What day is May 20th of the lunar calendar?

The 20th day of the fifth lunar month was once a traditional folk festival in China.

It is said that the Pink Dragon Festival should have evolved from dance, a way of praying for rain in ancient China, and at least it had a relatively formed festival form in the Song Dynasty. Although the time of the Dragon Boat Festival may be slightly different in different regions in history, it can be clearly recorded in ancient books more than 1000 years ago that the Dragon Boat Festival falls on the 20th day of the fifth lunar month.

According to the legend of China people, dragons are responsible for managing rainwater and sprinkling showers for people. And different dragons, in legend, also have their different fields. In ancient times, there was a lack of necessary water conservancy facilities and equipment. Farmland relied on reasonable water supply to grow good crops, and more could only rely on the weather to eat and rain.

When the seedlings in the farmland need rain, and there are no dragons in the sky to rain on the clouds, the ancients often hold corresponding rain-praying activities, hoping that the weather will be fine.

"Zhou Li Si Wu" said, "If there is a drought in the country, you will be handsome and dancing." This shows that the earliest rain prayer was realized through singing and dancing. Zhou Li Dancers clearly pointed out that the local government departments at that time would find someone to specialize in "Pope Dance, Handsome Dancing" to learn Imperial Dance, just for rain.

According to legend, according to regulations, the 20th day of the fifth lunar month is the day when Xiaolong, the boss in charge of heaven, wants to bid farewell to his father and mother and go to his own jurisdiction to handle affairs. Because Xiaolong can't bear to part with his family and his parents, it often rains every year on May 20 of the lunar calendar.