The poems about the Dragon Boat Festival are:
1. Picking at the Dragon Boat Festival (Xu Wentong, Song Dynasty)
The jade rice dumplings are fragrant, and the moxa leaf and yellow wine can ward off evil spirits. Riding on the father and son's sachet, the pink and pretty daughter-in-law captures the scene.
2. Yimao Chongwu Poems (Lu You, Song Dynasty)
Chongwu Mountain Village is good, but the durian flowers have suddenly become numerous. The rice dumpling bun is divided into two buns, and the moxa is tied with a dangerous crown. The old folk prescriptions are used to store medicines, and elixirs are also prescribed for those with weak bodies. As the sun sets, I finish my work and smile at the cup and plate.
3. Dragon Boat Festival (Song Dynasty Wen Tianxiang)
Human life is exposed, glory and splendor pass by. Only the heart of a martyr will never die with the tide. The people of Jingchu still hold festivals on the river every year. I don’t know that the living are honored, but the dead are noble.
4. Dragon Boat Festival (Tang Wenxiu)
Who said the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival at the end of the festival? The eternal rumor is that it is Qu Yuan; it is laughable that the Chu River is empty and indistinct, and it cannot wash away the grievances of the direct ministers.
5. Giving Clothes on the Dragon Boat Festival (Du Fu, Tang Dynasty)
Palace clothes are also famous, and the Dragon Boat Festival is honored. The thin kudzu is soft in the wind, and the fragrant flowers are light in the snow. Since the sky is wet, it will be cleared in the summer heat. The inner meaning refers to the length and the short, and is filled with holy love for life.
The origin of Duanyang Festival (also known as Dragon Boat Festival, Chongwu Festival, etc.)
1. Public health theory
In ancient times, people faced seasonal changes Biological reactions that come in the future, such as plagues and disasters, are often believed to be affected by mysterious forces. Therefore, wizard rituals have become an important means to exorcise evil spirits and eliminate plagues and pray for blessings. Mr. Jiang Shaoyuan's analysis of the literature related to ferry racing in the past dynasties shows that "rowing in May" still vaguely retains some original meanings: wizards are hired to protect the boat, and then the boat is launched with fire. , it is taboo for boat people to come into contact with others, and finally "send bids" and burn paper boats to symbolize that the disaster will leave forever.
The other is that witch doctors use primitive means to prevent and treat diseases. Witch doctors used mysterious rituals to provide some symptomatic treatments to people through mugwort, calamus, orchid and other substances, which further deepened people's recognition of witches to exorcise evil spirits and eliminate plagues. In this sense, one of the earliest origins of the Dragon Boat Festival is the shaman ritual of exorcising evil and pestilence and praying for blessings caused by seasonal changes with public health content.
2. Seasonal Adaptation Theory
In ancient China, the summer solstice and winter solstice were valued very much. These two solar terms represent the alternation of seasons. ?The summer solstice is the beginning of the transition from shorter days to longer nights. The natural world (climate, plant growth, etc.) begins to undergo transitional changes after the summer solstice. The winter solstice has always been regarded as an important festival in China. The summer solstice was also celebrated as a festival in the Yin Dynasty. May was once regarded as the beginning of the year, and the New Year's ceremony was more solemn. However, with the popularity of the Dragon Boat Festival in later generations, the contents of the summer solstice and the New Year were integrated into the Dragon Boat Festival customs.
3. The theory of dragon sacrifice
Mr. Wen Yiduo explained it in the article "Dragon Boat Test" in 1947. Mr. Wen believed that on the one hand, the activities of the Dragon Boat Festival are related to The Dragon Boat Festival is closely related to the dragon; on the other hand, the area where the Dragon Boat Festival custom was first widely popular was Wuyue, which was the place where dragon totems were believed in in ancient times. Therefore, this festival originated from the ancient Wuyue people and was a day to worship the dragon totem. In short, the Dragon Boat Festival is A festival of dragons.