Chinese for Children: Official History and Folklore of the Origin of Dragon Boat Festival

(A) Dragon Boat Festival "Know yourself"

Dragon Boat Festival is one of the ancient traditional festivals of the Chinese nation. The Dragon Boat Festival is also called Dragon Boat Festival and Duanyang. In addition, there are many nicknames for the Dragon Boat Festival, such as: Noon Festival, Chongwu Festival, May Festival, Magnolia Festival, Daughter's Day, Tianzhong Festival, Dila Festival, Poet's Day and Dragon Boat Festival. Although the names are different, on the whole, the customs of people everywhere are more similar than different.

Celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival has been a traditional habit of China people for more than two thousand years. Due to the vast territory, numerous nationalities and numerous stories and legends, not only many different festival names are produced, but also different customs exist in different places. Its contents mainly include: daughter going back to her mother's house, hanging Zhong Kui statue, welcoming the ghost boat, hiding in the afternoon, sticking leaves in the afternoon, hanging calamus and wormwood, traveling in all diseases, wearing sachets, preparing sacrificial bowls, dragon boat races, competitions, hitting the ball, swinging, drawing children with realgar, drinking realgar wine, drinking calamus wine, eating poisonous cakes, salted eggs, zongzi and seasonal fresh fruits. Some activities, such as dragon boat racing, have made new progress, breaking through the boundaries of time and region and becoming international sports events.

There are many opinions about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, such as: in memory of Qu Yuan; In memory of Wu Zixu's theory; In memory of Cao E; From the three generations of summer solstice festival; The theory of exorcising evil days on the moon, the theory of national totem sacrifice in wuyue and so on. Each of the above has its own source. According to more than 100 ancient books and archaeological studies by experts listed in Wen Yiduo's Dragon Boat Festival Examination and Dragon Boat Festival History Education, the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is a totem festival held by Wuyue people in the ancient south of China, earlier than Qu Yuan. However, for thousands of years, Qu Yuan's patriotic spirit and touching poems have been deeply rooted in people's hearts, so people "cherish it and mourn it, talk about it in the world, and tell it through the ages." Therefore, the theory of commemorating Qu Yuan has the widest and deepest influence and occupies the mainstream position. In the field of folk culture, China people associate dragon boat racing and eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival with commemorating Qu Yuan. The Dragon Boat Festival is widely spread, and our country's neighbors-Japan and South Korea-are most affected.

The Japanese have had the tradition of China Festival since ancient times, such as 1 (New Year's Day), March 3rd (last week), May 5th (Dragon Boat Festival), July 7th (Chinese Valentine's Day) and so on. Since the Meiji era, these festivals have been changed to Gregorian calendar days. In other words, the Dragon Boat Festival in Japan is on May 5th in the solar calendar. After the custom of Dragon Boat Festival spread to Japan, it was absorbed and transformed into traditional Japanese culture. The pronunciation of "Acorus calamus" in Japanese is the same as that of "martial arts", so it is regarded as a festival for boys, and some boys will hang carp banners at home. Japanese people don't row dragon boats on this day, but they eat zongzi and hang calamus in front of the door like China people. 1948, the Dragon Boat Festival was officially designated as the legal children's day by the Japanese government and became one of the five major festivals in Japan.

Korean traditional festivals will be held at Gangneung Ono Festival. On this day, they will worship the mountain gods, wash their hair with calamus water, eat round cakes, swing and wear traditional Korean costumes, but they will not row dragon boats or eat zongzi.

Gangneung danoje festival originated from the worship of mountain gods in Silla era. It was originally a celebration for farmers in the village to pray for a bumper harvest, with a history of 1000 years. Although the Dragon Boat Festival in Jiangling is influenced by the Dragon Boat Festival in China, it has been very different from the Dragon Boat Festival in China after years of development and changes. The atmosphere of the Dragon Boat Festival in rural areas is relatively strong. On the fifth day of May, the whole family will wear traditional Korean costumes and get together for dinner and chat. Traditional food has round cakes, similar to our pancakes, which are fried with millet and millet starch, coriander and onion, but do not eat zongzi; Game activities include swinging. In addition, there are some folk opera performances, such as masked dancing of officials and slaves and folk singing. Swings are more common, but dragon boats don't row.

