The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival

The real origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is a festival created by the ancestors of Wuyue in the south to worship the ancestors of dragons, which has evolved into various legends through historical development. It is said that Qu Yuan, a poet of Chu State in the Warring States Period, jumped into the Miluo River on May 5th and committed suicide. Later, people also took the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan. There are also sayings in memory of Wu Zixu, Cao E and meson push. Generally speaking, the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the ancient ancestors' choice of "flying dragons in the sky" as an auspicious day to worship the dragon ancestors and pray for evil spirits.

Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Mid-Autumn Festival are also called the four traditional festivals in China. Dragon Boat Festival culture has a wide influence in the world, and some countries and regions in the world also celebrate it.

A Brief Introduction to The Legend in Memory of Qu Yuan

According to legend, in 278 BC, Qin Jun invaded Kyoto, Chu. Qu Yuan was heartbroken to see his motherland being invaded, but he couldn't bear to give up his motherland all the time. On May 5th, after writing the last poem "Huai Sha", he threw a huge stone into the Miluo River and wrote a magnificent patriotic movement with his own life.

After Qu Yuan jumped into the river, the local people immediately rowed to rescue him. In order to mourn, people rowed on the river, and later it gradually developed into a dragon boat race. People were afraid that fish in the river would eat his body, so they went home and threw rice balls into the river to prevent fish and shrimp from ruining Qu Yuan's body. Later, eating zongzi became a custom.