The Dragon Boat Festival is a festival in honour of the Chinese poet Qu Yuan. On the Dragon Boat Festival we eat a number of traditional foods, the most widely known being zongzi. Eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival has been prevalent since the Wei and Jin dynasties. This custom has lasted for more than two thousand years.
The original meaning of the word "duan" in "Duanwu" is "zheng", and "wu" is "zhong". "Dragon Boat Festival", "Zhongzheng" also, this day at noon is the right of the center. The ancients used the heavenly stems and earthly branches as the carrier, the heavenly stems carried the way of the sky, and the earth supported the way of carrying the earth. In the midsummer noon, the dragon is in the sky on the noon day. At this time, the dragon star is in the middle of the sky, which is the most "centered" position in the whole year. The ancients have always admired the way of the middle and righteousness, and the way of "the righteousness" is vividly expressed here. In addition, Duan also has the meaning of "early", so the first noon day of Wu (May) is also called Duanwu.
Danyang Festival
The ancients used the heavenly stems and earthly branches for the year, month, day, and time. According to the calendar and the twelve earthly branches, the fifth month is "Wuyue", and Wuday is "Yangchen", so the Dragon Boat Festival is also called For "Duanyang".
In order to celebrate this ancient traditional festival, Chenda Optoelectronics also held a fun competition to wrap zongzi on June 11, 2021. The competition was not only about who could wrap the dumplings quickly, but also about who could wrap them well. This activity made the staff of the company feel the joy of the festival while working.
Of course, the dumplings went into the bellies of the staff and were very delicious!
Post time: Jun-22-2021