Did the Dragon Boat Festival originate in the southern region of China?

Yes. The Dragon Boat Festival was originally created by ancient ancestors along the southern coast to honor the dragon ancestor. Because of the legend that Qu Yuan, a poet of the State of Chu during the Warring States period, jumped into the Miluo River on May 5 to kill himself, people later also regarded the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan; it also commemorates Wu Zixu, Cao E, and Jie Zi Tui, etc. In general, the Dragon Boat Festival originated in ancient China. In general, the Dragon Boat Festival originated in the ancient ancestors to choose "dragon ascending to heaven" auspicious day to sacrifice the dragon ancestor, injected into the summer seasonal "disease prevention" fashion, the Dragon Boat Festival as a "bad month and bad day" in the North of the Central Plains, attached to commemorate the Qu Yuan and other historical figures to commemorate the content. The Dragon Boat Festival custom was formed as a result of the "bad month and bad day" in the northern Middle Kingdom. Dragon Boat Festival custom formation can be said to be the product of the fusion of northern and southern customs

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