Qu Yuan thought that wormwood was a bad weed, why did future generations use wormwood to commemorate

Since ancient times (this ancient is more ancient than Qu Yuan), it has been believed that May is the "evil month" and the fifth day is the "poison day", in fact, it can also be understood: May is the beginning of summer, which is the season of plague in the south. It is recorded in "Xia Xiaozheng":

On this day, the medicine is stored to remove the poisonous gas. Therefore, people generally hang calamus, mugwort leaves and other plants in front of the door to repel poison.

I thought that the Dragon Boat Festival had nothing to do with Qu Yuan, as a festival to prevent epidemics in spring and summer, it should have existed before Qu Yuan, and it is unknown how the content of commemorating Qu Yuan was indiscriminate, because Qu Yuan himself regarded wormwood as a poisonous weed, and he used this commemoration to add to his blockage.

The Dragon Boat Festival is a sacrificial-related festival set up by the ancient people in the middle of the summer, and the obscurity is set up, initially it is to hold some sacrificial activities, pray not to break out of a big epidemic or something, the ancient health conditions are poor, and it is easy to break out some malaria in summer, cholera or something epidemic. Later, it was found that this kind of sacrifice was not useful, but it was calamus and wormwood used for sacrifice, which had the effect of antispasmodic and phlegm, and dispelled the feeling of wind, cold and heat. So there is the Dragon Boat Festival custom that we see today.

It is unlikely that Qu Yuan will be Miao Man, Miao Man will not be heartbroken by the destruction of the Chu State, but will gloat (the King of Chu also crusaded against Miao Man) The upper-class nobles of the Chu State are from the eight surnames of Zhu Rong, Zhu Rong is the fire master of Emperor Yan (the priest who takes care of the fire) Miao Man does not have the custom of sacrificing fire Only the Aryan tribes have the custom of sacrificing fire, and the surname of the king of Chu means that the distant ancestors may be the Median tribes from West Asia, From the Zoroastrianism of ancient Persia to the eternal and unquenchable fire burning in the Cemetery of the Unknown Soldier in Red Square, it is the interpretation of fire sacrifice culture.

Who said that the Dragon Boat Festival was to commemorate Qu Yuan from the beginning? Before Qu Yuan, there was already a Dragon Boat Festival. People insert wormwood, mainly because wormwood has anti-inflammatory effects, and the fifth month of the lunar calendar is just the season when the weather is hot and humid, and poisonous insects are raging.

Wormwood appeared in the Dragon Boat Festival before and after Qu Yuan's throwing into the river, Qu Yuan's hatred of wormwood is just a metaphor for the image, if you take it seriously, you will lose.

And Qu Yuan deserves his name, Lisao is the representative of Chu Ci, and it is also the most important part of pre-Qin poetry and literature, and it can be said that it is the originator of Chinese poetry. As for his political achievements, read the relevant history, in fact, that's just the case. Being an official is a necessary condition for being a good official, but it is not a sufficient condition.

The word "duan" has the meaning of "initial", so "duanwu" is "the first five". According to the calendar, May is the "noon" month, so the "Dragon Five" has gradually evolved into the current "Dragon Boat Festival". "Yanjing Chronicles" records:

The fifth day of the first month is the single fifth of May, and the transliteration of the word at the end of the cover is also. ”

Qu Yuan had this festival before, and May was an evil month, and the evil spirit was heavy.