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Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Five Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It is one of the most important festivals in China, and the other two are Mid-Autumn Festival and Lunar New Year.

This summer's festival originated from a scholar-like government official named Chu Yuan. He was a respectable and good man, but he finally fell out of favor in the emperor's court because he was jealous of his opponent's evil deeds. 58en

Unable to regain the respect of the emperor, Chu Yuan plunged into the Miluo River in grief. Due to the worship of Chu Yuan, local residents living near the Miluo River hurried aboard to look for him, and at the same time threw rice into the river to appease the dragons in the river. 58en

Although they couldn't find Chu Yuan, their efforts are still commemorated at the Dragon Boat Festival today.

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The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival

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Dragon Boat Festival, also known as May 5th, is one of the three major festivals in China, because it falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The other two festivals are Mid-Autumn Festival and Lunar New Year.

The origin of this festival is because in ancient China, there was a well-read official, Qu Yuan, who loved the people and was respected. However, due to the framed by a jealous official, he was left out by the court. Unable to get the attention of the emperor, Qu Yuan threw himself into the Miluo River in a melancholy situation.

Because of their love for Qu Yuan, residents along the Miluo River hurriedly rowed for Qu Yuan and threw rice into the Miluo River to quell the dragon in the Miluo River. Even though they didn't find Qu Yuan at that time, their behavior was still remembered during the Dragon Boat Festival. www.58en.com

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Dragon Boat Race Tradition The center of this festival is dragon boat race. The teams are driving colorful dragon boats. With the rhythm of drumming. These exciting competitions were inspired by the villagers' heroic attempt to rescue Chu Yuan from the Miluo River. This tradition has not been interrupted for centuries

Zongzi is a very popular dish on the Dragon Boat Festival. This delicious dish consists of zongzi, which contains meat, peanuts, egg yolk or other fillings wrapped in bamboo leaves. The tradition of Zongzi is to remind us that the fishermen in the village spread rice on the Miluo River to appease the dragons in the river so that they will not devour Chu Yuan.

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The Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year is not only a story of Chu Yuan, but also more important. Many people in China think that this time of year is particularly dangerous and extra measures must be taken to protect their families from diseases. Every family hangs all kinds of herbs called wormwood on their doors to protect themselves. People think that drinking realgar wine can remove toxins from the body. Wear sachets, too. These sachets contain various fragrant herbs that are thought to protect the wearer from diseases.

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The most important activity of the custom Dragon Boat Festival is the dragon boat race. The participating teams row colorful dragon boats, accompanied by warm drums. This activity was inspired by the residents along the Miluo River boating in the river to save Qu Yuan. This tradition has been maintained for centuries. The popular food during the Dragon Boat Festival is Zongzi, which is wrapped with rice, peanuts, egg yolk and other materials, and then wrapped with bamboo leaves. The tradition of zongzi originated from fishermen throwing rice into the Miluo River to appease the dragons in the river, hoping that they would not eat Qu Yuan. The fifth month of the lunar calendar, that is, this time of the Dragon Boat Festival, has many other important meanings for China people besides the story of Qu Yuan. Many people in China think that May is a dangerous time of the year, so many measures must be taken to prevent their families from getting sick. Many families will hang a special plant-wormwood at the door to show protection, and people will also hang sachets, which are made of medicinal plants with various scents and can also protect people from diseases.

The Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month is one of the biggest traditional festivals in China. Dragon Boat Festival is also called Dragon Boat Festival, which means the same as Wu Chu's, just like the fifth day. The word "five" in the Dragon Boat Festival is also connected with "noon". According to the order of earthly branches, May is "noon" month. Because noon is the "sun", the Dragon Boat Festival is also called "Duanyang". On May 5th, both the month and the day are five, so calling five is also called noon. In addition, there are many nicknames for the Dragon Boat Festival, such as: Summer Festival, Magnolia Festival, Daughter's Day, Tianzhong Festival, Dila Festival, Poet's Day and so on. String 9

Many nicknames of the Dragon Boat Festival indirectly explain the differences in the origin of the custom of the Dragon Boat Festival. That's what happened. There are at least four or five theories about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, such as: in memory of Qu Yuan; Wuyue's national totem sacrifice theory: From the three generations of summer solstice festival; Evil month and evil day drive away, and so on. So far, the most influential view on the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan. In the field of folk culture, China people associate dragon boat racing and eating zongzi with Qu Yuan. Legend has it that after Qu Yuan jumped into the river, the local people injured him and died, so they sailed to save him because of the custom of racing. He also said that people often put food into the water to offer sacrifices to Qu Yuan, but most of the food was eaten by dragons. Later, due to Qu Yuan's suggestion, they wrapped rice in neem leaves, wrapped it in colored silk, and later made it look like zongzi. 58en.com

The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival mainly include: eating zongzi, putting moxa or calamus on the door to exorcise evil spirits, tying long life wisps, drinking realgar wine or disinfection, and racing dragon boats. Zongzi is also called "Jiao Shu" and "Zongzi". The former is named after its angular shape and glutinous rice inside, while the latter is likely to cook rice with a bamboo tube. Eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival was very popular in Wei and Jin Dynasties. This kind of food is eaten on the Dragon Boat Festival and the summer solstice every year. Zongzi is also a holiday gift. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Zongzi was very famous and was often sold in the market. Now, we still have to eat some zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival. There are many kinds of zongzi, which are different from north and south, and also from east and west. In the south, red dates, peanuts and bacon are often mixed in glutinous rice, and other foods are common, but you should taste the fragrance of Zongye; In the north, dates and preserved fruits are often used as stuffing for zongzi. Xiaozongzi seems to have become a traditional symbol of China, occupying a certain position in people's minds. In the past, there was a custom of hiding in the afternoon during the Dragon Boat Festival. This custom originated from a belief that May is an "evil month" and plagues and sores will spread. The fifth day is an unlucky day, so parents take their children under one year old to grandma's house every day to avoid disaster, so they call it afternoon hiding. This is undoubtedly an underdeveloped concept in ancient science, because the summer heat in May is approaching, mosquitoes breed, and people without medical and health facilities are prone to infectious diseases, which brings people a kind of fear, thus resulting in the custom of hiding in the afternoon. Now some ancient customs of this festival have disappeared with the changes of society, but customs such as eating zongzi and dragon boat racing are still popular.