What folk stories are there in Dragon Boat Festival?

1, in memory of filial daughter Cao E said

Cao E was a native of Shangyu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Her father drowned in the river and didn't see her body for several days. At that time, Cao E, the filial daughter, was only fourteen years old, crying day and night by the river. 17 days later, he also threw himself into the river on May 5, and fished out his father's body five days later. This was passed down as a myth, and then to the governor of the county government, who made it a monument for disciple Han Danchun to make a eulogy. Therefore, it is said that the Dragon Boat Festival is also a day to commemorate the filial daughter Cao E.

2. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Zixu, a native of Chu, helped He Lv, the king of Wu, find a position. With the help of Wu Zixu, wuyue has become stronger and stronger; After the death of He Lv, King of Wu, Fu Cha succeeded to the throne. Unlike his father, who trusted Wu Zixu, Fu Cha refused to accept Wu Zixu's proposal to destroy Yue State, and even listened to rumors, and wanted to unite against Wu and give Wu Zixu a death.

Wu Zixu's body was also sent into the river by Fu Cha in a leather bag. It was the fifth day of May. Nine years later, Wu perished, and the people of Wu felt his merits and loyalty, so they set up a shrine for him by the river to worship Zongzi.

3. Qu Yuan was a native of Chu State during the Warring States Period, ranking the right doctor. He was knowledgeable and had many good strategies for running the country and keeping the country safe, but Chu Huaiwang didn't listen to him and expelled him from the capital after he was dismissed from office. After Qu Yuan was dismissed from office, he lived by the Miluo River, still thinking about the future and destiny of the country. However, the letter summoned by the imperial court never arrived, but he heard the worst news: Qin Jun had breached the capital of Chu.

Qu Yuan's grief and indignation were unbearable. On the fifth day of May, he threw himself into the river. In memory of him, people threw glutinous rice into the river to entertain the dead. But the glutinous rice was swallowed by fish and turtles, so people wrapped it in reed leaves and threw it into the river. The cooked glutinous rice with reed leaves is very fragrant and delicious, so it has evolved into the traditional food of the Dragon Boat Festival, which is the source of zongzi.

Traditional folk custom

Dragon Boat Festival is a very popular folk festival in China. This is a traditional custom of the Chinese nation since ancient times. Due to the vast territory and numerous stories and legends, not only many different festival names have been produced, but also different customs have been observed in different places.

The Dragon Boat Festival in midsummer is an auspicious day for Feilong. Dragon Boat Festival in the form of dragon boat race is an important theme of Dragon Boat Festival, which is still popular in the southern coastal areas of China. In addition, a series of Dragon Boat Festival customs are derived from numbers of yin and yang and seasons.

According to the number of yin and yang, noon is yang, and heavy noon is the most yang. The ancients regarded three o'clock in the afternoon and three o'clock in the afternoon as the most important time to eliminate evil spirits. The ancients also regarded the Dragon Boat Festival as an auspicious year, which coincided with the summer solstice, and called it "Dragon Boat Festival", which is said to be "once in a blue moon".