Why can’t we say Happy Dragon Boat Festival? Why do we drink realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival?
Generally speaking, during the Dragon Boat Festival, people don’t say “Happy Dragon Boat Festival” to each other, but rather “Happy Dragon Boat Festival”. So why don’t people say “Happy Dragon Boat Festival” to each other? May is the height of summer, and high temperature is a notable feature of this month. But also because of the high temperature and abundant rainfall, crops have entered a vigorous growth period. So what other relevant knowledge is there in May? Let’s take a look at it on Shuimo.com.Why can’t we say Happy Dragon Boat Festival?We cannot say "Happy" on Dragon Boat Festival, mainly because Dragon Boat Festival is a day to commemorate historical figures who died on this day. In 278 BC, the Qin army conquered the capital of Chu State. Qu Yuan was heartbroken because he was unable to save his country. After writing his last work "Huaisha", he hugged a stone and jumped into the river to commit suicide. Later, people also regarded the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan. In order to express their grief, a series of Dragon Boat Festival customs were formed, such as dragon boat racing and eating rice dumplings. There are also sayings that it is to commemorate Wu Zixu, Cao E and Jie Zitui.The Dragon Boat Festival is known as one of China's four major traditional festivals, along with the Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Mid-Autumn Festival. According to folk sayings, the Dragon Boat Festival is a memorial day for many dead souls, such as Qu Yuan, Wu Zixu, etc., who all passed away on this day. It is not appropriate to wish each other happiness on such a day, while wishing each other well means that we all hope that everyone will be safe and sound. Why do we drink realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival?1. To commemorate Qu Yuan In fact, drinking realgar wine on the Dragon Boat Festival is the same as eating rice dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival, both of which are to commemorate the great poet Qu Yuan. According to legend, Qu Yuan was very sad because his country was destroyed, so he poured realgar wine into the river and poisoned the dragon in the river. Later, after Qu Yuan committed suicide by jumping into the river, people drank realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate him, and this tradition has been passed down from generation to generation. Therefore, there is still a traditional custom of drinking realgar wine on the Dragon Boat Festival. In fact, it is also to commemorate the deceased ancient people, and realgar wine can also drive away snakes, insects, rats and ants.2. Avoid the five poisonous insects. The Dragon Boat Festival is in the fifth month of the lunar calendar, which is hot and humid, so various pests will appear, such as the snakes, scorpions, toads, centipedes, geckos, etc. that everyone knows. Therefore, in order to avoid these five poisons, people drink realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival. In fact, not only adults drink realgar wine. During the Dragon Boat Festival, in order to allow children to avoid the five poisons, realgar wine is used as a cinnabar mole and applied to the center of the children's forehead, body, feet, and palms. This way, they can also avoid the five poisons. |
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