The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival and other legends
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival that has been passed down by the Chinese nation for two thousand years. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, I will tell you the origin of this traditional festival. The annual Dragon Boat Festival is an important part of Chinese traditional festivals that cannot be ignored. On this special day, let us browse the content about the 2018 Dragon Boat Festival in the Dragon Boat Festival special topic of Fortune Teller Network.The Origin of Dragon Boat FestivalEveryone may know that the Dragon Boat Festival was created to commemorate Qu Yuan, but what is the truth? Let’s take a closer look:As a doctor of the Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period, Qu Yuan was loved by the people and valued by the King of Chu. However, during the contention between Qin and Chu, he tried hard to resist Qin and thus aroused opposition from the conservatives. Under the slander of the conservatives, Qu Yuan was exiled from Yingdu (the capital of Chu State). Three years later, the capital of Chu State was conquered by Qin and the original King of Chu also died in Qin. Upon hearing the news, Qu Yuan was filled with grief and indignation. After leaving behind his last work "Huaisha" which has been passed down to later generations, he jumped into the Miluo River and died for his country. After hearing that Qu Yuan jumped into the river, people nearby spontaneously rushed to rescue him. Some rowed boats to try to rescue him, some threw food into the river to save Qu Yuan's body, and some poured realgar wine into the river to pray that water beasts would not harm Qu Yuan's body. Some even wrapped the rice with neem leaves and wrapped it with colorful silk to protect the food from being eaten by dragons. This gradually developed into rice balls. Since then, on the fifth day of May every year, people began to have the custom of dragon boat racing, eating rice dumplings and drinking realgar wine to commemorate Qu Yuan, which gradually evolved into the Dragon Boat Festival we have today. The legend of Dragon Boat FestivalIn addition to commemorating Qu Yuan, the Dragon Boat Festival is also said to commemorate Wu Zixu and Cao E.1. After Wu Zixu defected to Wu and destroyed Chu, he suggested to the King of Wu that he should completely destroy Yue. However, the King of Wu believed the slander and not only did not listen to the advice, he also sentenced Wu Zixu to death. Before his death, Wu Zixu told others that after his death, his eyes should be dug out and hung on the east gate of Wujing so that he could watch the end of Wu being destroyed by Yue. However, the King of Wu heard this and ordered Wu Zixu's body to be thrown into the river. That day happened to be the fifth day of the fifth month, so there was a legend that the Dragon Boat Festival is also a day to commemorate Wu Zixu. 2. Cao E was a person from the Eastern Han Dynasty. Her father drowned in the river and his body was missing for several days. Cao E, who was only fourteen years old, cried along the river. Half a month later, on May 5th, she also jumped into the river. Five days later, she carried out her father's body, and this became a legend. |
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