The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival various different sayings _ folk tradition

Dragon Boat Festival also has many nicknames, such as: Summer Festival, Bath Orchid Festival, daughter Festival, day festival, ground wax, poet Festival and so on. The Dragon Boat Festival's nickname is many, indirectly explained the Dragon Boat Festival vulgar Origin vulgar. And that's exactly what happened. On the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, there are many ways to say it today

Commemorate Qu Yuan said

According to "historical records" "Qu Yuan Jason Biography" Records, Qu Yuan, is the spring and Autumn Period Chu Huai King's minister. He advocated for the yin, government, advocate Zi Xianqin, by Noble Vanilla and other people's strong opposition, Qu Yuan was greedy resigned, was driven out of the capital, exile to Yuan, Hunan basin. In exile, he wrote the Youguoyoumin "Li Sao", "Heaven Ask", "Nine songs" and other immortal poems, unique style, far-reaching impact (therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival also known as the Poet Festival). 278 BC, Qin breached the state of Chu, Kyoto. Qu Yuan saw his motherland was invaded, heart-hurting, but always could not bear to abandon their motherland, on May 5, wrote the preface as "Huai Sha" after the holding stone cast Miluo body die, with his life compose a magnificent patriotic movement.

Legend of Qu Yuan's death, the people of the state of Chu sad abnormal, have flocked to the Miluo river to mourn Qu Yuan. The fishermen rowed their boats and fished the river back and forth to salvage his face. A fisherman took out for Qu Yuan prepared rice balls, eggs and other food, "thump, thump" to throw into the river, said to let fish lobster crab eat full, will not go to bite the doctor's body. People have followed suit after seeing. An old doctor brought an altar of realgar wine poured into the river, said to be medicine Dizzy Dragon water beast, lest harm flexor doctor. Later for fear of rice balls for the dragon's food, people come up with the neem leaves to take rice, outside the filament, developed into brown son.

Later, at the beginning of the year of May Five, there are dragon boat races, eat zongzi, drink realgar wine customs, in order to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan.

Memorial said

Dragon Boat Festival's second legend, in Jiangsu and Zhejiang area spread very wide, is to commemorate the spring and Autumn Period (BC before 770--476 years) Wu. Wu, Chu people, fathers are killed by the king of Chu, later son Xu Qiantouming, to the kingdom, to help Wu Wachu, five wars and into Chu Ying City. At that time Chuping King was dead, son Xu dug Tomb Whip Corpse 300, to report kill fathers revenge. Wu Wang died, the son of his successor, Wu morale High, victorious, more country defeated, the more Goujian please and, husband difference Xu. Sub-Xu suggested that the country should be completely eliminated, the husband does not listen, the Kingdom of Wu slaughter, by the Vietnamese bribery, calumny framed son Xu, the husband of the letter, give son Xu Sword, son Xu to die. Son Huben for Loyal, and death, before he died to the neighbor said: "I died, will my eyes dug hanging in the east gate of the Wu, to see the Vietnamese army into the city to kill Wu, then Ziwen and death, the husband to smell words of anger, make son Huzhi body in leather in the May 5 into the river, therefore legend Dragon Boat Festival also commemorates the day.

Memorial Mule Cao E said

The third legend of the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate the Eastern Han Dynasty (A.D. 23--220 years) Mule Cao E to save the Father Jiang. Cao E is the Eastern Han Shangyu people, the father drowned in the river, a few days did not see the corpse, at that time Mule Cao 14 years old, day and night along the river howler. After 17 days, on May 5 also Jiang, 5th after the Father Corpse. This biography as a myth, and then handed down to the county to know the matter, the degree is still for the monument, let his disciple Handan Chun for Lei speech praise.

Mule Cao E Tomb, in today's Shaoxing, Zhejiang, after the biography of Cao E stele for Caoe book. Posterity to commemorate the filial piety of Cao E, Cao Jiang in the construction of Cao E temple, she lived in villages and towns renamed as Cao-e town, Cao E died for the father of the place named Cao E Jiang.