In order to protect its traditional culture, the Korean government has successfully declared gangneung danoje festival as a world intangible cultural heritage. This China has not done enough! In order to let readers have a thorough understanding of the Dragon Boat Festival, I will now talk about the "official history", legends and folk stories related to the Dragon Boat Festival to set the record straight!

(2) The legend of the evil day of Dragon Boat Festival

Folklore experts recently said in an interview with reporters that the Dragon Boat Festival was first regarded as an "evil day". Since the Tang Dynasty, people have gradually regarded the Dragon Boat Festival as a festive festival. According to Jaco, deputy secretary general of Shandong Folklore Society, it is generally believed that the formation of Dragon Boat Festival originated from avoiding "bad days" in ancient times. In the afternoon, the solstice of summer came. During this period, the sunshine is the most abundant, and all kinds of mosquitoes appear. And when it comes to "heavy five", five is the number of yang, which also means "extremely yang" The traditional culture of China pays attention to the harmony between Yin and Yang. It is generally believed that this sunny day is unlucky and there are many diseases and plagues, so the custom of "hiding in the afternoon (5)" has been formed. Later, rumors spread, forming the Dragon Boat Festival.

Many festivals and customs of Dragon Boat Festival are centered on exorcising evil spirits, such as drinking realgar wine, inserting wormwood, hanging calamus (the leaves of calamus are like swords, which means exorcising evil spirits), tying five-color silk ropes to children, wearing a belly pocket with five poisons, sewing purses with spices and so on. In order to achieve the purpose of exorcism and pest control.

According to textual research, dragon boat racing was also related to exorcism at the earliest. People put evil spirits on dragon boats through certain ceremonies to see who can send them quickly and far. (Reprinted from http://, please keep this mark. Jaco said that the Dragon Boat Festival was originally formed because of festivals, and it was more related to climate change. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Dragon Boat Festival has been associated with the commemoration of Qu Yuan, which has injected cultural connotation into the festival. Due to people's recognition of Qu Yuan's noble moral integrity and great personality, there is an interactive relationship between Qu Yuan and the Dragon Boat Festival: the Dragon Boat Festival has a richer festival connotation because of Qu Yuan, and Qu Yuan's principles are constantly remembered and missed by people.

(C) the customs of the Hui people in the Dragon Boat Festival

In my hometown of Xihaigu, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, there are many customs on May 5th, that is, the Dragon Boat Festival. Mainly: first, inserting willows. From five to six in the morning, willow branches should be inserted on every door to show good luck. Second, tie the flower line. After getting up in the morning, everyone in the family, big or small, should tie a colored thread on their limbs, indicating that they will not be bitten by snakes for one year. Third, wear a wallet. Everyone in the family should wear a wallet with a vanilla core to show that they will not get sick for a year. Fourth, turn over the flowers. Women also knead all kinds of animals with white flour, and then cook them in a pot in various forms, saying that eating them can avoid all diseases. Fifth, eat sweets. It is a kind of food fermented by naked oats and distiller's yeast. Eating too much will be intoxicating, which means you can make a fortune after eating for one year. Sixth, point the mountain. Our ancestors lived in the mountains. Xihaigu area is full of mountains and is famous for its deep valleys. So, on May 5th, firewood was piled up on the hills of the whole village, and the smoke was rolling, so the whole village gathered here, which was spectacular. It is said that the custom of inserting willows to light lamps spread in Sui and Tang Dynasties. Once, the Jade Emperor sent a supervisor to inspect the world. When the supervisor saw that the officials of the Sui Dynasty cared for each other, the people were miserable, and the emperor was extravagant. When the supervisor returns to the Heavenly Palace, he will truthfully report to the Jade Emperor, who is very angry and wants to burn the world down. This statement can hardly destroy the prison, but in order to protect the people all over the world, we have to make a plan to let the people insert willows at their doorsteps and light a fire on the mountain, so that the jade emperor can see that he has carried out the imperial edict. Of course, with the improvement of people's living standards, the content of the Dragon Boat Festival is also more abundant, and many southern customs such as eating zongzi and racing dragon boats are also reflected in the northern region.

