Contemporary Social Sciences (Mar 2019)
A Study on the Transformation of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival in Japan
Abstract
The Japanese Dragon Boat Festival originates from China. It was first carried to Japan in the 7th century, gradually developed into Men’s Day after more than one thousand years of transformation from routine royal activities and female sacrificial activities, and finally converted into Children’s Day today. The Japanese reform of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival range from the types of celebrations to its meaning with regard to native customs and habits. Although the Japanese government modified and complemented the festival in various historical stages, forming a Dragon Boat Festival with Japanese characteristics, the Japanese Dragon Boat Festival is still heavily loaded with Chinese cultural elements
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