20 June, the day after Duan Wu Jie...
Long long time ago, there was a poet, namely Qu Yuan. He was a loyal minister to the King. One day, he was slandered by a jealous minister. Unfortunately, the King believed the accuseation. He was very disappointed with the fooled King. So, he commited suicide by jumping into the river. When the common people heard that, they quickly thrown dumplings into the river in order to prevent the fishes from devouring Qu Yuan's body....
This is the legend of the Duan Wu Jie which i know since i was young. Yesterday, when i read through the newspaper, i was shocked that there were actually many legends regarding this festivals and i was confused. How come there are so many legends? Why i only being exposed to one legend since i was young? I remember i had this topic in my textbook during the primary education N the teacher didn't mention the other stories. Anyway, this was the most famous legend among the legends. Nowadays, most of the youngers don't know the story behind a festival, some even have abondoned the celebration of the festivals. Well, at least, i still have a simple and short legend to share with my children next time. How about you? Labels: Dino in the festivalland |