(4) The legend of wormwood in Dragon Boat Festival

Folklore: Children under the age of 65,438+03 are the most vulnerable to the ghost chaos in the Dragon Boat Festival. Therefore, before the festival, elders should make sachets for dolls, dolls' heads and various small animals, which are filled with cinnabar, wuliangcao and other evil spirits, as well as five-color lines.

Before the sun rises on the Dragon Boat Festival, mothers will wash their children's temples with realgar wine, string sachets and birds, and tie them on the braids of dolls. Aihua is sewn on the shoulder, the centenarian brand is hung on the chest, and the centenarian rope is tied on the wrist to prevent the five poisons.

(5) Historical celebrities of Dragon Boat Festival

Celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival has been a traditional habit of China people for more than two thousand years. Due to the vast territory, numerous nationalities and numerous stories and legends, not only many different festival names are produced, but also different customs exist in different places. Its contents mainly include: daughter going back to her mother's house, hanging Zhong Kui statue, welcoming the ghost boat, hiding in the afternoon, sticking leaves in the afternoon, hanging calamus and wormwood, traveling in all diseases, wearing sachets, preparing sacrificial bowls, dragon boat races, competitions, hitting the ball, swinging, drawing children with realgar, drinking realgar wine, drinking calamus wine, eating poisonous cakes, salted eggs, zongzi and seasonal fresh fruits. Some activities, such as dragon boat racing, have made new progress, breaking through the boundaries of time and region and becoming international sports events.

There are many opinions about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, such as: in memory of Qu Yuan; In memory of Wu Zixu's theory; In memory of Cao E; From the three generations of summer solstice festival; The theory of exorcising evil days on the moon, the theory of national totem sacrifice in wuyue and so on. Each of the above has its own source. According to more than 100 ancient books and archaeological studies by experts listed in Wen Yiduo's Dragon Boat Festival Examination and Dragon Boat Festival History Education, the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is a totem festival held by Wuyue people in the ancient south of China, earlier than Qu Yuan. However, for thousands of years, Qu Yuan's patriotic spirit and touching poems have been deeply rooted in people's hearts, so people "cherish it and mourn it, talk about it in the world, and tell it through the ages." Therefore, the theory of commemorating Qu Yuan has the widest and deepest influence and occupies the mainstream position. In the field of folk culture, China people associate dragon boat racing and eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival with commemorating Qu Yuan.

Today, the Dragon Boat Festival is still a very popular grand festival among the people of China.

Dragon Boat Festival is an ancient traditional festival, which started in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and has a history of more than 2,000 years. There are many origins and legends of the Dragon Boat Festival, and there are three historical celebrities related to it:

To commemorate Qu Yuan

According to the historian Biography of Qu Yuan and Jia Sheng, Qu Yuan was a minister of Chu Huaiwang in the Spring and Autumn Period. He advocated the use of talents, empowerment, and prosperity, and advocated joint resistance to Qin, which was strongly opposed by others. Qu Yuan was forced to leave his post, was driven out of the capital and exiled to the Yuan and Xiang river basins. During his exile, he wrote immortal poems such as Li Sao, Tian Wen and Tian Wen, which have a unique style and far-reaching influence (therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival is also called the Poet's Day). In 278 BC, Qin Jun conquered Kyoto of Chu. Seeing that his motherland was invaded, Qu Yuan was heartbroken, but he was always reluctant to give up his motherland. On May 5th, after writing his masterpiece Huai Sha, he died in Miluo River and wrote a magnificent patriotic movement with his own life.

Legend has it that after Qu Yuan's death, the people of Chu were so sad that they flocked to the Miluo River to pay homage to Qu Yuan. The fisherman paddled the boat and fished for his real body back and forth on the river. A fisherman took out rice balls, eggs and other foods prepared for Qu Yuan and threw them into the river, saying that ichthyosaurs, shrimps and crabs were full and would not bite the doctor. People followed suit after seeing it. An old doctor took an altar of realgar wine and poured it into the river, saying that he would stun the dragon water beast with medicine so as not to hurt Dr. Qu. Later, people were afraid that rice balls would be eaten by dragons, so they came up with the idea of wrapping rice with neem leaves and then wrapping it with colored silk to make it develop into brown seeds.

