Do you know the origin and customs of the Dragon Boat Festival？
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The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival
"The Dragon Boat Festival originated from the totem sacrifice held by the tribes who worshipped the dragon totem in ancient times. It was a festival founded by the ancestors to worship the dragon ancestors and pray for evil spirits. During the Warring States Period, the patriotic poet Qu Yuan threw himself into the Miluo River with a boulder on the Dragon Boat Festival, so later generations also took the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan."
Dragon boat festival custom
First, dragon boat race
Dragon boat race is the main custom of Dragon Boat Festival. According to legend, in ancient times, Chu people were reluctant to let Qu Yuan, a sage, die in the river. Many people rowed boats to catch up with the rescue, and then rowed dragon boats every May 5 to commemorate Qu Yuan.
Nowadays, dragon boat race has become one of the most important folk activities in China Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boat rowing has a long history. It is a traditional folk water sports and entertainment project in China since ancient times. It is mostly held on festive festivals and is a multi-person collective rowing competition.
Second, eat zongzi
Legend has it that after Qu Yuan’s death, people put rice in bamboo tubes and threw it into the river in order not to damage his body. From then on, in order to show respect and memory for Qu Yuan, on this day, people put rice in bamboo tubes and threw it into the river to pay homage. This is the origin of the earliest zongzi "tube zongzi" in China.
Eating zongzi at the Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional custom of the Chinese nation since ancient times. It has a long history and various patterns. Zongzi was originally used to worship ancestors and gods. The custom of eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival is popular in China, and spread to Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian countries.
Third, hang sachets
Dragon Boat Festival sachets, also known as sachets, sachets, purses, etc., are made of five-color silk thread and filled with Chinese herbal medicines and spices. Its manufacturing process has become a national intangible cultural heritage. Now it has become a unique folk art of the Dragon Boat Festival.
Fourth, tie colorful ropes
On the Dragon Boat Festival, when children wake up, their wrists and ankles have been tied with "five-colored ropes" woven with colorful silk threads. Adults say that if they are tied, they will not be invaded by all diseases. After the first rain after the Dragon Boat Festival, cut off the five-color rope and let the rain wash away, and the disaster will be taken away with it.
With regard to the five-color line, the customs in different places are similar. Some of them are tied with five-color silk, or hung at the door, or worn by children’s necks, or tied by children’s arms, or hung in bed curtains, cradles, etc., which is said to avoid disasters, protect health and prolong life.
Five, hanging mugwort leaves
A folk proverb says, "Willows are inserted in Qingming Festival, and Ai is inserted in Dragon Boat Festival". People think that May is a poisonous month, and the fifth day is a poisonous day. Every May, it is the time when Artemisia argyi is mature and has the best medicinal properties, so people have to pick Artemisia argyi in the wild during the Dragon Boat Festival. Acorus calamus and Artemisia argyi leaves are hung in front of the door and eaves to prevent plague and avoid disaster, and hung on the door and bedside to avoid evil spirits.
Six, eat duck eggs
In addition to commemorating Qu Yuan, the Dragon Boat Festival is to avoid five poisons, namely snakes, centipedes, spiders, geckos and scorpions. People use five kinds of red dishes to symbolize the blood of the five poisons. When eating these dishes, they are roast duck, amaranth, duck eggs with red oil, lobster and realgar wine. Therefore, eating duck eggs on the Dragon Boat Festival has a certain color to ward off evil spirits. From a scientific point of view, eating duck eggs is to preserve health and dispel summer heat.
Seven, drink realgar wine
It is said that drinking realgar wine can ward off the five poisons. The custom of drinking Pu wine and realgar wine has been circulating for a long time. After soaking in wine, people use Acorus calamus and Aipeng to dip in the corners of walls, doors and windows, under the bed, etc., and then use wine to coat the ears, nose and navel of children to ward off poisonous insects. From the health point of view, realgar can be disinfected by adding water and wine indoors, and drinking Pu wine is also quite beneficial.
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