The ancient poems about the Dragon Boat Festival are as follows:
1. "Dragon Boat Festival" Tang·Wenxiu
Who said the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival? The eternal rumor is Qu Yuan; it's laughable The sky over the Chu River is so dim that it cannot wash away the grievances of direct ministers.
2. "Giving Clothes on the Dragon Boat Festival" by Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty
Palace clothes are also famous, and the Dragon Boat Festival is honored. The thin kudzu is soft in the wind, and the fragrant flowers are light in the snow.
Since the sky is wet, it will be cleared in the summer heat. The inner meaning refers to the length and the short, and is filled with holy love for life.
3. "Poetry on the Race" by Lu Zhao of the Tang Dynasty
I have lived in Shixi for a long time and thought about the Dragon Boat Festival. I watched the engine in front of the post building. When the rhinoceros is beating, the thunder is faint, and the beast's head is slightly snowy.
The people rushing to stand out from the waves rush together, and the birds leaping over the waves compete to be the first to retreat. Xiang Dao but Long Gang didn't believe it, and he really won the championship.
4. "May 5th" by Mei Yaochen of the Song Dynasty
The Qu family has died, and the Chu people cannot tolerate it. There is no need for slander, just want to kill the dragon.
The hatred in life has not been forgotten, but the traces have been traced. Yuanxiang's green pool water should illuminate thousands of peaks.
The Hygienic Theory of the Origin of the Dragon Boat Festival
In the face of biological reactions brought about by seasonal changes, such as plagues and disasters, ancient people often believed that there were mysterious powers. Therefore, shaman rituals have become an important means to exorcise evil spirits and eliminate plagues and pray for blessings. Mr. Jiang Shaoyuan's analysis of the literature related to ferry racing in the past dynasties shows that "rowing in May" still vaguely retains some original meanings: wizards are hired to protect the boat, and then the boat is launched with fire. , it is taboo for boat people to come into contact with others, and finally "send bids" and burn paper boats to symbolize that the disaster will leave forever.
The other is that witch doctors use primitive means to prevent and treat diseases. Witch doctors used mysterious rituals to provide some symptomatic treatments to people through mugwort, calamus, orchid and other substances, which further deepened people's recognition of witches to exorcise evil spirits and eliminate plagues. In this sense, one of the earliest origins of the Dragon Boat Festival is the shaman ritual of exorcising evil and pestilence and praying for blessings caused by seasonal changes with public health content.