After that, on the fifth day of May every year, there is the custom of dragon boat racing, eating zongzi and drinking realgar wine. In memory of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan.

In memory of Wu Zixu

The second legend of the Dragon Boat Festival, which spread in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, commemorates Wu Zixu in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). Wu Zixu, a famous Chu national, and his father and brother were all killed by the King of Chu. Later, Zixu abandoned the dark and went to Wu to help Wu to attack Chu, and entered the capital city of Chu in the Five Wars. At that time, King Chu Ping was already dead. Zixu dug a grave and whipped 300 bodies to avenge his father's murder. After the death of He Lu, the king of Wu, his son Fu Cha succeeded to the throne. Wu Jun's morale was high and he was defeated by Yue. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, made peace, and Fu Cha agreed. Zi Xu suggested the complete elimination of Yue, but Fu Cha didn't listen. Wu was massacred and bought by the state of Yue. He was framed by slanderers. Fu Cha believed him and gave him a sword. Zi Xu died. Zixu, a loyal minister, feels like death. Before he died, he said to his neighbors, "After I die, I will gouge out my eyes and hang them on the east gate of Jason Wu, watching the Vietnamese army enter the city and destroy Wu." Then he killed himself. Fu Cha was furious after hearing this. On May 5th, he wrapped Zixu's body in leather and threw it into the river. Therefore, it is said that the Dragon Boat Festival is also a day to commemorate Wu Zixu.

In memory of filial daughter Cao E

The third legend of Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate the filial daughter Cao E who saved her drowning father in the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 23-220). Cao E was a native of Shangyu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Her father drowned in the river and didn't see her body for several days. At that time, Cao E, the filial daughter, was only fourteen years old, crying day and night by the river. 17 days later, he also threw himself into the river on May 5, and fished out his father's body five days later. This was passed down as a myth, and then to the governor of the county government, who made it a monument for disciple Han Danchun to make a eulogy.

The tomb of the filial daughter is in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province today, and there is a monument made by Jin. Later, in order to commemorate Cao E's filial piety, Cao E Temple was built where Cao E threw himself into the river. The village where she lived was renamed Cao E Town, and the place where Cao E died was named Cao E River.

(6) The national totem of Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival, this statement comes from Wen Yiduo's Dragon Boat Festival Examination and Dragon Boat Festival History Education. He believed that the fifth day of May was the day when the "Dragon" tribe in ancient wuyue held totem sacrifices. The reason is that the two most important activities of the Dragon Boat Festival, eating zongzi and running, are all related to dragons. Zongzi thrown into the water is often stolen by mosquitoes and dragons, and dragon boat races. Secondly, the relationship between this race and ancient wuyue is particularly deep. In addition, wuyue and people with serial tattoos have the custom of "looking like dragons". (3) The ancient folk custom of "tying the arm with colored silk" on the fifth day of May should be a relic of the tattoo custom of "Like a dragon".

Bad day, in the pre-Qin era, it was generally believed that May was a poisonous month and the fifth was a bad day. Midsummer in Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals stipulates that people should abstain from sex and fast in May. "Xia Zheng Xiao" records: "Store medicine this day to get rid of poisonous gas." It is recorded in "Da Dai Li" that "the livestock orchid takes a bath on May 5", and there are many legends that the fifth day is the taboo day for bathing to exorcise evil spirits. Biography of Historical Records and Meng Changjun records the famous Meng Changjun, who was born on May 5th. His father asked his mother not to have him, thinking that "a child born in May is longer than a family, which is not good for parents." "Custom Pass" was lost. "It is said that on May 5th, a child was born, and the male harmed his father and the female harmed his mother".

A large number of cultural relics unearthed in modern times and archaeological studies have confirmed that in the Neolithic age, there was a cultural relic with geometric prints and pottery ruins in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. According to experts' inference, the remaining clan is Baiyue clan, a clan that worships dragon totem in history. The decorative patterns and historical legends on unearthed pottery show that they have the custom of tattooing constantly, live in a water town and compare themselves to the descendants of dragons. Among its production tools, there are a large number of stone tools, as well as small bronzes such as shovels and chisels. As daily necessities, the printed pottery ding used for cooking food is unique to them and is one of the symbols of their ethnic group. Until the Qin and Han Dynasties, there were still more than 100 Vietnamese people, and the Dragon Boat Festival was a festival for their ancestors. During thousands of years of historical development, most Baiyue people have integrated into the Han nationality, and the rest have evolved into many ethnic minorities in the south. Therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival has become a festival for the whole Chinese nation.

