Can we say Happy Dragon Boat Festival? It may be more appropriate to wish each other good health during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Can we say Happy Dragon Boat Festival? The Dragon Boat Festival of 2017 is approaching. During every festival we will send blessing text messages to our relatives and friends. However, as the Dragon Boat Festival is a tragic day to commemorate Qu Yuan, is it inappropriate for us to say Happy Dragon Boat Festival? Next, let’s take a look at it together.

Can we say Happy Dragon Boat Festival?

The Origin of Dragon Boat Festival

We all know that the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is inseparable from Qu Yuan. It is to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan who jumped into the river helplessly when facing the ruin of his country. Therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival, as a tragic day of sacrifice, has long been celebrated in a serious and solemn manner. Therefore, most people believe that since the Dragon Boat Festival is a day of memorial, the festive atmosphere should not be too celebratory. It is not appropriate to say "Happy Festival" to each other when meeting each other. Instead, it may be more appropriate to send blessings of "good health" to relatives and friends.

The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival

But according to folklore experts, there is nothing inappropriate in saying "Happy Festival" on Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival was originally a festival. During this period, people were prone to illness due to the weather, so the Dragon Boat Festival was originally created because people used activities such as hanging calamus and mugwort, and drinking realgar wine to dispel evil spirits and avoid getting sick. Therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival is actually a festival created by people to pray for a happy life. There is nothing wrong with saying "happy" on the Dragon Boat Festival, and it also has the beautiful meaning of wishing others good health. Besides, it doesn’t matter what we wish each other during festivals. What’s important is that we participate in festival activities with each other and strengthen our friendship through common activities.