Should we say "Dragon Boat Festival is healthy" instead of "Happy Dragon Boat Festival"? Or is the former more appropriate?

Every Dragon Boat Festival, there will always be news that on this day, we can only say "well-being" to each other, but not "happiness" to each other. Actually, there's nothing to pay attention to. This is what I am used to.

Let's first look at how the ancients spent this Dragon Boat Festival.

In ancient times, the ancients were very happy to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. In the Song Dynasty, when the palace celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival, it would watch a "water drama", that is, playing in the water, similar to the Water Splashing Festival. On the day of the concert, the court will give the courtiers new clothes and cloth to show that the habit of sharing happiness and prosperity continued until the Yuan Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court would hold a banquet in Fengtian Hall, and the court would also create poems and articles and organize dragon boat races and other celebrations. The book Hao Zhai Zhuo Lu records: "Enjoy the Double Ninth Festival of Dragon Boat Festival, such as cutting willow." People will dress up to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, hold colorful folk activities and taste all kinds of delicious food.

So why is there a saying that people are not allowed to be "happy" in modern times?

This statement comes from a rumor! ! ! It is rumored that an expert claimed that not all festivals are suitable for wishing each other happiness. For example, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Dragon Boat Festival can only send each other "Ankang" or "Peace". Because the Dragon Boat Festival is a festival of sacrifice, historical events such as Wu Zixu's investment in Qiantang River and Qu Yuan's investment in Miluo River all happened on the fifth day of May. However, experts failed to find any relevant information in other media!

The reporter also interviewed Yang and Gao Wei from Peking University and Beijing Normal University to refute the rumor. They all agree that "Happy Dragon Boat Festival" is a real traditional saying. However, "Ankang" also means peace and health; Peace; Happiness. Therefore, when celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival, whether it is "Happy Dragon Boat Festival" or "Good Dragon Boat Festival", it is to express our blessing and concern for each other.

Let's talk about what other customs we have on the Dragon Boat Festival now.

Dragon Boat Racing

According to legend, people who originated in the ancient State of Chu were reluctant to part with the death of the sage Qu Yuan, and many people rowed boats to save people. They rushed to catch up with each other and disappeared at Dongting Lake. After that, the dragon boat will be rowed on the fifth day of May every year to commemorate it. Rowing a dragon boat to disperse the fish in the river so as not to eat Qu Yuan's body.

In fact, the "Dragon Boat Race" existed as early as the Warring States Period. Carving dragon-shaped canoes in drums and playing race games are semi-religious and semi-entertaining programs to entertain gods and people in the ceremony.

wrap zongzi

According to legend, in 340 BC, Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet and doctor of Chu, faced the pain of national subjugation. On May 5th, he threw a big stone into Guluo River with grief and indignation. In order to prevent fish and shrimp from damaging his body, people throw rice into the river with bamboo tubes. Later, in order to show respect and memory for Qu Yuan, on this day, people put rice in bamboo tubes and threw it into the river to pay homage.

Hanging wormwood

On the one hand, wormwood has the function of repelling mosquitoes and preventing the epidemic of plague; On the other hand, the ancients believed that the Dragon Boat Festival was a sign of the arrival of hot summer weather, and all kinds of poisonous animals began to flourish, while wormwood could ward off evil spirits and detoxify, making all kinds of poisons afraid to approach.

Daixiangnang

The implication of hanging sachets is multiple. First of all, the temperature before and after the Dragon Boat Festival is high, which is prone to symptoms of heatstroke and dampness. The sachet contains medicinal materials for clearing heat and drying dampness. Wearing sachets can prevent this disease. Besides, according to the traditional customs in China, it is a good expectation for people to wear sachets on the Dragon Boat Festival to avoid bad luck. At the same time, wearing sachets is also a cultural heritage, symbolizing peace and smoothness, and also a token of love between men and women in ancient times.

Drinking realgar wine

This custom is also related to Qu Yuan's throwing himself into the river. According to legend, in order to prevent the dragon from eating Qu Yuan's body, people threw zongzi and salted eggs into the river, and an old doctor poured realgar wine into the river, which made the dragon unconscious and protected Qu Yuan. If there really is a dragon floating on the water, people will pull it ashore, pull the tendons and peel it, then wrap it around the children's wrists and necks, and then wipe their seven orifices with realgar wine, thinking that this can protect children from insects and snakes. Therefore, the custom of drinking realgar wine on the Dragon Boat Festival was thus formed.

Finally, attach several advanced Dragon Boat Festival blessings.

Eat zongzi Xiaoai on Dragon Boat Festival, and read it every day. May the fireworks on earth be safe everywhere.

A one-year-old vanilla leaf, looking forward to good weather, good luck and health.

On the fifth day of May, Dragon Boat Festival, I wish you peace and happiness in summer.

The wind brings me the fragrance of lotus flowers. I wish Anxia a happy Dragon Boat Festival. I look forward to Renyin Kangning, so that my old friends will not leave.

Dragon Boat Festival, pray for peace and health. I just hope that all diseases will not invade, and I hope that everything will be all right with you.

The deep affection for the Dragon Boat Festival is a wish every year, and the world is prosperous and healthy all the year round.