The annual Dragon Boat Festival is here, and we have to eat delicious zongzi again. Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. Every Dragon Boat Festival, we eat zongzi and make dumplings. In some places, we also have dragon boat races and other activities, which are very lively. Although the Dragon Boat Festival is short, it is meaningful.
People eat zongzi to commemorate Qu Yuan, the minister of Chu Huaiwang in the Spring and Autumn Period. He advocated recruiting talents, empowering and enriching Qiang Bing, and advocating joint resistance against Qin, which was strongly opposed by others. Qu Yuan was dismissed, driven out of Beijing and exiled. When Qin Jun invaded Kyoto, Chu, Qu Yuan could only watch his motherland being invaded, and his heart ached, but he was helpless and could only serve the country. Finally, he threw himself into the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month and wrote a patriotic movement with his own life.
This year, the Dragon Boat Festival arrived, and my mother specially bought zongzi with various flavors from the supermarket. I can't wait to push away the leaves of zongzi and eat it. The smell of reed leaves came to the nose. At this time, I can't help thinking of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. His patriotic spirit of caring for the country and the people inspires me and infects me. We are children living in the embrace of our motherland. Like our ancestor Qu Yuan, we should set up lofty ideals and ambitions from childhood, concentrate on studying hard, and serve the motherland when we grow up. Make our motherland more prosperous and strong.
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, and every family is very excited. Whenever the Dragon Boat Festival comes, people will eat zongzi, race dragon boats, drink realgar wine, hang wormwood and sachets and write the word "king" for their children. I looked it up online. It turns out that this is to commemorate the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan. In 278 BC, Qin Jun invaded the capital of Chu. When Qu Yuan and a doctor in Chu learned the news, they felt sad and angry. Finally, they jumped into the river with a big stone in their arms. When the locals knew about it, they threw zongzi into it, hoping that the fish would not eat Qu Yuan's body, but only the zongzi they threw.
So there is the custom of eating zongzi. Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, people will race dragon boats. When you win, you go ashore and throw zongzi into the river, so there is the custom of dragon boat racing. How about hanging wormwood calamus and sachets at home and writing the word "king" for the children? It turns out that there was no mosquito-repellent incense, toilet water and screen windows in ancient times, so people hung wormwood and sachets at the door and hung sachets for children to prevent mosquito bites. Writing the word "king" on a child is the king of bugs, and bugs can't bite him. Drinking realgar wine is also to prevent snake bites, so there is this custom.
Then my mother let me eat zongzi. Jiaozi has meat, egg yolk, red bean paste, dates and so on. Peel off the green leaves of zongzi, and there is delicious zongzi inside, just like a zongzi elf wearing a green cotton-padded jacket! I bite down, ah, dumplings are delicious! This sweet and fragrant taste has been in my heart and intoxicated me. I really like zongzi!
Dragon Boat Festival is not an important festival in our country. As far as I remember, we didn't celebrate the so-called Dragon Boat Festival there. There are no dragon boat races and other activities held elsewhere! It's just that on that day, everyone is busy making zongzi, and nothing else.
When I was a child, I didn't have much memory of the Dragon Boat Festival. I don't know how to tell everyone. Only in recent years, many talents in our village began to pay attention to the Dragon Boat Festival.
On that day, every household will hang calamus, mugwort leaves, Liu Hua, garlic and humanoid dragon boat flowers, which is called Ai Ren. Hanging mugwort leaves in the hall, making tigers with scissors or ribbon cutting, and sticking mugwort leaves on them. Women compete to wear them to drive away evil spirits. Using calamus as a sword and inserting it on the lintel has the magical effect of exorcising ghosts.
Of course, eating zongzi is essential. Now most families make their own zongzi. The whole family is very busy, busy with holidays and feeling very happy.
Since I came out to work at school, I seldom went home, and I didn't spend the Dragon Boat Festival at home, so I don't know what customs we have at home now. But in short, it is absolutely impossible to race dragon boats, eat zongzi and insert moxa.
The above is the Dragon Boat Festival in our hometown. There is not much activity, so there is nothing worth thinking about and telling you in my memory. Maybe our hometown is too backward! I don't know that either. In addition, people in rural areas don't pay much attention to this festival, so people sometimes forget it. So please ask other friends to tell us the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in their hometown for your reference. Maybe we will continue your customs!
China is a country rich in cultural heritage, with many traditional festivals, such as Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Mid-Autumn Festival. Today I will tell you about the Dragon Boat Festival.
Why is the Dragon Boat Festival celebrated every year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month? That's because Qu Yuan, a great statesman and thinker in ancient China, was persecuted on this day and was forced to throw himself into the river. In memory of him, people designated the day when he died in the river as the Dragon Boat Festival.
