A few days off for the Dragon Boat Festival 2021 Statutory Holidays Time Enquiry Form
The official holiday of the Dragon Boat Festival is only 1 day, but the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in 2021 is a total of 3 days, that is, from June 12th to 14th, of which June 12th and June 13th are Saturday and Sunday are off days, and June 14 is the Dragon Boat Festival, which is also a statutory holiday for the Dragon Boat Festival.
Introduction to the Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Chongwu Festival, Dragon Festival, Zhengyang Festival, Tianzhong Festival, etc.evolved.On the Midsummer Dragon Boat Festival, Canglong Qisu flew to the south of Zhongtian, which is an auspicious day for Long Feitian, that is, as the fifth line of "Book of Changes Qian Gua" said:"Flying dragon is in the sky".The Dragon Star on the Dragon Boat Festival is both "in the middle" and "in the right", which is a sign of great auspiciousness.Its origin covers ancient astrological culture, humanistic philosophy and other aspects, and contains profound and rich cultural connotations; in the inheritance and development, it is mixed with a variety of folk customs, and the content of festival customs is rich.Picking up dragon boats and eating rice dumplings are the two major customs of the Dragon Boat Festival.These two customs have been passed down in China since ancient times and have not stopped until now.
The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival was originally founded by the ancestors to worship the ancestors of the dragon and pray for blessings to ward off evil spirits.Because it is said that Qu Yuan, a poet of Chu State during the Warring States Period, committed suicide by jumping on the Miluo River on May 5, people later regarded the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan; there are also sayings to commemorate Wu Zixu, Cao E and Jie Zitui.In general, the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the ancient ancestors who chose the auspicious days of "flying dragons in the sky" to worship the ancestors of the dragons, pray for blessings and ward off evil spirits, and inject the fashion of "removing diseases and preventing epidemics" in the summer season; the Dragon Boat Festival was regarded as "evil moon and evil days" and originated in the north.The Central Plains, attached to the memorial content of Qu Yuan and other historical figures.
2021 Dragon Boat Festival holiday adjustment time
Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival, Qingming Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are also known as the four traditional Chinese festivals.The Dragon Boat Festival has a wide influence in the world, and some countries and regions in the world also have activities to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.In May 2006, the State Council included it in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list; since 2008, it has been listed as a national statutory holiday.Therefore, on the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year, we will have a statutory holiday, and the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in 2021 will be from June 12th to 14th in the Gregorian calendar, of which June 12th and 13th are normal Saturdays It is closed on Sunday, and June 14 is the official holiday of the Dragon Boat Festival.
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