Origins of ancient Dragon Boat Festival

Ancient Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival that started in China's Spring and Autumn Period, has been 2000 years of history. Dragon Boat Festival and the origin of many legends here only on the following four:

Lunar May tenth, commonly known as "The Dragon Boat Festival." - "Start" and "early" means. Tenth-five can be called. Lunar to Earthly Branches Ji, Yin Jian first month in February as Mao, sequential to May for the afternoon, it said in May for the afternoon, the "five" and "Kenneth" links, "five" - also for a few, it also known as the Dragon Boat Festival-5, weighing five, the Dragon Boat Festival, transit, and so on. From the historical records of the "Dragon Boat Festival" to the first person found in Jin Zhou "endemic in mind": "Midsummer Dragon Boat Festival, cooked duck Kok millet." China's Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival for the people of the Han nationality. This day has evolved essential activities: eating the dumplings, dragon-boat race, hanging Changpu, Artemsia argyi, smoked Cangzhu, Baizhi and drinking wine. It is said that eating the dumplings, and the dragon-boat race is to commemorate Qu Yuan, after the liberation transferred Dragon Boat Festival to be called the "Poet's Day" to commemorate Qu Yuan. As for the link Changpu, Artemsia argyi, smoked Cangzhu, Baizhi, drink wine, it is said that in order to pressure evil. Despite the Dragon Boat Festival every year, but the origins of the Dragon Boat Festival, but not very clear, can be summarized into the following general all said.

A commemorate Qu Yuan said. The first comes from the Southern Dynasties said Miss Leung generation are "Qi added harmonic mind" and the Northern Zhou fear "Jingchu at the age of mind" records. It is said that Qu Yuan voted on May tenth since the Miluo River, trapped by the dragon of death for people in the world expresses sorrow over every vote in this five-colored silk on the dumplings in the water, insect repellent Long. Also Chuan, Qu Yuan voted Miluo River after local people heard about this immediately Boating fishing saved, thousands of the sum to the Dongting Lake, the body of Qu Yuan not the end. At that time, coincides with the rainy days, the small boat on the lake pooled together in the pavilion adjacent to the shore. When people know is salvage something flexor doctor, once again braving the rain out, the vast competing zoned into Dongting Lake. To sustenance grief, people centimeters above the river, then gradually developed into a dragon boat races. 'It appears that eating the dumplings Dragon Boat Festival, the dragon-boat race associated with the commemoration of Qu Yuan, Tang Wenxiu "Dragon Boat Festival" Poetry for the card: "Festival at the Dragon Boat Festival since Who deeds, vancomycin hearsay for Qu Yuan. Kan laugh Chujiang space bar, not shiny Naoomi reprisal. "

Second, the god Tao Ying said. This statement comes from the Eastern Han Dynasty, "Cao'e monument." When Guo-Zhong Wu Zixu Spring Hill died after wrongly, as the Tao God, the world is mourning Erji, it is the Dragon Boat Festival.

Third, Long said the festival. This is heard more than one from the "Dragon Boat Festival test," and the "Dragon Boat Festival history education." In his view, May tenth in the ancient Wu Yue "dragon" on the tribal totem worship day. The main reason is; (A) The two most important activities of the Dragon Boat Festival eat dumplings and races, and dragon related. The dumplings into the water often by the mosquito-burglary, and races are using the Dragon Boat. (2) races and Ancient Wu Yue local ties particularly Moreover, the people have broken the Wuyue tattoo "Long-like" practices. (C) Ancient early May on the 5th useful "multicolored silk arm of the" civil customs, it should be a "dragon-like" tattoo practices relics.

