Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate the famous patriotic poet Qu Yuan.
2. In the history of our country, the saying that the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan has a history of 1500 years. According to legend, after Qu Yuan threw himself into the Miluo River, the local people immediately rowed for rescue, and all the way to Dongting Lake, but Qu Yuan's body was never seen. It was raining at that time, and the boats on the lake gathered at the pavilion on the shore.
In the history of four countries, the Dragon Boat Festival commemorates Qu Yuan for 1500 years. Legend has it that after Qu Yuan's death, local people threw him into the river and into Dongting Lake, and Qu Yuan's body was never seen again. At that time, every Sunday, ships gathered near the shore.
When people learned that it was to salvage the sage Dr. Qu, they went out in the rain and rushed into the vast Dongting Lake. In order to mourn, people rowed on rivers, and later it gradually developed into a dragon boat race. People were afraid that fish in the river would eat his body, so they went home and threw rice balls into the river to prevent fish and shrimp from ruining Qu Yuan's body. Later, eating zongzi became a custom.
When people learn. Qu was a missionary. He drove the Kuomintang off the stage and squeezed into the West Dongting Lake. In order to travel, people sail on rivers by boat and gradually develop into dragon boat races. People were worried that sharks would eat his body, so they threw their homes and pets into other places to avoid sharks attacking Qu Yuan, which later became a habit.