The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival has a lot to say, now summarizes the following major claims:
1, the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate the Qu Yuan; 2, the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival in the dragon; 3, the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival in the summer solstice; 4, the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival in the evil day of the saying; 5, the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival in the prayers of the "men and women conceive of the essence of the birth of a man or woman" "adult festival". "Adult Festival". The next several of the above said one by one.
One, the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate the Qu Yuan
This statement can be traced back to the Southern Liang Dynasty Wu Jun "renewed Qi Harmonious Records" and the Northern Zhou Dynasty Zong secured the "Jing Chu years of the record".
It is said that after Qu Yuan's political failure, the King of Chu's mediocrity, the succession of the new king, the fall of Chu, and the destruction of the Ying capital of Chu by the Qin army, he jumped into the Miluo River and martyred himself to Chu, and after his death he was trapped by a dragon, and the world commemorates his memory by casting five-colored silk zongzi into the water on this day every year as a means to drive away the dragon.
This statement is the most widely circulated, the most popular known, my hometown in northeastern Inner Mongolia, is a broad sense of the Northeast, in the Northeast, we basically believe that this statement, I was a child, from my parents, children know this statement. When I was a child, I knew this story from my parents and children. Later, when I went to school, I learned this story from my teachers and books. In particular, Qu Yuan's world-famous words before jumping into the river: "The world is turbid and I am alone clear, the people are all drunk and I am alone awake, it is to see the release. |"
Another theory is:
After Qu Yuan threw himself into the Miluo River, the people heard the news and immediately flocked to the boat to save Qu Yuan, the boat has been rowed to the Dongting Lake, and did not see Qu Yuan's body. At that time, it was raining, and the boats on the lake gathered together by the pavilion on the shore. When people learned that it was to salvage the wise minister Qu Daifu, they once again braved the rain and scrambled to row into the vast Dongting Lake. In order to send their condolences, people swung their boats over the river, which gradually developed into dragon boat races.
So it seems, the Dragon Boat Festival to eat rice dumplings, dragon boat racing are related to the activities to commemorate Qu Yuan.
Two, the Dragon Boat Festival originated in the dragon
This argument comes from Wen Yiduo's "Dragon Boat Festival Examination", and "Dragon Boat Festival History Education," he believes that the fifth day of the fifth month of May is the ancient Wuyue region, "the dragon" of the tribes to hold a totem sacrifice of the day. He believed that the fifth day of the fifth month was the day when the dragon tribes in the Wu-Yue region held totem sacrifices. His main reasons are as follows:
(a) the two most important activities of the Dragon Boat Festival eat zongzi and race, are related to the dragon. Zongzi thrown into the water are often stolen by mosquito dragons, while the race to the ferry with a dragon boat.
(2) the race and the ancient wu yue local relationship is particularly deep, and wu yue people have broken hair tattoo "to like the dragon" custom.
(3) the ancient May 5 with "colorful silk arm" folk custom, which should be "like the Dragon" tattoo custom remains.
Of course, throughout the ages, many writers and writers or historians have carried out a variety of archaeological evidence of the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, there are a variety of claims, Mr. Wen Yiduo's claim is one of them.
Three, the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival on the summer solstice said
The main basis for this statement is North and South Dynasty Liang Zong hours of service compiled by the "Jingchu chronicles", the original text recorded that: "Summer solstice festival said that the food dumplings ", and in the previous May 5 customs did not mention eating dumplings. Therefore, in the north and south dynasty, the Dragon Boat Festival does not refer to the fifth day of the fifth month, but the summer solstice festival of "noon". As for the race, Du Taiqing of the Sui Dynasty, "Jade Candle Treasure Dictionary" dragon boat rowing into the summer solstice recreational activities.
Four, the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival in the poisonous month of the said
In the pre-Qin dynasty, the people generally believe that the month of May is a poisonous month, the fifth is a bad day. The Chunqiu of Lu Shi (吕氏春秋), in the chapter "Zhongxia Ji" (中夏记), stipulated that people should abstain from sex and fast in May. And The Records of the Grand Historian (史记-孟尝君列传)records that the famous Grand Historian Meng Chang Jun (孟尝君)was born on the 5th day of the 5th month. His father asked his mother not to give birth to him, believing that "the son of May will grow up in the household and will be unfavorable to his parents." The anonymous article in "Customs" says, "It is said that if a child is born on May 5, the male will harm his father and the female will harm her mother" . Therefore, on this day people want to drive away poison to ward off evil spirits, this day to Mulan bath, hanging wormwood, with colorful silk, abstinence.
So, from the above allusions and literature, May 5 is a poisonous month and evil day is also a certain source, and regardless of whether the superstition or false, this argument is, after all, a product of that era. And retained to this day hanging wormwood, with colorful silk activities are still widely circulated in the folk, I believe that this is the best way to preserve and promote the traditional culture of a way it.
Fifth, the origins of the Dragon Boat Festival in people praying for "men and women to conceive of the essence of the birth of all things" of the "Festival of Adults"
This argument that the Dragon Boat Festival is only a means of avoiding evil spirits, and eating dumplings. This is one of the means, and eat zongzi, peanuts, etc. are to pass on, its fundamental meaning is to pray for zongzi.
This argument also confirms the ancient view of the heir and succession is very important, is also a kind of folk saying .
What I know about the Dragon Boat Festival:
1, the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as the Dragon Boat Festival, Duanwu Festival, Duanyang Festival, Chongwu Festival, Chongwu Festival, Tianzhong Festival, Summer Festival, May Festival, Calamus Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Bathing Orchid Festival, Zongzi Festival and so on
2, my hometown in the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia, where the Dragon Boat Festival is customary, ① in the fourth of May, the evening of the fastest to go to the wild to fold the willow branches, digging Artemisia absinthium, Mountain Peppercorns. After these things are prepared, they are placed on the front door, eaves and windows to ward off evil spirits. After a few days, when the wormwood dries, you can light it at night to drive away insects. ② a few days before the Dragon Boat Festival, we will go to the market to buy reed leaves, Ma Lian (that is, wrapped zongzi "rope", is also a plant), glutinous rice, bought, will be reed leaves and Ma Lian soaked in water for a few days, until the Dragon Boat Festival, the day, the family began to pack zongzi, zongzi, boiled zongzi, zongzi in the boiler will also be put a few goose eggs, the legend says that eating the zongzi! Boiled goose eggs, a year will not be sick, but also expresses the pursuit of good health is a kind of expectation. ③ In the Dragon Boat Festival before the adults will go to the market to buy "gourd pendant" (as shown below), to express the meaning of peace to drive away evil spirits.
④Children will bring colorful ropes on their wrists and ankles on this day, which also expresses the meaning of driving away evil spirits.