Yes, it's the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival and Dragon Boat Festival. On this day, eating zongzi, tasting salted eggs, rowing dragon boats and hanging wormwood have formed a unique custom of the Dragon Boat Festival. This year's Dragon Boat Festival is June 12, which is this Wednesday. In order to better publicize and protect our intangible cultural heritage-Dragon Boat Festival, the country also has a special day off. Do you know the origin of Dragon Boat Festival?
B: There are many legends about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, among which the legend commemorating Qu Yuan is the most popular. Qu Yuan, a great patriotic poet in ancient China, was born in Chu State during the Warring States Period more than 2,000 years ago. He is honest, knowledgeable and talented, and holds an important position in Chu State. Because he advocated resolutely confronting Qin aggression, he was hit and rejected, and was also driven out of the court by the king of Chu. Qu Yuan was very angry. During his exile, he wrote many patriotic poems, the most famous of which was Li Sao. Later, the army of Qin occupied the capital of Chu. Chu lost thousands of miles, and corpses were everywhere. Qu Yuan's heart ached and he didn't want to see the tragic scene of the country's demise. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, he jumped into the Miluo River with a stone in his arms. He is 62 years old.
People love Qu Yuan. When they heard the news of his suicide, they rowed to the river to salvage Qu Yuan's body, but they didn't find it. They were afraid that fish and shrimp in the river would bite Qu Yuan's body, so they put rice in bamboo tubes and threw it into the water, hoping to feed the fish and shrimp with rice to protect Qu Yuan's body. Since then, every year on the fifth day of May, people will spontaneously come to the river to mourn Qu Yuan, and they will also be drawn into the turbulent waves, symbolizing that people are scrambling to salvage Qu Yuan's body in order to pin their grief on Qu Yuan. Over time, the custom of dragon boat race has formed in southern China. Therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival became a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan.
Students, Qu Yuan is loved by people because he loves the motherland and cares about people's sufferings. When we enjoy eating palm seed and watching the dragon boat race, don't forget Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet more than 2,000 years ago.
Can you tell us more about the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival?
C: Yes, China people solemnly celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, and there are various activities to celebrate it. Common activities take the following forms: Please have a look (picture, blackboard).
Dragon boat race is the main custom of Dragon Boat Festival. According to legend, people who originated in the ancient State of Chu were reluctant to part with the death of the sage Qu Yuan, and many people rowed boats to save people. They rushed to catch up with each other and disappeared at Dongting Lake. After that, I will row a dragon boat on May 5th every year to commemorate it. Rowing a dragon boat to disperse the fish in the river so as not to eat Qu Yuan's body.
Now, we Nanjing people hold a dragon boat race in Xuanwu Lake every year. During the Dragon Boat Festival, students must watch it with their families when they are free, so that they can understand our long-standing Dragon Boat Festival culture and feel the festive atmosphere of the dragon boat race.
Eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival is another traditional custom of China people. Eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival is another traditional custom of China people. Zongzi, also known as "millet" and "Zongzi". It has a long history and various patterns.
Every year on the fifth day of May, every household in China should soak glutinous rice, wash the leaves of zongzi and wrap zongzi, with more varieties of colors. From the perspective of stuffing, there are many dates in the north, such as jiaozi; There are many kinds of fillings in the south, such as red bean paste, fresh meat, ham and egg yolk, among which Zhejiang Jiaxing Zongzi is the representative. The custom of eating zongzi has been popular in China for thousands of years and spread to South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian countries.
This sachet is worn by children during the Dragon Boat Festival. It is said that it means to ward off evil spirits and drive away epidemics, but it is actually used for the decoration of the inner head. The sachet contains cinnabar, realgar and fragrant medicine, wrapped in silk cloth, and the fragrance is overflowing, and then tied into a rope with five-color silk thread to make a string of different shapes, all kinds of exquisite and lovely.
Acorus calamus: the folk proverb says, "willow inserted in Qingming Festival, wormwood inserted in Dragon Boat Festival". Dragon Boat Festival is also a "health festival" handed down from ancient times. On this day, people sweep the courtyard, hang mugwort leaves, hang calamus, sprinkle realgar wine, drink realgar wine, stir up turbidity, remove rot, sterilize and prevent diseases. These activities also reflect the fine traditions of the Chinese nation.
C: Besides, we Nanjing people also have the custom of "eating five reds during the Dragon Boat Festival". The so-called "five red dishes" usually refer to roast duck, amaranth, duck eggs in red oil, lobster and eel.
It is reported that the "auspicious" time of the Dragon Boat Festival is noon, and at least 80% families in Nanjing get together for lunch at this time, which is called "enjoying the afternoon" and eating "five reds" to resist viruses and ward off evil spirits.
"Five Red Dishes" is not only a simple meal, but also reflects the traditional ideas and good wishes of China people: reunion and health.
A: After listening to your introduction, I really increased my knowledge and further my understanding of the Dragon Boat Festival. This week, the traditional Dragon Boat Festival will come to us again. From now on, everyone can help mom make delicious zongzi. First, roll the green palm leaves into a cone shape and add white glutinous rice. I like to eat sweet, with red dates or red beans. It is salty. Sausages, bacon and peanuts can all be put in. It's really different When steaming zongzi, the house is full of the fragrance of palm leaves, the sweetness of glutinous rice, and the fragrance of various accessories, which really makes people drool. On the Dragon Boat Festival, students don't forget to clean the house and sprinkle realgar wine in the kitchen to kill poisonous insects. Insert mugwort leaves at home to ward off evil spirits. You can also tie red, yellow, blue, white and black silk threads on your neck, wrist or ankle to ensure a long life. These five-color silk threads can also be woven into a beautiful egg pocket, and it is really awesome to hang a big duck egg with a clear eggshell around its neck! Then, Ding, the Dragon Boat Festival is coming. What else do you want to say to the children in the park?
D: Do you know that the Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional festival that has lasted for more than 2,000 years in China, has to be declared as a cultural heritage of other countries? This is really a thorn, which urges us to pay more attention to our traditional festivals, step up the protection of our folk culture, make it carry forward and have a long history, and further enhance our national cohesion and centripetal force. This is our responsibility, as well as our obligation and honor. Let's act. From May 28th, we will brush away the dust with our tender hands. Don't ignore China's own traditional festivals, and let the Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival re-glow the elegance of the Chinese nation in the new century. Let Chinese civilization flourish in China!