In our country, there are many folk customs in the Dragon Boat Festival. Making zongzi is a custom that everyone likes. On this day, the family will sit together and make zongzi, talking and laughing, enjoying themselves. When jiaozi is ripe, everyone will sit together and eat. Delicious zongzi will float all over the room. Dragon Boat Race is also a traditional Dragon Boat Festival activity in China. Relatives and friends are watching the dragon boat race by the river. Look, a dragon boat is coming quickly, which arouses the enthusiasm of the audience along the river. Everyone applauded and cheered for it.
In my hometown, every household will prepare some wormwood and stick it on the doors and windows during the Dragon Boat Festival. I asked grandma why she put it on the door. Grandma says it's our custom here. If wormwood, mosquitoes and snakes are inserted, ants will stay away from our house and make our family healthy. If there are children at home, they will also hang the five-poison gourd on their clothes and pray for their health. Although these are just some customs, a culture has been formed in our hometown.
Although the Dragon Boat Festival is just one of many festivals, it has brought us happiness and increased my knowledge. I hope the traditional culture of Dragon Boat Festival can be passed down.
I learned a children's song in Chinese class: May 5th is Duanyang. Insert mugwort leaves and put them on the sachet. Eat zongzi and sprinkle sugar. The dragon boat happily sank into the water. But I don't understand the reasons for these customs. The teacher asked us to do a small survey. Dragon Boat Festival is coming. Residents in Hefei, Anhui Province buy mugwort leaves according to traditional customs and stick them on doors to attract blessings and drive away evil souls.
In a vegetable market on Huaihe Road in Hefei, I saw a woman buy some mugwort leaves and prepare to go home and cook. She said that according to tradition, people will hang wormwood on their doors to ward off evil spirits during the Dragon Boat Festival. On the roadside of Hefei Chenghuangmiao Market, Uncle Wang, who lives in the suburbs, pushes a tricycle to sell mugwort leaves. His absinthe was collected from the nearby mountains, and several branches and other grass leaves were tied into neat bundles for sale, four bundles of which cost one dollar. Folium Artemisiae Argyi exudes a special fragrance, and people come forward to pick and buy it from time to time.
I don't understand why we use wormwood. Dad told me that wormwood is a perennial herb with alternate leaves, deep pinnate, green surface, thick white hairs on the leaves and special fragrance on the stems and leaves. In ancient China, mugwort was used as medicine. The moxibustion method of acupuncture is to burn Artemisia argyi leaves at acupoints for treatment. The ancients also believed that wormwood could be used to exorcise evil spirits. My father and I also read in an ancient book that when chickens don't crow, people who hold moxa sticks hold them like people, and put them away for moxibustion, which proves to be very effective. On this day, artificial intelligence hangs on the door in human form to eliminate toxic gases. In ancient times, people thought that the weather began to get hot after the Dragon Boat Festival. Mosquitoes breed and are prone to infectious diseases. Therefore, on this day, five kinds of plants, such as the so-called Tianzhu Wu Rui Acorus calamus, Artemisia argyi, pomegranate flower, garlic and Shandan, were used to eliminate all kinds of toxins.
I didn't expect there would be so much knowledge about Artemisia argyi during the Dragon Boat Festival. The traditional festival culture is indeed profound.
Before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, every household will hang a piece of wormwood on the door. This is people's custom. There is another story, let me solve this problem for you slowly.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, there was a war. Ordinary people live in dire straits. They don't have enough food, clothes and sleep, and their lives are miserable. General Huang Chao wanted to overthrow the dynasty, so he prepared an army and wanted to start a big war. One day before the war, Chao Huang saw a woman holding a 23-year-old child and a 5-or 6-year-old child at noon. He was deeply puzzled and surprised. He said, "Why are you holding a big child with a small one?" The woman replied that the oldest child is my brother's child. If the oldest child is lost, everyone will be sad. But if the child is lost, only I am sad. I don't want to upset more people.
Chao Huang was very moved when he heard this, and said, "As long as you hang mugwort leaves on the door, I guarantee that every family with mugwort leaves is absolutely fine. As soon as the kind woman heard this, she told the others immediately, so everyone hung mugwort leaves at the door.
The next day, Huang Chao went out and passed a small town. Seeing mugwort leaves on every door, he remembered his promise and took a detour from the main road.
This is the origin of hanging mugwort leaves on the Dragon Boat Festival. At the same time, Artemisia argyi has the function of preventing mosquitoes and evil spirits. Artemisia argyi is amazing!
