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(For thousands of years, the tradition of the Duanwu Festival has been

passed down from one generation to the next. But where did it come from and why

did people eat Zongzi and race dragon boats? Many scholars have studied these

questions and given their academic explanations. )

One explanation is that the Duanwu Festival originated from people’s

worship of dragons. In ancient China, people believed the dragon was the god in

charge of water, which was vitally important to daily life and agricultural

production. On the day of Duanwu, people raced dragon boats to entertain the god

and offered him Zongzi as a treat. The sole purpose was to please the god to

ensure a year of favorable weather.

Some people believe Duanwu comes from activities instigated by ancient

sorcerers. These activities were held in early summer when the hot weather was

about to bring diseases to people who didn’t have modern devices and medicines

to protect themselves. So, ancient sorcerers encouraged people to wear fragrant

pouches and hang mugwort and calamus on their doors to drive away the so-called

evil spirits that caused diseases.

Scholars may provide many other explanations about the origin of the Duanwu

Festival. But if you ask ordinary people about its origin, you’ll get the same

answer. They will tell you that the Duanwu Festival honors the great poet, Qu

Yuan. They’ll also tell you the story that has been passed down for more than

2,000 years.

Qu Yuan was born in 340 BC, during the Warring States Period. At that time,

there were seven states struggling among themselves to unify China. Of the seven

states, Qin was the strongest and Chu the largest.