In the Chinese
traditional calendar，May 5 is a traditional day. Among many Chinese online lessons, this
time our theme is the Dragon Boat Festival．Also called Duan
wu，or Duan
Yang，it began
during the Spring and Autumn or Warring States periods，containing
a history of over two thousand years．There are many legends
of its origin that can be learnt through Chinese lessons online，such
as to remember Wu Zixu，to commemorate the filial daughter Cao Er，and
the practice of the Yue people offering sacrifice to their ancient totems Among
this folklore, the greatest impression is the commemoration of Ou Yuan
Today’s Chinese lesson online will
first give you a brief introduction. Qu Yuan was a chancellor to Emperor Huai
of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period. He pressed the worthy people to
make the military stronger and the country wealthier，and
advocated strongly to ally with the state of Qi in opposition to the state of
Qin，yet
Lord Zi Lan and others strongly opposed him，banishing him
from the capital city and sending him into exile along the Yuan River in the
Xiang valley．While
in exile，he
wrote，Sorrow
of Parting, asking Heaven and Nine Songs to express the concern for his country
and people. These immortal poems have exhibited great influence ( the Dragon
Boat Festival is also called Poets Day)．In 278 B．C．the
Qin army breached the capital of the state of Chu．Witnessing his
mother Land being invaded was like a knife in his heart．This produced
the literary work “Embracing the Sand”. Afterwards，he
committed suicide by throwing himself into the Mi luo River，ending
his life as a magnificent writer of patriotic poetry．
Legend has it that
after the death of Qu Yuan，the commoners in
the state of Chu expressed deep sorrow one by one they went to the banks of the
Mi luo River to
pay homage to
the great Qu Yuan．Fishermen rowed their boats the river，surrounding
the body of Qu Yuan to protect it．Some fishermen
took out rice balls，eggs，and other food．and
dropped them into the water for the fish，lobster，and crabs
to eat in so that they would not bite their be love d Minister Qu’s body．As people
saw this，riley
imitated the min succession An old doctor brought a bottle of yellow wine，pouting
it into the
river as to intoxicate the dragon fish，in efforts to
preserve the remains of Minister On. Fearing that the dragon fish would eat all
of the food in the river，people wrapped rice in azalea leaves and tied them with
a silk thread to feed the serpent. Later this developed into the modern day’s Zong
zi. As a result，each
year on May 5，dragon
boat rowing competitions，eating zone zi and drinking yellow wine are social
customs in commemoration of Qu yuan. So let us look at celebrations in our Chinese online lesson.
Dragon Boat
Race
China’s observance
of the Dragon Boat Festival is a grand celebration with activities of all sorts.
A common custom is the dragon boat race．To the pulsing rhythm
drums，boats
in the shape of dragons are rowed，racing each other，in order
to amuse the gods and people. This festival displays the characteristics of half
religion and half entertainment．Now, it has broken
the barrier of time and borders，becoming an international
sporting competition．
Wearing Fragrant
Pouches
It is said that
the kids wearing the fragrant pouch during Dragon Boat Festival Day with the
intention of avoiding evil spirits and pestilence. The pouch is filled with
cinnabar，and
fragrant herbs，bound
together by a five colored silk ribbon and button. The ornate pouches come in many
shapes and sizes and maybe strung together．
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