Before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, every household hangs a piece of mugwort leaf on the door. This is people's custom. There is another story, let me answer this question for you slowly.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the soldiers were in a state of chaos, and the people lived in dire straits, with no food, no clothes and no sleep at night. General Huang Chao wanted to overthrow the dynasty at that time, so he prepared his troops and wanted to have a big fight. One day before the war, Huang Chao saw a woman holding a child of two or three years old and a child of five or six years old in her arms at noon. Deeply puzzled, he said in surprise, "Why do you want to hold the boss and lead the children?" The woman replied, "The boss is my brother's child. If the boss is lost, everyone will be sad; " But if the child is lost, only I am sad. I don't want to make more people sad. "
Huang Chao was very moved and said, "As long as you hang mugwort leaves on the door, I guarantee that every household will have mugwort leaves, which is absolutely no problem." Hearing this, the kind woman quickly told the others, so everyone hung mugwort leaves at the door.
The next day, Huang Chao led the troops to fight and passed by a small town. Seeing that there were mugwort leaves at the door of every household, he remembered his promise and made a detour from the main road.
This is the origin of hanging mugwort leaves on the Dragon Boat Festival. At the same time, Artemisia argyi has the function of preventing mosquitoes and evil spirits. Ai Ye is great!
When the Dragon Boat Festival arrived, a bunch of mugwort leaves hung in front of grandma's door, and the rich Ai Xiang spread.
You can smell the fragrance in front of and behind the house. There is a short story about hanging mugwort leaves on the Dragon Boat Festival!
It is said that at the end of the Tang Dynasty, wars were raging and the people were in dire straits. There was a farmer named Huang Chao who wanted to overthrow the imperial court. Once, he wanted to attack the city. The day before, he went to check the terrain and suddenly saw a woman who was particularly eye-catching among the bustling refugees. She has a five-or six-year-old child in her arms and a two-or three-year-old boy in her hand.
Huang Chao used to ask: "Why do you want to hold the big one in your arms and hold the small one up?" The woman said, "Because the boss is my brother's child and the third is my child, the boss is more important. If only the youngest could escape with us. If not, you can only resign yourself to fate. " Huang Chao said: "You hang mugwort leaves at the door for the safety of your family."
After returning, the kind women let the whole city know about it. The next day, Huang Chao attacked the city. He saw mugwort hanging on every house. As a result, he kept his promise and decided to give up the siege. In this way, the people of the city will be safe and sound.
In fact, the use of Artemisia argyi leaves can be much more, it can repel mosquitoes and ward off evil spirits, and it also has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying!
During the Dragon Boat Festival, eating zongzi and inserting wormwood is an indispensable custom for Fenghua people. I know I know I eat zongzi to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan, but why insert wormwood? Adults say that wormwood is used to ward off plague and evil spirits, and I also know that wormwood plays a great role. It can repel mosquitoes and make people feel refreshed. I don't want to stay on the surface. The less I understand, the more I want to know. I am a curious child. Knowing the origin of wormwood, I asked my grandfather, who told the story of wormwood very clearly.
Legend has it that a long time ago, an old fairy came to the world to inquire about folk customs, because people lived carefree and carefree at that time. The old fairy came to the world and became an old beggar in rags and poverty. He came to the door of an ordinary farmer with a stick in his right hand and a broken bowl in his left. There is a young aunt feeding pigs at home. Pigs eat snow-white noodles instead of chaff. The old man looked at it, but he showed no emotion. He reached for the broken bowl and waved it in front of the peasant woman, pleading, "Sister-in-law, please, I haven't eaten for three days. Please give me something to eat! " Sister-in-law glared at the old fairy and said, "Go, go, smelly beggar, it's better for pigs than for you!" " Pigs will grow meat after eating! "The old fairy pleaded," Kind sister-in-law, don't give food, give some water to drink! "Sister-in-law took off the broken wooden spoon hanging on the wall and threw it to the old fairy, saying," Scoop it yourself! ""The old fairy saw it. How can this thing scoop water? The old fairy was angry and wiped her sleeve against the wall. Ten big and conspicuous words immediately appeared on the wall: the whole village was infected with the plague and died in three days. It turned into a wisp of smoke and rose to the sky. The woman turned pale with fear, and it took a long time to react, knowing that she had made a big disaster.
The next day, the old fairy was driving a cloud and was about to spread plague medicine in the village. Suddenly, she saw a woman holding her eldest son of five or six years old in one hand and her youngest son of two or three years old in the other. The old fairy is puzzled, how to hold big and small! Then he turned into an old man and fell on the road, groaning. When the woman saw it, she asked, "What's the matter with you, old man?" "My foot was poked by a branch." The woman saw the old man's feet covered with blood. As soon as she held the child in her hand, she picked some mugwort leaves from the grass by the roadside and put them on the old man's wound. Soon, the bleeding stopped. The old man asked, "Where are you in such a hurry?" The woman said, "There is a sister-in-law in my village who has a bad temper. Yesterday, she offended a fairy, and the fairy was angry. She said that within three days, the whole village would be infected with the plague, and we were in a hurry to escape. " As she spoke, she helped the old man up and said, "Old man, you can run for your life with us!" " ""Then why don't you take the small one? " "The old man's house, to tell you the truth, the eldest son was born to my husband and ex-wife. Now that my husband is dead, I want to leave their lifeblood and take good care of it. " "Oh!" Hearing this, the old fairy thought she almost did something wrong! There are still many good people in the world, but there are few bad people after all! He looked at wormwood and said, "You don't have to worry or run for your lives. This kind of wormwood is against plague. As long as you plug it in the roof, you won't die of the plague. " With that, he jumped into the clouds and took the mother and son back to the village with dust. As soon as they arrived in the village, the women looked for wormwood everywhere and spread the news all over the village. Later, although the old fairy threw plague medicine into the sky, it was okay, because wormwood was everywhere in the world.
