Let go life: why do we celebrate Dragon Boat Festival? Because May is an unlucky day? Or just in memory of Qu Yuan?

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival. From ancient times to the present, people will celebrate the festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. However, does everyone know why this festival was established? Some people say that the Dragon Boat Festival is set up to ward off evil spirits because May is an unfortunate month, and some people say that it is to commemorate the death of Qu Yuan. Which statement is correct? There are many opinions, so let's take a look at the reasons for the establishment of the Dragon Boat Festival!


The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the "Chongyang Festival", falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in the Chinese lunar calendar.

It is understood that the more traditional holidays in China are the lunar calendar, and the Dragon Boat Festival is no exception, so the dates on the Gregorian calendar vary every year. Generally speaking, this festival runs from the end of May to the end of June on the Gregorian calendar (within half a lunar month of June 11).

This year, 2022, the Gregorian calendar for the Dragon Boat Festival is June 3.

The Dragon Boat Festival is to ward off evil spirits, because May is a poisonous month and an unlucky month.

Everyone thinks the fifth month is unlucky

Since ancient times, the fifth month of the lunar calendar has been identified as an unlucky month, known as the "poison month". Why do people think so? Because this month will start to appear "five poisons" (ie centipedes, scorpions, snakes, toads and spiders). This is due to a warming climate and seasonal fluctuations, with natural disasters and diseases bringing toxic organisms more common in the fifth month.

Therefore, this "Double Five" is regarded as a very unlucky day. On this day, people will put wormwood and calamus on the door and carry sachets on their bodies. The leaves of calamus are shaped like swords and have a strong herbal smell, which can repel insects and ward off evil spirits.

Therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as the "calamus festival".

The Dragon Boat Festival was established to commemorate the death of Qu Yuan

Qu Yuan's death

The Dragon Boat Festival is a festival established to commemorate the death of Qu Yuan.

Qu Yuan (340-278 BC) was a patriotic poet and exiled official during the Warring States Period in ancient China. He defected to the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in the Chinese lunar calendar, and the beloved Chu State fell to the Qin State. The locals tried desperately to save Qu Yuan or restore his body, but to no avail.
To commemorate Qu Yuan, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, people beat drums and row boats on the river as usual to prevent fish and evil spirits from getting away from his body.

The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, from ancient times to the present, the most common saying is "commemorating Qu Yuan", and it is regarded as an unlucky festival.
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