Introduction: The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar is China's Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional festival. So how will we take the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in 2018? During the Dragon Boat Festival, people race boats and eat rice dumplings. This traditional festival celebrated by all Chinese people carries not only the expectations of the ancients, but also people's hopes for the future. Let’s take a look at the relevant content of the Dragon Boat Festival!When is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2018?The Dragon Boat Festival this year is on Monday, June 18, 2018. The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year. It is also known as the Duan Yang Festival, the Mid-day Festival, the May Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Orchid Bathing Festival. It is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and other countries in the Chinese character cultural circle.The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year. According to the "Jingchu Sui Shi Ji", because people climb high places in midsummer when the sun is in the sky, and May is midsummer, its first noon is the day for climbing high places in the sky, so the fifth day of May is also called the "Dragon Boat Festival." In addition, the Dragon Boat Festival is also called "Muri Festival, May Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Bathing Orchid Festival", etc. The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and other countries in the Chinese cultural circle. The Dragon Boat Festival originated in China. It was originally a totem sacrifice festival held by tribes who worshipped the dragon totem in the ancient Baiyue region (the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the area to the south). Before the Spring and Autumn Period in the Baiyue region, there was a custom of holding tribal totem sacrifices in the form of dragon boat races on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Later, because the poet Qu Yuan from the Chu State (now Hubei) during the Warring States Period committed suicide by jumping into the Miluo River with a stone in his arms on that day, the rulers used the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan in order to establish a label of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism; some areas also use the term "Dragon Boat Festival" to commemorate Wu Zixu and Cao E. The Dragon Boat Festival is known as one of the four major traditional festivals of the Han Chinese, along with the Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Mid-Autumn Festival. How will we celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in 2018?2018 Dragon Boat Festival holiday arrangements:There will be a 3-day holiday from June 16th to 18th. How to arrange the holiday for Dragon Boat Festival in 2018?Holiday combination suggestion: Take 4 days off from June 19, 2018 (Tuesday) to June 22, 2018 (Friday), and you can combine them into a 9-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday.Summary: The above is all the content of [How to take the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in 2018, and the arrangements for the Dragon Boat Festival holiday]. I hope it will be helpful to everyone! |
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