boat Festival? The first noon of the fifth lunar month, in midsummer, is a good day for climbing Shunyang. Let us welcome the Dragon Boat Festival and experience the 2018 Dragon Boat Festival together on the Fortune Teller website.How did the word "Dragon Boat Festival" come from?As for the origin of the word "Dragon Boat Festival", I know three theories. Let me share them with you:1. In ancient Chinese, the meaning of "Duan" is the same as "Chu", so "Duanwu" is the same as "Chuwu"; the "Wu" in Duanwu is connected with "Wu", and according to the order of the Earthly Branches, May is the "Wu" month. Because noon is the "Yang Chen", the Dragon Boat Festival is also called "Duan Yang" or "Duan Wu". Furthermore, on May 5th, both the month and the day are five, so it is called the Double Fifth, also known as the Double Fifth. 2. The lunar calendar uses earthly branches to record the months. The first month is Yin, the second month is Mao, and so on until the fifth month is Wu. Therefore, May is called the Wu month, and the fifth day of May is called the Dragon Boat Festival. The word "Duanwu" in history was first seen in Zhou Chu's "Fengtu Ji" in the Jin Dynasty, which said "On the Dragon Boat Festival in mid-summer, cooking duck and rice dumplings". It was officially named "Duanwu" during the Tang Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. Because Emperor Xuanzong was born on August 5, in order to avoid the taboo of the word "five", "Duanwu" was officially changed to "Duanwu". 3. Noon on May 5th happens to be the poisonous month, the poisonous day and the poisonous hour, which is at the top of the three poisonous months, so it is also called the Dragon Boat Festival or the Dragon Boat Festival. Which countries celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival?Vietnam: Vietnam also celebrates the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Their main activities are eating rice dumplings and driving away insects. Japan: The Dragon Boat Festival in Japan was also introduced from China. During the Dragon Boat Festival in Japan, the first thing to do is to eat rice dumplings, cypress leaf cakes and drink calamus wine to ward off evil spirits. Thailand: In Thailand, the Dragon Boat Festival is also called the Bai Bachang Festival, and Bachang is the general name for Thai rice dumplings. Sweet rice dumplings are called "Ji Zhang" in Thailand, and meat rice dumplings are called "Ba Zhang". Singapore: As there are many Chinese in Singapore, this festival has also been brought to Singapore. Whenever the Dragon Boat Festival comes on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, people will never forget to eat rice dumplings and race dragon boats. Malaysia: In Malaysia, the Dragon Boat Festival is not considered a very important festival, but on this day, many people still eat rice dumplings and celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Philippines: In fact, people in the Philippines not only eat rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival, but also at Christmas. Germany: In 1989, dragon boat racing was introduced to Germany, and the first "Dragon Boat Festival" was held in Hamburg. After 1991, the dragon boat race was moved to Frankfurt, the financial center of Germany, and has continued to this day. United States: Since the end of 1979, the annual Boston Dragon Boat Festival has been held at the Boston Children's Museum, and has gradually become a traditional cultural festival in the United States. Russia: On the eve of the 2004 Chinese lunar Dragon Boat Festival, a unique competition - the Dragon Boat Race kicked off in Russia. Indonesia: The Chinese in Indonesia regard the Dragon Boat Festival as an important cultural festival to be passed down and carried forward. South Korea: The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in South Korea. It is listed as one of the four major traditional festivals along with the Spring Festival, Cold Food Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. On this day, there is the Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival and the activity of giving each other "Duanwu". At this point, let me say: "Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival, not a Korean one, so don't even think about snatching it away." |
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