Why did you shoot on the first day of June?

Shooting on the first day of June is one of the traditional customs in China, also known as "setting off firecrackers to welcome the Dragon Boat Festival".

Why did you fire on the first day of June? It is said that there was a patriotic poet named Qu Yuan in ancient China, who opposed political corruption and foreign aggression at that time during the Chu period. However, his words and deeds were suppressed and persecuted, and he finally chose to throw himself into the river. In order to prevent fish, shrimp and other foods from being eaten by fish in the water, local residents paddle dragon boats and throw torches and rice to attract fish to protect their bodies. Therefore, people call the fifth day of the fifth lunar month the Dragon Boat Festival.

On the Dragon Boat Festival, people will hold a series of activities to commemorate Qu Yuan, such as dragon boat racing, making zongzi, hanging mugwort leaves and wearing sachets. At the same time, some areas are used to setting off firecrackers or firecrackers at this time to celebrate. This custom has two meanings: on the one hand, setting off firecrackers to drive away evil and epidemics to protect Qu Yuan's heroic soul; On the other hand, it also symbolizes expelling evil spirits, eliminating plagues and diseases, and bringing good luck and peace to families.

In China, the first day of June is the traditional lunar day in China, and it is also an important solar term of the lunar calendar, namely the summer solstice. The summer solstice is one of the 24 solar terms in China, which means the official start of summer. On this day, the sun shines directly at the southernmost tip of the earth. The summer solstice is usually around June 20 of the Gregorian calendar, but the specific date will change according to the lunar calendar and the annual solar calendar.

In China, the summer solstice is an important festival and solar term, and people will hold some celebrations and commemorative activities on this day. However, the summer solstice does not specify the traditional custom of shooting the sun.

The shooting on June 1st is in memory of the great poet Qu Yuan.

When is the first day of June, and why do you want to fire? One is to commemorate Qu Yuan, and the other is because the first day of June is the Dragon Boat Festival.

Qu Yuan's profile

Qu Yuan (about 340 BC-278 BC), a Chinese character, was a patriotic poet and politician of Chu in the Warring States Period. He is an important figure in the history of ancient literature in China, and is known as the "ancestor of Chu Ci". Qu Yuan was born in a noble family in Wushan, Chu (now Wushan County, Hubei Province), and showed outstanding talent and intelligence from an early age.

He served as the leftist (equivalent to the prime minister) for The King of Chu State and Xiong Yi, devoted himself to political reform and put forward a series of political, economic and cultural reform programs. However, due to the opposition and slander of the powerful group, he was exiled to the DPRK and finally chose to throw himself into the river, ending his life.