Isn’t the Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate Qu Yuan? Analysis of the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival!
Nowadays, most people tend to accept the view that the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan, but is it really so? Let’s learn more about it together. The Dragon Boat Festival is also known as the Dragon Boat Festival. Since ancient times, there has been a custom of dragon boat racing on the Dragon Boat Festival. The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in 2018 vary from place to place, and contain profound Chinese traditional folk culture.Isn’t the Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate Qu Yuan?The Dragon Boat Festival is not about commemorating origins;Mr. Wen Yiduo told us the answer in his "A Study of the Dragon Boat Festival" and "Historical Education of the Dragon Boat Festival". More than a hundred ancient records listed in the book and expert archaeological research prove that the Dragon Boat Festival was a totem festival held by the ancient Wu and Yue ethnic groups in southern China, which was earlier than Qu Yuan. Then why do many people think it is to commemorate Qu Yuan? Compared with the totem worship of the ancient Wu and Yue ethnic groups in the south, Qu Yuan's patriotism and touching poems are more touching and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so people "cherish and mourn him, discuss his poems, and pass them on to each other." Therefore, the idea of commemorating Qu Yuan has the widest and deepest influence and occupies a mainstream position. The custom of eating rice dumplings appeared more than 400 years earlier than Qu Yuan's suicide by drowning. Moreover, it was not an activity exclusive to the Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival was also a totem worship festival held in the ancient Wu and Yue regions. On this day, people would race in dragon boats. It happened that Qu Yuan committed suicide by jumping into the river on this day. So dragon boat racing is not enough, we also need to commemorate this poet. Other theories about the origin of the Dragon Boat FestivalJie Zitui in the Spring and Autumn Period<br /> During the Spring and Autumn Period, Chong'er of Jin and Jie Zitui were in exile for 19 years. Jie Zitui once cut the meat from his thigh to feed Chong'er. Later, Chong'er returned to the country and ascended the throne but forgot to reward Jie Zitui. Jie Zitui was resentful and hid in the mountains with his mother on his back. Chong'er called him many times, but Jie Zitui refused to come down the mountain. Later, Chong'er set fire to the mountain to force Jie Zitui to come down. Unexpectedly, Jie Zitui and his mother were burned to death in the mountain. In order to commemorate Jie Zitui, Duke Wen of Jin ordered that no fire should be lit on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year and that only cold food should be eaten. Zongzi is a kind of cold food. Therefore, later generations believed that the Dragon Boat Festival was to commemorate Jie Zitui.Originated from Gou Jian <br /> Gou Jian was the king of Yue State. After losing the battle for supremacy with Wu State, with the assistance of Fan Li, he quickly recovered the national strength after sleeping on straw and eating bitter food, and finally defeated Wu State. During this period, Goujian trained his sailors by dragon boat racing. Today, dragon boat racing is one of the important events during the Dragon Boat Festival. Therefore, some people say that the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Goujian. Wu Zixu <br /> Wu Zixu 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 Wu, helping Wu to attack Chu. After five battles, he entered the Chu capital Yingcheng. After King Fuchai of Wu ascended the throne, Zixu suggested that the Kingdom of Yue be completely destroyed, but Fuchai refused to listen and believed the slander and sentenced Zixu to 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 that Zixu's body be taken, wrapped in leather and thrown into the river on May 5th. The people then held a memorial service for this great hero on this day. Originated from Cao E <br /> Cao E was a native of Shangyu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Her father drowned in the river and his body was not found for several days. At that time, the filial daughter Cao E was only fourteen years old and cried along the river day and night. Seventeen days later, on May 5th, Zhatian committed suicide by jumping into the river. Unexpectedly, five days later, Cao E carried her father's body to the surface, surprising the world. The place where Cao E lived was renamed Cao'e Town, Shunjiang River was renamed Cao'e River, and a Cao'e Temple and a Cao'e Stele were built at the place where she jumped into the river. So some people believe that the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Cao E. |
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