The ancient Yue Nationality Totem Festival said

In recent times, a large number of unearthed relics and archaeological studies have confirmed that: in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, in the Neolithic age, there is a cultural relic characterized by geometric prints. The remains of the clan, according to experts inferred is a totem of dragon worship clan----history known as the Hundred ethnic group. Unearthed pottery on the decorations and historical legends show that they have broken hair tattoo customs, living in water, since the Dragon's descendants. Its production tools, a large number of stone tools, but also shovel, chisel and other small pieces of bronze. As a Shishi of daily necessities, the printed pottery tripod of cooking food is peculiar to them and is one of the symbols of their ethnic groups. Until the Qin and Han dynasties there are hundreds of people, the Dragon Boat Festival is their creation for the festival of ancestor worship. In the past thousands of years of development, the majority of the hundred people have been integrated into the Han, the rest has evolved into many ethnic minorities in the South, therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival has become the festival of the whole Chinese nation.

Bad Day says

In the pre-Qin era, it was generally believed that May was a poisonous month, and 5th was a bad day. "The spring and autumn of the LU" in the "Midsummer Kee" chapter stipulates that people in the May to abstain from fasting. "Xiaxiao" in mind: "This day to 蠲除 poison gas." "Big Daili" in mind, "May 5," The bathing of the orchid for Bath "to see the heavy five is the death of the legend is also a lot." The history of the famous Meng June, born on May 5. His father wants his mother not to give birth to him, that "May children, longer than the QI, will be detrimental to their parents." "Customs Tong" lost Wen, "Vulgar said May 5 son, male harm father, female harm mother". "Weighing" the author of Wang Chong also described: "Taboo for the first month, May son, to the first month, May son to kill the father and mother, not to lift also." "The Eastern Jin Dynasty Wang Wang evil in the early May five students, his grandfather named him" Town Evil ". Huizong Zongzhao in the early May five students, from small foster care outside the palace. It can be seen that ancient times was a common phenomenon in the early May and five as evil days. Visible from the pre-Qin period, this daily average is the day of ominous. In this way, in this day, the Calamus, leaves to drive ghosts, smoked atractylodes, angelica and drink realgar wine to avoid the disease, is a logical thing.

The Dragon Festival says

This argument comes from Yiduo's "The Dragon Boat Festival test", and "Dragon Boat Festival History Education". In his view, in the early May, the "dragon" tribe in the ancient Wu-Yue region held totem sacrifices. The main reason is that (a) the two most important activities of the Dragon Boat Festival eat Zongzi and races, are related to dragons. Zongzi into the water is often stolen by the Mosquito Dragon, and the boat races are used for dragon boats. (b) The relationship between the boat races and the ancient Wu Yue place is especially deep, and Wu Yue people still have broken hair tattoo "to resemble Dragon Son" custom. (iii) in ancient May, 5th, the use of "multicolored silk arm" folk customs, this should be "like dragon Son" tattoo customs relics.

The summer solstice says

The Liu of this view in the "Dragon-boat Festival" beginning source another said and the "Chinese Traditional festival amusing", put forward three main reasons: (i) authoritative age when the book "Jing Chu years old Remember" did not mention the 5th of the beginning of the May to eat Zongzi holiday customs, but to eat Zongzi written in the Summer solstice Festival. As for unexpectedly, the Sui Dynasty Du Taiqing made the "Jade Candle book" It is the summer solstice day of entertainment, is not necessarily to salvage the great poet Qu Yuan Jiang. (b) The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival, such as "Stepping on Paraquat", "Fighting Paraquat" and "picking up miscellaneous drugs", are actually unrelated to Qu Yuan. (iii) The year-old scenery Hua Jili "The first explanation for the Dragon Boat Festival is:" Day Ye Zhengyang, when the Dragon Boat Festival is in the summer, the Dragon Boat Festival can also be called Days of the festival. The earliest origins of the midday festival are the summer solstice. , and to commemorate Qu Yuan said the most far-reaching impact. Because Qu Yuan's personality art is superb, people are willing to give this anniversary to him.