Whose festival will the Dragon Boat Festival commemorate? Which three people will I miss?
Dragon Boat Festival was originally a festival to worship the dragon totem.Later, the folk gave it the meaning of remembering some historical celebrities, generally referring to the memory of Qu Yuan, Wu Zixu, and Cao E.
Dragon Boat Festival is one of the four traditional festivals.During the folk Dragon Boat Festival, there are folk customs such as eating rice dumplings, rowing dragon boats, drinking realgar wine, etc.Even to celebrate this grand festival, we have to rest on statutory holidays.Part of the reason why the Dragon Boat Festival is so important to people is that it has a unique story behind it.It is said that the Dragon Boat Festival is also to commemorate Qu Yuan, Wu Zixu, Cao E and others.
What is the legend of the Dragon Boat Festival
1.Commemorating Qu Yuan:In the late Warring States Period, the Qin State was strong and wanted to annex the six kingdoms., but was obstructed by traitorous officials and nobles, and made slanderous words to the King of Chu to sow discord.In the end, the King of Chu exiled Qu Yuan to the Yuan and Xiang rivers.Not long after, the State of Chu was captured by the State of Qin, and Qu Yuan jumped into the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month and died for his country.Since then, it has been popular among the people that the Dragon Boat Festival is a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan.
2.Commemorating Wu Zixu:During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Wu Zixu in the state of Chu.His family was killed by the king of Chu.country"s revenge.Later, after King Wu"s death, King Wu"s son, Fuchai, succeeded to the throne.Fuchai was bewitched by a traitor and wanted to kill Wu Zixu.Therefore, it is also popular among the people that the Dragon Boat Festival is a festival to commemorate Wu Zixu.
3.Commemorating Cao E:During the Eastern Han Dynasty, a man surnamed Cao drowned in the river, and his body disappeared in the surging river.His daughter, Cao E, was very filial.In order to collect her father"s body, she jumped into the river on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, but unfortunately disappeared into the river.It was not until the fifth day that Cao E"s body surfaced with his father"s body, which became a strange story for a while.Therefore, folks also believe that the Dragon Boat Festival is a festival for Cao E for several years.
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