When are the Big Dragon Boat Festival and the Small Dragon Boat Festival? What is the difference between the Big Dragon Boat Festival and the Small Dragon Boat Festival?
The Dragon Boat Festival is the first noon day of the noon month, also known as the Double Fifth Festival. What are the Big Dragon Boat Festival and the Small Dragon Boat Festival? May, midsummer, is also called the noon month. May is the summer solstice, when yin is born and yin and yang intersect. Noon represents an encounter, a beginning, and a natural retrograde, so May is also called the noon month. Click on Shui Mo Network’s May special feature to learn more.When are the Big Dragon Boat Festival and the Small Dragon Boat Festival?The Big Dragon Boat Festival and the Small Dragon Boat Festival are customs in the Xiangxi area.According to local customs, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the Dragon Boat Festival, the fifteenth day of the fifth lunar month is the Big Dragon Boat Festival, and the twenty-fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the Small Dragon Boat Festival. In addition, in Mayang, Luxi and Yuanling areas, according to the older generation, the Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the fifth lunar month, also known as the Mid-May Festival or the May Festival. Why is the Dragon Boat Festival divided into three parts? There are two common explanations: 1. In those days, Qu Yuan passed Ezhu, entered Dongting Lake, went up the Yuan River, passed Wanglu, arrived at Chenyang, and entered Xupu. Soon after, he went down the Yuan River, entered Dongting Lake, crossed the Xiang River, and arrived at the Miluo River near Changsha. In extreme depression and complete despair, he committed suicide by jumping into the river on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It was more than ten days after the bad news reached Xiangxi, so the Dragon Boat Festival in Xiangxi is 10 days later than in other places. 2. It is said that in the first year of the Jianwu reign of the Han Dynasty (25 AD), General Liu Shang of Wuwei led his troops to attack western Hunan, but his entire army was annihilated. When the court had no generals to use, General Ma Yuan, who was over 60 years old, took the initiative to ask Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, for help ("A real man is determined, and he will become stronger when he is poor and old" and "A man should die on the frontier and be buried wrapped in his horse's hide" are both Ma Yuan's famous sayings). When Ma Yuan raised his army, it was the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The soldiers looked embarrassed, and Ma Yuan said sternly: "It is the Dragon Boat Festival, and the barbarian chieftain will be drunk. You can advance and succeed. Today is the Small Dragon Boat Festival, and I will celebrate the Big Dragon Boat Festival with other generals later." He immediately advanced, and sure enough, the guards were drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival and were completely unprepared. As a result, Ma Yuan was unstoppable and conquered the Xiangxi area in a few days. On May 15th, Ma Yuan slaughtered pigs and sheep to reward his soldiers. From then on, the area of western Hunan began to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival on May 15th. What is the difference between the Big Dragon Boat Festival and the Small Dragon Boat Festival?Big Dragon Boat Festival and Small Dragon Boat Festival are customs in Xiangxi area. In fact, there is no difference between them, just the time is different.In addition to the Dragon Boat Festival (May 5), the Xiangxi area also has many special customs on the Dragon Boat Festival (May 15), such as: 1. In the western Hunan area, on the Dragon Boat Festival, married daughters will bring their husbands back to her parents' home to pay homage to the May 15th, drink holiday wine, eat rice dumplings, and watch dragon boat races. 2. In the Chen River area of Chenxi and Mayang, the dragon boat culture is unique. Around the 15th day of the fifth lunar month, dragon boats shuttle in the river, gongs and drums deafen the sky, and the men with bare upper bodies and only wearing shorts lie on their backs on the bow of the boat or sit sideways on the side of the boat. The two boats are close together and paired up. They fight each other amid the cheers of the crowd - pinching the neck, grabbing the chest, kicking, lifting the feet, and pulling the arms, etc. The winner is the one who pushes the opponent into the water, or the opponent realizes that he is weak and waves away to stop. The locals call it "Dragon Boat". Do you want to know your own Bazi? Want to figure out where your golden marriage is? Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your horoscope and fortune! |
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