Dragon Boat Festival is a festival held in Miao villages. Each village has specially made one or two dragon boats and parked them in the carport of Gaiwa corridor until the festival.

The Miao people have a long history of Dragon Boat Festival. According to "Wen Jian, jiangmiao" written by Ganqinglongxujia, "At the end of May 20th, Miao people competed for dragon boats in the wide and deep waters of Qingshui River, which was very aggressive. Its ship is cut into five or six feet with a big log, with a faucet in front and a phoenix tail behind, which can accommodate more than 20 people. Short scratching and exciting water, walking like flying. "

The Miao people told a touching story about the Dragon Boat Festival, which is said to be in the distant past. There lived a Miao fisherman named Bao by the river. He has an only son named Nine Treasures. One day, he took his only son fishing by the river. Suddenly, it was cloudy, the wind was blowing hard, and the river waves beat the sky. A dragon jumped out of the deep pool and dragged Nine Treasures into the Dragon Cave. Bao was very sad, so he dived into the cave to look for it. Seeing that the dragon killed his son, he took the corpse as a pillow and fell asleep. Bao was very angry and he was determined to avenge his son. He went ashore and took the sickle, and the fire grass sneaked into the dragon cave and set fire to it while the dragon was sleeping. The smog in Longdong filled the whole area. At this time, it rained heavily, and Kuya was dark for nine consecutive days. Everyone is worried. At that time, a woman took her child to the river to wash clothes in the dark. Innocent children are playing with their mother's clothes drying rod in the water, chanting "dong, dong, dong!" " Knock, knock, knock. "Who knows he shouted, the sky suddenly became clear. In the east, a bright red sun rose high, and everyone cheered. Later, people saw the burnt dragon floating on the water.

(7) Dragon Boat Festival: Luban

Every year, during the Dragon Boat Festival, the Xinjiang River is full of people, and there are many people on the shore. The boatmen raised their oars through their arms, sprinted together and won the dragon boat. Among the many dragon boats, one is different. Sailors wear white trousers and a white flag, just like Dai Xiao. Indeed, there is a very painful story.

According to legend, a long time ago, Dingjiazhou had a prosperous population, and everyone loved to row dragon boats. Due to good training and effective command, the Dragon Boat Festival won the first place every year. They are proud and complacent, thinking that he is the first every year. Who knows that one year, they fell behind, so they thought there was something wrong with the quality of the dragon boat, so they invited a famous carpenter in Beixiang to rebuild it.

The carpenter's craft has been passed down from generation to generation, and he is proficient in all kinds of martial arts, especially in making dragon boats and carving faucets. He is known as the "living Luban". He personally took people up the mountain to cut wood and choose materials. After the wood was selected, it was just a lively gesticulation every day, and it didn't start for about half a month. At this time, some people in the village were impatient, and the rumor slowly flew to the carpenter's ear: "It seems that this carpenter is a half-bucket of water that deceives the world." Is it possible to cheat people to eat? " The carpenter just smiled. It was not until a month later that the axe was moved and the ship was built in just a few days. At this time, several young people were talking noisily: "Look, what does this ship look like? Like wax gourd, but not so round. Like a loofah, but not so sharp. It's ugly ... "

On this day, the carpenter began to carve the faucet. He wears ancestral crystal glasses and holds a meat cleaver, carving with rapt attention. It took three days to carve it before the Dragon Boat Festival. At first glance, everyone is arrogant enough. The dragon horn held high went straight into the sky, the dragon mouth was wide open, and a round ball was in its mouth. Everyone cheered in unison. An old man in the village stroked his long beard and praised him: "I have seen many beautiful sculptures since I was born." It is really rare to carve a famous hand like this. I'll believe that when I see it. This' live Luban' is truly deserved. "

At this moment, a young man suddenly shouted, "You careless carpenter, come and see, why is this faucet half closed?" Maybe doze off like this carpenter? "They all burst out laughing.

