Dragon Boat Festival
The festival is celebrated at the fifth of the fifth lunar calendar. In this
day, Chinese people will eat Zongzi and hold Dragon Boat race in honor of
the great poem Qu Yuan during the Warring States Period (475 B.C.-
221 B.C.). Qu was upright, loyal and highly respected for his wise counsel for
the peace and affluence of Chu State as its minister. However, he was vilified
by the evil power in the state. Filled with disappointment, Qu committed his
suicide by jumping off into the Milou River. The nearby fish men tried in vain
to find his body. Afterwards, State Chu declined and was eventually conquered by
the State Qin.
The Chu people mourned for this elegant patriot and
threw the Zongzi into the river to feed the spirit of Qu, and the custom of
making and eating Zongzi has preserved until now. In addition, fish menĄŻs rescue
attempts gradually evolved into the Dragon Boat Race.
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