Video copy of the Dragon Boat Festival handwritten newspaper for grades 1 to 3
The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Chongwu Festival, Tianzhong Festival, etc., is a collection of worship ceremonies. It is a folk festival that integrates ancestors, praying for blessings and warding off evil spirits, celebrating entertainment and food. The Dragon Boat Festival originates from the worship of natural celestial phenomena and evolved from dragon sacrifices in ancient times. During the Dragon Boat Festival in midsummer, Canglong Qisu soars to the center of due south, and is in the most "centered" position throughout the year, just like the fifth line of the "Book of Changes Qian Gua": "The flying dragon is in the sky." The Dragon Boat Festival is an auspicious day for "flying dragons in the sky". Dragon and dragon boat culture have always been throughout the history of the Dragon Boat Festival.
The Dragon Boat Festival originated in China. It was originally a festival for ancient ancestors to worship the dragon ancestors in the form of dragon boat races. Because it is said that Qu Yuan, a poet of the Chu State during the Warring States Period, committed suicide by bouldering in the Miluo River during the Dragon Boat Festival, later people also regarded the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan; in some places, there are also commemorations of Wu Zixu, Cao E and Jie Zitui. Generally speaking, the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the dragon totem sacrifice of the Wuyue tribe in Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. It was infused with the summer custom of "curing diseases and preventing epidemics". The Dragon Boat Festival is regarded as an "evil month and evil day" and originated in the north. It is also attached to commemorate historical figures such as Qu Yuan. , and finally formed the cultural connotation of the Dragon Boat Festival today.
The main Dragon Boat Festival customs include riding dragon boats, worshiping dragons, gathering herbs, hanging mugwort and calamus, worshiping gods and ancestors, washing herbal water, drinking water at noon, soaking dragon boats in water, eating rice dumplings, releasing paper kites, watching Dragon boats, five-color silk threads, smoked herb, sachets, etc. The dragon boat racing activity is very popular along the southern coast of China. After spreading abroad, it was deeply loved by people from all over the world and formed an international competition. The custom of eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival has been popular throughout China since ancient times and has become one of the most influential and widespread folk dietary customs in the Chinese nation.
Dragon boat racing (dragon boat racing): Dragon boat racing (dragon boat racing) is a signature activity of the Dragon Boat Festival and is a competition that many people paddle. Every year on the fifth day of May, dragon boat racing competitions are held across the country to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. After dragon boat racing spread abroad, it was deeply loved by people in every country and formed an international competition.
? Eating rice dumplings: Eating rice dumplings is one of the important customs of the Dragon Boat Festival. At the end of April and the beginning of May every year, people begin to soak glutinous rice, wash rice dumpling leaves, and make rice dumplings to commemorate the greatness of our country. The patriotic poet Qu.
Ancient ancestors had the habit of picking orchid grass in May, and there was a saying that bathing in orchid grass soup would eliminate toxins. Because during May 5th, Yang Qi reaches its peak, there is a saying that "Dragon Boat Festival, the weather is hot, the five poisons awaken, and there is no peace." In addition, in folklore, "the five poisons cause trouble and harm the world," so this day There is a saying about bathing in orchid grass soup to pray for peace and avoid the five poisons.
Through the performance of traditional folk activities during the Dragon Boat Festival, it can not only enrich the spiritual and cultural life of the masses, but also inherit and promote traditional culture. 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.