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屈原的故事：(for thousands of years, the tradition of the Dragon Boat Festival has been handed down from generation to generation. However, where did the Dragon Boat Festival come from and why people eat rice dumplings and race dragon boats? Many scholars have studied these issues and given their own academic explanations. One explanation is that the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the worship of the dragon in ancient times.

In China, people believe that dragon is the God in charge of water, which has great influence on daily life and agricultural production crucial. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, people ride dragon boats to entertain God and give him rice dumplings. The only purpose is to please God to make sure that the Dragon Boat Festival is believed to come from the fine weather of the year, which was initiated by ancient witches in early summer, when the hot weather was about to bring disease to those who did not have modern equipment and medicine to protect themselves.