What is the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation, and it is also our modern legal holiday.The earliest Dragon Boat Festival originated from ancient times, originated from people"s worship of nature and belief in dragon totem, and later became related to some historical legends.Slowly blend together.
Each festival does not appear out of thin air.It has unique legends and special sources behind it.For example, for the Dragon Boat Festival, it comes from people"s worship of nature and dragon totems in ancient times.Later, it was combined with the legends of Qu Yuan jumping the river, Jie Zitui and other historical celebrities, becoming one of the grandest traditional festivals in my country, and even a legal holiday today.
A brief introduction to the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival
Although there are many historical legends behind the Dragon Boat Festival, such as Qu Yuan throwing the river, Jie Zitui was killed, Wu Zixu was killed, etc., but its earliest The source is not in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, nor because of these historical celebrities, but in the ancient period that is older than the Spring and Autumn Period.In ancient times, people worshipped natural celestial phenomena and dragon totems very much.It is because of this worship that the Dragon Boat Festival appeared on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.On the Dragon Boat Festival, people would race dragon boats.
What is the story about Qu Yuan on the Dragon Boat Festival
In the late Warring States Period, the noble of Chu State, Qu Yuan, advocated cooperating against Qin, but he was provoked and opposed by villains, and finally he was banished and exiled by the king of Chu.Soon after, the army of the Qin State smashed the capital of the Chu State, and the Chu State was destroyed.Qu Yuan also jumped into the Miluo River on this day to die for the country.The day when Qu Yuan jumped into the river happened to be the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.Coupled with Qu Yuan"s achievements in history and literature, under the influence of celebrity effects, the connection between the Dragon Boat Festival and Qu Yuan became closer and closer.
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