A brief summary of legends and stories about the Dragon Boat Festival
Among many traditional festivals, the Dragon Boat Festival is very prominent and grand, and has even become one of the four traditional festivals in China, which is related to the many legends and stories behind it.Legends and stories about the Dragon Boat Festival mainly include Qu Yuan"s suicide by throwing himself into the river, Wu Zixu"s death in the river, Cao E"s jumping into the river to save his father, and the saying that the evil day is taboo.
As the grandest traditional festival in China, the Dragon Boat Festival has many myths, legends and historical stories behind it.Some people think that the Dragon Boat Festival is related to the commemoration of Jie Zitui, but in fact In ancient times, Jie Zitui was mostly commemorated during the Cold Food Festival.Very few ancients believed that the Dragon Boat Festival should commemorate Jie Zitui.Therefore, the main legends and stories of the Dragon Boat Festival are still related to Qu Yuan, Wu Zixu, Cao E, and Evil Days.
What are the related stories of the Dragon Boat Festival
1.Qu Yuan threw himself into the river to die for his country:in the late Warring States Period, the Qin State wanted to attack the Chu State, and Qu Yuan, an important official of the Chu royal family, proposed to join forces to resist Qin However, the King of Chu advocated for peace, and the traitor Zilan took the opportunity to sow discord, causing Qu Yuan to be exiled.Soon after the fall of the state of Chu, Qu Yuan was disheartened and threw himself into the river on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
2.Wu Zixu sinks into the river:During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Zixu was originally from the State of Chu, but because his father and brother were killed by the King of Chu, he took refuge in the State of Wu to assist the King of Wu and help the King of Wu attack the State of Chu , Vietnam.It is a pity that after the death of King Wu, Wu Zixu could not gain the trust of the next King of Wu, Fuchai, and was finally given to death by Fuchai under the calculations of the Yue Kingdom.
3.Cao E jumped into the river to save her father:During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a filial girl named Cao E.Her father drowned in the river, and Cao E jumped into the river on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.Trying to find his father"s body, he also drowned in the river.Five days after Cao E jumped into the river, people on the shore saw Cao E"s body embracing his father"s body and floating out of the river.
4.The taboo legend of evil days:In the Han Dynasty, people believed that the fifth day of the fifth lunar month was an evil day.Children born on this day would die, and even when they grew up, they would harm their parents.Besides, nothing goes well on a bad day.Therefore, whenever the Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of May, people must avoid the five poisons and the Dragon Boat Festival.
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