When did the Dragon Boat Festival start?

It is said that Qu Yuan threw himself into the river from Qu Yuan, in order to commemorate Qu Yuan's day

A lot of things are still careers.

The fifth month of the lunar calendar, according to the monthly calendar order of the twelve earthly branches, belongs to noon, also known as the noon moon. Dragon Boat Festival refers to the first fifth day of May, that is, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.

In the fifth month of the lunar calendar, the Yangtze River basin is the rainy season, with a lot of rain, hot and humid, and it is easy to produce mildew. In the Yellow River Basin, pests appear, and the north is most afraid of drought, and drought is full of insects. Since the Han Dynasty, sacrifices have been held on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival.

Today, in the folk customs of many places, there are still related traditions, such as hanging calamus and wormwood in front of the door, drinking realgar wine, etc.

This year: 2019-06-07

Friday is the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanyang Festival, the Chongwu Festival, the Midday Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Zhengyang Festival, the Yulan Festival, the Tianzhong Festival, etc., is a traditional folk festival.

The Dragon Boat Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the dragon totem sacrifice in ancient times.

The date of the Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year.

Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Chongwu Festival, Tianzhong Festival, etc. It is a folk festival that integrates worshipping gods and ancestors, praying for blessings and warding off evil spirits, celebrating entertainment and eating. The Dragon Boat Festival originated from the worship of natural celestial phenomena and evolved from the dragon sacrifice in ancient times.

The Dragon Boat Festival, together with the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, is known as the four traditional festivals in China. The Dragon Boat Festival culture has a wide influence in the world, and some countries and regions in the world also have activities to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. In May 2006, it was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Since 2008, it has been listed as a national holiday. In September 2009, UNESCO officially approved its inclusion on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, making the Dragon Boat Festival the first festival in China to be included in the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

Historical Legends:

Legend has it that Qu Yuan, a poet of Chu during the Warring States Period, committed suicide by jumping into the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, and later generations also took the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan; There are also sayings commemorating Wu Zixu, Cao E and Jie Zitui.

Civic activities:

China's folk Dragon Boat Festival is more grand, and the celebration activities are also very rich, starting from the dawn in the morning and continuing until noon. The more common customs and activities include dragon boat racing, Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings, wearing incense sachets, hanging mugwort leaves and calamus, hanging purses and tying five-color silk threads.