4, evil said. In the pre-Qin times, generally is a poison that on May, 5, is evil. "Lüshichunqiu" "Midsummer mind," a chapter require people in May to abstinence, fasting. "Summer is small," Reporter: "This has drug on, in addition to Juanbi gas." "Dai" in mind, "May 5 Portland for the animals bathed" Bath weighing five evil that the date of death is still a lot of the legend. "Historical Records lobbyist biography" in mind the history of the famous Chang, born in May 5. His father was not his mother gave birth to him that "May son, longer than households will, and their parents will be unfavorable." "Customs -" Lost, "Popular said May 5 and have children, male victims father, mother female victims." "Lun Heng," the author Wang also record: "the first month in the forbidden cite May son; In the first month, May-father and mother, shall also cited. "Wang Dongjin generals town dioxin May tenth Health, the grandfather would give his name as" evil town. " Huizong Emperor ins Song Dynasty Zhao Ji May tenth hygiene, child foster care in extrauterine. Clearly, the ancient dragon to May tenth, is the common phenomenon. Visibility from the Pre-Qin Dynasty after that date are not Jusco Japan. So, in this day interpolation Changpu, Artemsia argyi to spirits, smoked Cangzhu, Baizhi and drank wine to avoid the epidemic is the logical thing.

5. Summer solstice said. Qian holding this view "" Dragon Boat Festival "another source said before," and "China's traditional festivals Something about", put forward three main reasons: (a) at the age of authoritative book "Jingchu at the age of mind" has not been mentioned in early May on the 5th eat dumplings festive customs, but not eating the dumplings in writing summer solstice festival. As for actually crossing, the Sui Dynasty Mrs Betty Taiwan's "Jade candle Baodianpian" it is zoned one summer solstice, entertainment, we can see that in order to salvage vote is not necessarily the great poet Qu Yuan Jiang. (B) Dragon Boat Festival custom in some of the elements, such as "riding a hundred herbs", "Bucket Baicao", "Mining miscellaneous medicine", and so on, actually has nothing to do with Qu Yuan. (C) at the age of Heritage, Ji-li "on the first Dragon Boat Festival explained:" Japan leaves Zhengyang, namely the Dragon Boat Festival, which is the summer, it can be called the day of the Dragon Boat Festival Day. This afternoon, when the origin of the earliest section of the summer solstice. Against ridden out, and to commemorate Qu Yuan said that the most widely affected. Because Qu Yuan Yi Maria's personality, and people are willing to pin him to this day.

[From commemorate Qu Yuan]

According to the "Historical Records", "Qu Yuan JIA Sheng-biography" records, Qu Yuan, King is the minister of the Warring States period. He advocated able to delegate, holding sway, calling the Gang Qin Qi, were nobles of the Koran, and others strongly opposed, Qu Yuan was tired has resigned, and was driven out of capital, banished to the Yuan, the Xiang basin. In his exile, wrote care for the fate of "Li Sao", "Heaven", "Nine Songs" and other immortal poem, unique style and far-reaching influence (and hence, also called Tuen Ng Festival poet). In 278 BC, Qin defeated Chu Kyoto. Qu Yuan saw their motherland to be aggressive, overwhelming, but we could not bear to give up their own motherland, in the May 5, wrote a must T "Wisdom", the Greens voted Miluo River are dead, to their own lives and have written a magnificent patriotic movement.

Legend Qu Yuan's death, Chu abnormal grieving people, have flocked to the riverside to pay homage Miluo Qu Yuan. Fisherman have been designated vessels in the rivers back and forth really salvage his body. A fisherman out for the ball to Qu Yuan, eggs, and other food, "thump, thump" and thrown into the Jiang, said lobster crab is to feed the fish, not unexpectedly flexor on the body of the doctor. People see all follow. Physicians then use an old wine into a Tan Jiang, saying that drug halo water dragon beasts to avoid hurting the flexor doctor. Later, as the fear of fresh rice ball for a dragon, people think of using neem leaves mari, Cai wire wrapped around outside, to develop into Zongzi.

Later, in the annual May fifth, there will be a Dragon Boat Festival, eating the dumplings, drink wine customs; In order to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan.

