Tell me about the stories behind the festivals you know?

China is a country with a long history, so our country has many festivals. Like the well-known Dragon Boat Festival, everyone will hold lively dragon boat races during the Dragon Boat Festival. But what about the story behind the Dragon Boat Festival? In fact, everyone should know that the Dragon Boat Festival was passed down by people in ancient times to commemorate Qu Yuan, a patriot. Legend has it that Qu Yuan was a great talent in the Chu State. What he wanted was for the people of the world to live in peace and contentment. However, Qu Yuan was not highly valued by the King of Chu in the Chu State at that time, and all the kings were very ambitious and wanted to unify the world. To unify the world, the people had to live in a homeless life. This deviates from Qu Yuan's ambition, so this is why he has never been reused by the king. It was not until the end of the Chu Kingdom that Qu Yuan was already in his twilight years. At that time, the King of Chu thought of making Qu Yuan the prime minister. The situation at that time was controlled by the State of Qin, and it could no longer be restored by Qu Yuan alone. So after the fall of the Chu State, Qu Yuan sank into the Miluo River. After that, his loyalty was praised by people, and people at that time designated the day when Qu Yuan sank into the Miluo River as the Dragon Boat Festival in China.

The Dragon Boat Festival has been passed down to this day, and there is also a Chinese Valentine's Day. Chinese Valentine's Day is Chinese Valentine's Day. According to legend, it is the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet. Legend has it that the Cowherd is an ordinary boy herding cows, and the Weaver Girl is the seventh daughter of the Queen Mother in Heaven. The two met by chance and eventually fell in love with each other. The Cowherd was just a mortal, while the Weaver Girl was a fairy or the daughter of the Queen Mother. Falling in love between a mortal and a fairy is punished by God, so their love is hindered like never before. However, they persist in pursuing their love. For love, they are not afraid of heaven and earth and are not afraid of thunder and fire. They built a small home of their own and had two children of their own. In the end, the Queen Mother discovered their little home, and the two were isolated. With the help of many little gods, the Cowherd went to heaven to find the Weaver Girl. Although the Queen Mother was moved by their love, she dared not let them be together for the rest of their lives. The Queen Mother used her silver hairpin to draw a Milky Way in the sky, separating the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd on both sides of the Milky Way. It is also stipulated that two people can only meet each other with the help of magpies on the Chinese Valentine's Day, so on the Chinese Valentine's Day, the Milky Way and the Magpie Bridge will appear in the sky. The Chinese Valentine's Day was passed down in this way, and later became a festival for all lovers in China. There is another legend about the Chinese New Year. For centuries, there has been a beast called Nian in China. It is very ferocious and will go to a certain village to hurt people every evening on a specific day every year. One day a beggar passed by the village. An old woman gave the beggar some food, and in return the beggar promised to help her drive away the beast Nian. That day, the beggar posted a red paper on the door of the old woman's house with words written on it. He also posted two pieces of red paper on both sides with the same words written on them. They are now called Spring Festival couplets. He came to this village in the evening and came to the door of the old woman's house. When I arrived, I saw the beggar in red laughing and setting off firecrackers. After seeing Nian, she ran away quickly. Houye's old woman told others what she saw. Later, that day was called Nian. Every day, people used red couplets and firecrackers to drive away Nian. What has been passed down from generation to generation has become today's New Year. There are many legends and stories behind each festival. It depends on which one we believe, which one is true. These are a few short stories about the festival shared by the editor