Time is lost between the fingers. April, with a little melancholy and a little sweetness, disappears into the long river of time with shallow dreams and green thoughts. In May, covered with the coolness of lotus rhyme, I meet you with ancient memories.
So, the Dragon Boat Festival is here. Come with ancient charm, legend and love. It seemed as if I could see Qu Yuan chanting, "The world is turbid and I am alone in my purity, and everyone in the world is drunk, I am alone in my sobriety." I seemed to see the floating lines flashing as Qu Yuan jumped in the air. The Dragon Boat Festival is here, with the mellow aroma of rice dumplings, the richness of cups of rice wine, and the passion of rows of dragon boat races, breaking into our brains, sliding into our bone marrow, and integrating into our lives.
There are a few yellow plum rain days, and there are five heavy days every year. A folk festival that has been passed down for more than two thousand years, through the vast mist of history, and washed by the ups and downs of the years, the atmosphere of love for the nation and love for the motherland has become stronger and stronger. This festival reflects the shining brilliance of the ancient civilization, carries the cultural richness of its long history, and explains the continuous self-improvement of the Chinese nation.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival. The biggest reason why it has been passed down throughout China and continues to this day, and the festival atmosphere has become increasingly intense, is because of a great poet who was respected by the people - Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan, a native of the Chu state at the end of the Warring States Period, was a politician and most importantly, the first great patriotic poet. His patriotism and concern for the people, his infinite loyalty to the motherland, his indomitable spirit, his personality, and his will have always inspired subsequent generations to continue to work hard and strive for success. His "Li Sao", "Tian Wen", "Nine Songs" and other literary treasures have always been brilliant and shining with immortal glory in the long history of culture.
Throughout his life, he always took the rise and fall of Chu State and the suffering of the people as his own responsibility, and kept striving with the dream of Chu State becoming prosperous and powerful. When his motherland faced destruction, he was overcome with grief and indignation. He drowned himself in the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month and died for his country. His actions and spirit have infected generations of people, both government and opposition parties, officials and people, all remember him and commemorate him. As a result, May 5th became a tradition and a holiday.
"We are deeply saddened by the injustice that has lasted for thousands of years. Once the loyal soul is gone, it can be restored. The country is dead and the body is dead. What is there now? Only Li Sao is left in the world." Literati throughout the ages have been writing poems and rhymes during the Dragon Boat Festival to express their memory of Qu Yuan. Poems and articles commemorating and commemorating have continued for thousands of years. They can be piled up into mountains and the Miluo River can be filled. And all of this is just to express people's deep respect and commemoration for a generation of patriotic poets.
Compared with the literati, folk memorial and commemorative activities are more colorful. Dragon boat racing and eating rice dumplings have gradually formed a national custom and formed a unique Dragon Boat Festival culture. Every descendant of the Chu State is reluctant to let Qu Yuan die by throwing himself into the river. Every year, many people row and race on rivers of all sizes, vying for the first place and chasing each other hard, commemorating him in this way of "dragon boat racing" .
A kind of commemoration, using the hard work of chasing each other and striving to be the first, a kind of remembrance, using the strength of mutual competition to compete, the only Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat race. As the times advance and society develops, competition and bravery are needed. The descendants of the Chu State and the descendants of China use the unique way of dragon boat racing to interpret their memories, thereby gaining the strength to forge ahead and keep moving forward. This is the true meaning of commemoration.
And "eating zongzi" is also a unique way of commemorating the memory of the descendants of Chu. At first, people cooked glutinous rice or steamed rice dumplings and threw them into the river on May 5th to worship Qu Yuan. In order to avoid being eaten by fish, they used bamboo tubes to hold glutinous rice and threw it into the river. Later, they gradually wrapped it in rice dumpling leaves. Rice replaced the bamboo tube, so there were rice dumplings. A kind of nostalgia and remembrance has evolved into the current custom of "eating zongzi" every Dragon Boat Festival. And eating rice dumplings has actually become another landscape of Chinese culture.
The long leaves of Liao bamboo are wrapped with glutinous rice from Jiangnan, plus honeyed red dates, or plump red beans, mung beans, and peanuts. Once boiled in boiling water, the fragrance of the rice dumpling leaves and the strong fragrance of the glutinous rice will come out. The sweet aroma of candied dates or the bean aroma of beans, mixed together, becomes a unique delicacy. Just these rice dumplings turned nostalgia into enjoyment. Folk remembrance has revealed a great creativity, wrapping glutinous rice into rice dumplings and turning commemoration into a natural ancient song. Let the remembrance pass through the immersion of time, form a natural and wonderful structure, and leave an indescribable feeling in people's thoughts.
"A beautiful woman sprouts new leaves, wrapped in soft silk. Her heart is like a green reed leaf, with layers of lovesickness." One by one, the rice dumplings make the memory romantic, carrying thoughts of the past life, and exuding a wisp of upward atmosphere. One by one, the rice dumplings have turned into poems, which come from a long time ago and bring people passion and strength.
Whether it is dragon boat racing or eating rice dumplings, it shows that the Chinese people have a high degree of recognition of Qu Yuan’s moral values, national sentiments and life ideals. People use the unique festival of the Dragon Boat Festival to inherit and develop the beautiful poetry of the Chinese nation, and to express the high respect of future generations to the great poet. Only if we always remember in this kind of commemoration, our culture will be even better. Only if we move forward forever in this kind of remembrance, will our poetry always be at the forefront of the world.
Feeling nostalgic for the past, I still sigh when looking at the present.
Although this great poet walked in distant ancient times, he has always given people strength. The thoughts and life philosophy of this great poet, accompanied by his magnificent poems, travel through time and space, connecting thousands of generations in the form of a rich national festival, moving forward step by step.
May is here, and the Dragon Boat Festival is here. Go grab a handful of warm sunshine to warm up your mood and fill you with passion all the way. Go and experience a May rainstorm to wash away the dirt in your heart and keep you awake forever. Qu Yuan's feelings beat with your heartbeat, and Qu Yuan's poems shine with your calmness. In this way, the meaning of the Dragon Boat Festival will be more unique and the commemoration of the Dragon Boat Festival will be more meaningful.
Although the Dragon Boat Festival cannot measure the length and breadth of your and my lives. However, as we walk through May with care, we remember the great poet in unique ways such as rowing dragon boats, eating rice dumplings, hanging Yao leaves, drinking realgar wine, etc. Our lives will also record every moment in our lives. , so as to better express the true feelings in the heart. Be a serious person, do things seriously, and write the beauty and happiness of your era. This Dragon Boat Festival is your motivation.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a unique festival. May everyone gain strength from this unique festival, and may everyone gain happiness from the unique remembrance and commemoration.