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The second festival legends, Jiangsu and Zhejiang in a wide spread area, is the commemoration of the Spring and Autumn Period (BC 770 - 476 years ago) PERSON. Feud of other, Chu, Chu brothers were killed by the later Zi cast, headed for Wu to help Miss Attacks Upon Chu, the five are fighting the door Chu Ying City. Then Chubengwang dead, Zi exhumation mutilation 300, reportedly killing brothers revenge. King King after his death, his son sought successor, Wu Jun morale used to win every battle, the country loses, Yue and slept please, Wu promised. Xu suggested that the States should be completely eradicated, the king does not listen, Wu Daizai, bribery by the State, BC trap Zi, the king of the letter, thanks Zi sword, Zi to death. Xu Zhongliang for this, choosing death, before his death in the neighborhood who said: "I am dead, my eyes will be dug up in Wu Ching hoisted at the East Gate to the army to see the city Mietun", it protests died, Cha In his hearing, admitted Zi's body packed in leather on May 5, the river inputs, Therefore STORIES Legend has it that the Dragon Boat Festival is also on the mark.

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The third legend Dragon Boat Festival, in memory of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 23 - 220) Proceeds Cao'e Christy voted Jiang. Cao'e Shangyu is the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jiang's father drowning in a few days no body, the then 14-year-old daughters Cao'e only, day and night along the river There. After 17 days, also in the May 5 vote Jiang, 5 have a father after the body. Chuan for this myth, then governor Legend has it to the county government, it is still built in to his disciples for Handan-Chun Lei speech praised.

Mourning Cao'e Tomb, in this Zhejiang Shaoxing, after Chuan Cao'e landmark book on justice for the connoisseur. After the artificial Memorial Cao'e Xiao Festival, voted in Cao'e Cao'e Jiang in the construction of the temple, she is living in villages and towns renamed Cao'e town, Cao'e martyrdom to be called the father of Cao'e River.

[Festival originated from ancient Yue national totem]

Modern archaeological research and finds from the large number of confirmed: vast areas of the middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River, in the Neolithic Age, there is a geometric dock culture characterized by Tao Remains. Remains of the clan, according to experts infer is a dragon totem worship of the tribal history - Baiyue people. The decoration unearthed pottery and historical legends show that they have broken the custom of tattooing, living in the Water Village, since the ratio of descendants of the Dragon. Its production tools, a large number of stone or also shovel, chisel, and other small pieces of bronze. As daily necessities pans, cooking food plating Daoding is unique to them is a sign of their ethnic group. There are times until the Qin and Han Baiyue, the Dragon Boat Festival is their ancestors created for the festival. In a few thousand years of historical development, the majority of Baiyue people have to integration of the Han, while the rest of the evolution of the South many minorities, therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival, the festival has become the whole Chinese nation.

[May 5, evil is evil,]

Hebei Folk Culture Association President Yuan Xue-Jun study that, as early as in Qu Yuan before there will be a "Dragon Boat Festival" concept.

Yuan Xue-jun said that the Chinese people have always been in the mode of thinking that the concept of overlapping figures alone, such as being the first month (January first day lunar calendar) year, leading Festival on February 2, March 3 Legend has it that the husband is flat peach will, in addition to July 7 Hsi Festival, the Chung Yeung Festival on September 9, all these festivals have their own connotations, all of them in China for thousands of years and the agricultural civilization closely linked. May 5 to be used as a holiday and the formation sooner or later these festivals is in Qibaqiannian ago formed.

"In China's history and traditions that May 5 is evil, evil, in accordance with the" Book of Changes "and other classics records, overcast dioxin from five and hygiene, May 5 it is precisely the endpoint Correct operation of the Dragon Boat Festival, this time more evil Disease epidemic spread, therefore, that day people will be inserted Artemsia argyi, Changpu pegged, drink wine, service Sachet, to expelling evil evil spirits, health fitness. "Yuan Xue-jun said Qu Yuan for the Lunar May tenth Jiang himself, may be interested in the Dragon Boat Festival, expressing loyalty to the country and nation.

Yuan Xue-jun that now have been handed down to eat dumplings at the Dragon Boat Festival, the dragon-boat race is more than 2000 years ago, Qu Yuan jumped Jiang, later in the salvage Qu Yuan's body was evolving Memorial way. Jiang in the Sami people is to enable fish to avoid eating feed Qu Yuan after the remains of Qu Yuan to use salvage ship, the ship more natural form of competition, so competition gradually started, as the dragon boat, even later.