Since then, the custom of inserting wormwood in the Dragon Boat Festival has been passed down from generation to generation. At the same time, there is a new understanding of the sentence "good is rewarded with good, evil with evil".
Inserting wormwood in the Dragon Boat Festival Yesterday was the Dragon Boat Festival, and every household inserted wormwood in front of the door. This is a long-standing custom in my hometown. It is said that there is also a magical story: after Tang Shaoen became the magistrate of Shaoxing in the fourteenth year of Jiajing, what bothered him most was the frequent local floods. At that time, the water in Huiji, Yin Shan and Xiaoshan flowed into the sea from the Sanjiangkou where Qiantang River, Cao E and Qian Qingjiang meet. At that time, because the sand in the estuary piled up like a mountain, the flood could not be discharged, so "the people were very bitter." Therefore, Tang Shaoen inspected the geographical waterways of Shanhui Plain. When I arrived at Sanjiangkou, I couldn't help but feel happy when I saw the confrontation between the two mountains. He immediately said to his entourage: There must be Shi Gen under this river, which is a good place to build a sluice to stop the tide. After geological survey, it is true. Therefore, Tang Shaoen decided to build a sluice to stop the tide and release water between Caifeng Mountain and Beilong Mountain at the intersection of the Three Rivers.
Since the establishment of Sanjiangmen in the Tang Dynasty, Shaoxing has enjoyed favorable weather, drought and flood, and a bumper harvest for more than ten years. At this time, some people waste food extravagantly. One day, Venus Taibai came down to visit people's feelings. He came over a village called Shuicun in Shaoxing, pressed the cloud head and became an old beggar in rags. He walked into a house and saw a woman feeding pigs. The pig trough is full of greasy leftovers and white rice, and there are scattered foods under the kitchen. The old man said, "Sister-in-law, have pity on me and give me something to eat. I have been hungry for three days and nights! " Unexpectedly, the woman curled her lips and said, "Get out, you beggar!" " ! Who has something to eat for you? Here you are, don't feed the pigs, you can kill meat during the New Year! "Venus Taibai stifled her anger and said." I haven't had a sip of water for three days. Can I have some water at headquarters? "The woman turned over a few supercilious glances and took a spoon from the wall and handed it to the old man. The spoon is full of holes. How can she scoop water? This is not deliberately playing tricks on people! Taibai Venus was so angry that people here were disgusting that she drew a few strokes on the door wall with her fingers, and then left a cloud of smoke, and people disappeared. The woman who feeds the pig knows that the old man who just came to beg is a fairy, and she is very afraid of her own disaster.
Early the next morning, Venus Taibai came to the village with a plague bottle, trying to spread the plague downward. Suddenly, she saw a woman in the river at the head of the village, holding a big child and holding a child, crossing the river in a panic. He felt very strange, so he turned into a little old man and came to the woman and said; "I have never seen a big child holding a small child when crossing the river." The woman said old man, you don't know that this big child was left by my husband's ex-wife when she died of illness. This child is my own son. Yesterday, a shrewish and snobbish woman in our village denounced an old fairy, saying that the plague caused our village today, and all the villagers died. We had to run away. A cold with running water is easy to get sick. I would rather let my son drown in the water than let the eldest son be wronged! "Hearing this, the white Venus thought, this is a kind person. People in the same village have different minds and cannot be treated equally, so they pulled out a wormwood from the ground and said; Go back to the village and put this wormwood in your house so that the plague won't infect your house. "With a finger, a bridge suddenly appeared on the river. Knowing that she met a fairy, the woman thanked the old man with wormwood and crossed the river from the bridge with her two children. The woman crossed the river and thought, how can my family escape the plague? I took two children, pulled out a big bag of wormwood and hurried back to the village. I put wormwood on every door frame, even the woman who is not good at feeding pigs.
The plague sown by Venus Taibai had nowhere to fall, so it drifted into the sea with the wind. It happened to be the fifth day of May. Since then, this custom of inserting wormwood in the Dragon Boat Festival has spread to this day.