The carpenter also smiled faintly: "You don't know that my carving skills have been passed down from generation to generation for seven generations. I don't boast. This dragon is like a pair of eyes. In three days, he will fly back to the Dragon Palace through the wind and waves. As the saying goes,' craftsmen don't come from the east, they don't work, and the east doesn't follow the craftsman. What he does is not decent, even more afraid of bad luck. "Just now, epigenetic quipped," Dear carpenter, if you can make this dragon boat race first, I promise to give you an old hen. If it's a lie, I won't give you a penny. I want you to pay for the wood of the dragon boat. What do you think? "

The carpenter said unhurriedly, "If I tell a lie, I will be punished, but …" He paused and said, "You must follow my three conditions: first, the dragon boat should be launched at noon on the Dragon Boat Festival; Second, this dragon boat only makes him turn a blind eye; Third, there are only thirty-two people on the dragon boat. " Ask again: "What is the reason?" The carpenter said, "This secret must not be revealed."

On the Dragon Boat Festival, as soon as the noon cannon rang, I saw the boatmen elected by the whole village being arrogant. They went their own way and carried the dragon boat into the water before noon. Everyone sat down together. The drummer watched the incense burn and thumped his arm. The boat people brushed it. Thirty-six new oars "Shu" crossed, and the dragon boat flew downstream like an arrow by the wind blowing from the upstream.

"Oh, no," I saw the people on the boat suddenly shout. At this time, the dragon boat has reached the deep pool under the Longtan Tower downstream. The pool is spinning and the dragon boat is spinning on it. If we in Qi Xin work together in Qi Xin, we may even get out of the whirlpool, but the boat people are stunned. Before the drummer could shout it out, he saw the dragon boat sway twice, then suddenly plunged into the deep pool and soon disappeared without a trace. 36 people did not survive.

Initially, the carpenter put forward three conditions. This carpenter is not only good at craftsmanship, but also knows astronomy above and geography below. He observed the sky three days ago and knew that there was a strong wind blowing from top to bottom during the Dragon Boat Festival and it was calm at three o'clock in the afternoon. But the boat people don't listen. They are arrogant. They jumped into the water before 3 noon. Not only that, the carpenter asked them to sit only 32 people, but they slept with 36 people. Moreover, the carpenter only opened one eye of the dragon, and one of the boat people secretly carved the other eye of the dragon. This caused the dragon boat to plunge into the deep pool. Because they didn't listen to the carpenter's arrangement, they were arrogant and ruined 36 innocent lives in vain.

Shortly thereafter, it is said that whenever the Dragon Boat Festival is still in the dead of night, "paddling in the water, winter and winter beach, paddling in the water, winter and winter beach" comes from the deep pool under the Longtan Tower. What's more, it is said that a local fisherman with good water quality went down to the pool to fish and personally touched the dragon boat and its crew. It is said that they are covered with scales! In order to let future generations remember this lesson forever with their lives, and to commemorate these 36 boat people, Dingjiazhou people wear white clothes, white trousers and a white flag every year when they participate in the dragon boat race. It's always been like this. Every year, during the Dragon Boat Festival, the Xinjiang River is full of people, and there are many people on the shore. The boatmen raised their oars through their arms, sprinted together and won the dragon boat. Among the many dragon boats, one is different. Sailors wear white trousers and a white flag, just like Dai Xiao. Indeed, there is a very painful story.

According to legend, a long time ago, Dingjiazhou had a prosperous population, and everyone loved to row dragon boats. Due to good training and effective command, the Dragon Boat Festival won the first place every year. They are proud and complacent, thinking that he is the first every year. Who knows that one year, they fell behind, so they thought there was something wrong with the quality of the dragon boat, so they invited a famous carpenter in Beixiang to rebuild it.

