Where will there be a dragon boat show at the Dragon Boat Festival in 2023?
Recently, it was learned from Tongliang District of Chongqing that the Dragon Boat Festival in the ancient city of Anju in 2023 will be held from June 22nd to 24th. The specific schedule of the Dragon Boat Festival is: June 22, 9: 30-1:24,14: 30-16: 05; 23rd 9: 30- 1 1: 05,14: 30-16: 05; June 24, 9: 30- 1 1: 05, lasting two and a half days. The content includes traditional river grabbing activities, Fujiang bugle performance, water stunt performance and straight race.
According to the organizer, the Dragon Boat Festival of Anju Ancient City in 2023 will focus on intangible cultural heritage, dragon dancing on Tongliang and the "local culture" of the ancient city, and add a series of highlights and contents.
Add a scene to recreate the performance. In the activity on the morning of the 22nd, six floats with different themes went down the river at Yinglongmen Wharf. These six floats show six scenes respectively: the life scene of "Seeing Duanyang again" in the ancient city, the singing of "Good Life on Earth" by Sichuan Theatre, the stunt of "Changing Face and Spitting Fire" by Sichuan and Chongqing, the scene reappearing "Qu Yuan reciting" and the story reappearing "Hanlin Family".
Incorporate into the dragon dance culture. Tongliang Dragon Dance is a national intangible cultural heritage. The newly-added water Youlong performances of "Welcome the Dragon with Hundred Drums" and "Dragon Range Rover" on the Dragon Boat Festival are all integrated with the traditional bronze beam dragon dance, with colorful highlights.
Historical origin:
The origin of ancient traditional festivals is related to ancient primitive beliefs, sacrificial culture, astronomical phenomena, calendars and other humanistic and natural cultural contents. According to the research results of modern anthropology and archaeology, the two most primitive beliefs of human beings are the belief in heaven and earth and the belief in ancestors. Most of the ancient festivals were formed in the activities that the ancients chose auspicious days to offer sacrifices to thank the gods of heaven and earth and the ancestors for their kindness.
The early festival culture embodies the humanistic spirit of the ancients, such as advocating nature and seeking the source. A series of sacrificial activities contain profound cultural connotations, such as respecting morality, ritual and music civilization, etc. The origin and development of festivals is a process of gradual formation, subtle improvement and popularization.