• Duanwu Zie (Zong Festival 粽子节)

    The story of Duanwu Jie (端午节)

    Duanwu Festival is an important date on the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated every year on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. This year it falls on 28th of May. It commemorates the death of the poet Qu Yuan (屈原), who lived about 300 BC. He was a scholar and a minister in the court of the King of Chu (楚) during the Warring States period (403-221 BC) in the Zhou Dynasty. He was a patriotic statesman and was admired by the people. Because of imminent threat from the State of Qin (秦), Qu Yuan proposed reforms and alliance with the State of Qi (齐)to ensure the safety of     the state. Having accepted bribes from the envoy of Qin, the corrupt King Huai of Chu, not only rejected Qu Yuan’s advice, but accused him of treason and so Qu Yuan was banished. (In case you wonder, what happened to King Huai, he was tricked by the envoy into going to Qin, where he died after three years of captivity). His love for his homeland and the people was expressed in his poems written during his exile. Although Qu Yuan’s proposal was ignored, his prophecy was fulfilled when the capital of Chu was conquered by Qin     28 years later.     In desperation the broken-hearted Qu Yuan drowned himself in the Miluo River in Hunan, on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month.
  • tea : #端午节# (Dragon Boat Festival)
    为每年农历五月初五,又称端阳节、午日节、五月节等。“端午节”为中国国家法定节假日之一,并已被列入世界非物质文化遗产名录。 端午节起源于中国,最初是中国人民祛病防疫的节日,吴越之地春秋之前有在农历五月初五以龙舟竞渡形式举行部落图腾祭祀的习俗;后因诗人屈原在这一天死去,便成了中国汉族人民纪念屈原的传统节日;部分地区也有纪念伍子胥、曹娥等说法。 端午节有吃粽子,喝雄黄酒,挂菖蒲、蒿草、艾叶,薰苍术、白芷,赛龙舟的习俗。

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