Dragon Boat Festival
Time:2021-06-13
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Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Chongwu Festival, the Dragon Festival, the Zhengyang Festival, and the Tianzhong Festival, originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the sacrifice of dragons in ancient times. In the midsummer Dragon Boat Festival, the Canglong Qisu soars to the south of the sky, which is the auspicious day of Long Feitian, which is like the line of the fifth line of "I Ching·Qian Gua": "Flying dragon is in the sky". Dragon Boat Festival Sun Dragon Star is both "winning" and "righting", which is a sign of good fortune. Its origin covers the ancient astrological culture, humanistic philosophy and other aspects, and contains profound and rich cultural connotations; in the inheritance and development, a variety of folk customs are mixed together, and the festival content is rich. Grilling dragon boats and eating rice dumplings are the two rituals of the Dragon Boat Festival. These two rituals have been passed down in China since ancient times, and they continue to this day.
The Dragon Boat Festival was originally a festival founded by the ancestors of Wu and Yue in the south to worship the dragon ancestors and pray for blessings and evil spirits. 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. Later, people also 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 choosing "Flying Dragon in the Sky" to worship the dragon ancestors, pray for blessings and ward off evil spirits, and inject the summer season to "eliminate diseases and prevent epidemics". Central Plains, attached will commemorate Qu Yuan and other historical figures commemorative content.
The Dragon Boat Festival, the Spring Festival, the Ching Ming Festival, and the Mid-Autumn Festival are also known as the four traditional Chinese festivals. The Dragon Boat Festival culture 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 lists; since 2008, it has been listed as a national legal holiday. In September 2009, UNESCO officially approved its inclusion in the "List of Representatives of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity", and the Dragon Boat Festival became China‘s first festival to be selected as a world intangible cultural heritage.
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