Qu Yuan
Qu Yuan
There are many theories about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, such as: the theory of commemorating Qu Yuan; To commemorate Wu Zixu; To commemorate Cao E; It started from the saying of the Summer Solstice Festival in three generations; The evil moon and the evil sun drive away, the national totem sacrifice in the Wu month, and so on. Each of the above has its own origin. According to more than 100 ancient books and expert archaeological research listed in the Dragon Boat Festival Examination and History Education of the Dragon Boat Festival by the scholar Wen Yiduo, the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is the festival of totem sacrifice held by the Wuyue people in ancient southern China, earlier than Qu Yuan. But for thousands of years, Qu Yuan's patriotism and touching poems have been widely rooted in the hearts of the people, so people "cherish and mourn, and the world talks about his words to pass on from generation to generation". Therefore, the theory of commemorating Qu Yuan has the widest and deepest influence and occupies the mainstream position. In the field of folk culture, Chinese people associate the Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat race and eating zongzi with the commemoration of Qu Yuan.