The carpenter's craft has been passed down from generation to generation, and he is proficient in all kinds of martial arts, especially in making dragon boats and carving faucets. He is known as the "living Luban". He personally took people up the mountain to cut wood and choose materials. After the wood was selected, it was just a lively gesticulation every day, and it didn't start for about half a month. At this time, some people in the village were impatient, and the rumor slowly flew to the carpenter's ear: "It seems that this carpenter is a half-bucket of water that deceives the world." Is it possible to cheat people to eat? " The carpenter just smiled. It was not until a month later that the axe was moved and the ship was built in just a few days. At this time, several young people were talking noisily: "Look, what does this ship look like? Like wax gourd, but not so round. Like a loofah, but not so sharp. It's ugly ... "

On this day, the carpenter began to carve the faucet. He wears ancestral crystal glasses and holds a meat cleaver, carving with rapt attention. It took three days to carve it before the Dragon Boat Festival. When everyone saw it, they were proud enough. The dragon horn held high soared into the sky, the dragon mouth was wide open, and a round ball was in its mouth. Everyone cheered in unison. An old man in the village stroked his long beard and praised, "I have seen many fine sculptures since I was born." It is really rare to carve a famous hand like this. I'll believe that when I see it. This' live Luban' is truly deserved. "

At this moment, a young man suddenly shouted, "You careless carpenter, come and see, why is this faucet half closed?" Maybe doze off like this carpenter? "They laughed.

The carpenter also smiled faintly: "You don't know that my carving skills have been passed down from generation to generation for seven generations. I don't boast. This dragon is like a pair of eyes. In three days, he will fly back to the Dragon Palace through the wind and waves. As the saying goes,' craftsmen don't come from the east, they don't work, and the east doesn't follow the craftsman. What he does is not decent, even more afraid of bad luck. Just now, the young man jokingly said, "Dear carpenter, if you can make this dragon boat race first, I promise to give you an old hen." If it's a lie, I won't give you a penny. I want you to pay for the wood of the dragon boat. what do you think? "

The carpenter said unhurriedly, "If I tell a lie, I will be punished, but …" He paused and said, "You must follow my three conditions: first, the dragon boat should be launched at noon on the Dragon Boat Festival; Second, this dragon boat only makes him turn a blind eye; Third, there are only thirty-two people on the dragon boat. " Ask again: "What is the reason?" The carpenter said, "This secret must not be revealed."

On the Dragon Boat Festival, as soon as the noon cannon rang, I saw the boatmen elected by the whole village being arrogant. They went their own way and carried the dragon boat into the water before noon. Everyone sat down together. The drummer watched the incense burn and thumped his arm. The boat people brushed it. Thirty-six new oars "Shu" crossed, and the dragon boat flew downstream like an arrow by the wind blowing from the upstream.

"Oh, no," I saw the people on the boat suddenly shout. At this time, the dragon boat has reached the deep pool under the Longtan Tower downstream. The pool is swirling and the dragon boat is spinning on it. If we in Qi Xin work together in Qi Xin, we may even get out of the whirlpool, but the boat people are stunned. Before the drummer could shout it out, he saw the dragon boat sway twice, then suddenly plunged into the deep pool and soon disappeared without a trace. 36 people survived. Initially, the carpenter put forward three conditions. This carpenter is not only good at craftsmanship, but also knows astronomy above and geography below. He observed the sky three days ago and knew that there was a strong wind blowing from top to bottom during the Dragon Boat Festival and it was calm at three o'clock in the afternoon. But the boat people don't listen. They are arrogant. They jumped into the water before 3 noon. Not only that, the carpenter asked them to sit only 32 people, but they slept with 36 people. Moreover, the carpenter only opened one eye of the dragon, and one of the boat people secretly carved the other eye of the dragon. This caused the dragon boat to plunge into the deep pool. Because they didn't listen to the carpenter's arrangement, they were arrogant and ruined 36 innocent lives in vain.

Shortly thereafter, it is said that whenever the Dragon Boat Festival is still in the dead of night, "paddling in the water, winter and winter beach, paddling in the water, winter and winter beach" comes from the deep pool under the Longtan Tower. What's more, it is said that a local fisherman with good water quality went down to the pool to fish and personally touched the dragon boat and its crew. It is said that they are covered with scales! In order to let future generations remember this lesson forever with their lives, and to commemorate these 36 boat people, Dingjiazhou people wear white clothes, white trousers and a white flag every year when they participate in the dragon boat race. It's always been like this.