chinese traditional festival —dragon boat festival

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1、ChineseTraditionalFestival—DragonBoatFestivalFestivals（节日）ChristmasDay(圣诞节)Valentine’sDay（情人节）TheSpringFestival（春节）AprilFool’sDay（愚人节）Mother’sDay（母亲节）Father’sDay（父亲节）ThanksgivingDay（感恩节）Mid-AutumnDay（中秋节）ChineseTraditionalFestival—DragonBoatFestivalDragonBoatFestival(端午节)TheDragonBoatFestiva

2、liscalledDuanWuJieinChinesewhichiscelebratedonthe5thdayofthe5thlunarmonth.Ithashadahistoryofmorethan2,000years.OriginofDragonBoatFestival(端午节的由来)Themostpopulartheoryoftheoriginofthefestivalisthatitwasderivedfromtheactivitiesofcommemoratingagreatpatriotpoet,QuYuan.ThestoryaboutQuYuanhasbeende

3、eplyrootedinChinesecultureandthisfestival,soitisdefinitelyaveryimportantfactorfortheoriginofthefestival.OriginofDragonBoatFestival(端午节的由来)QuYuanwasministeroftheStateofChuandoneofChina’searliestpoet.Hewasbelovedbypeopleatthattime.Whenhiscountrywasconquered,heplungedhimselfintotheMiluoRiver,cl

4、aspinghisarmstoalargestone.Thedayhappenedtobethe5thdayofthe5thlunarmonth.Afterhisdeath,thepeopleofChucrowdedtothebankoftherivertopaytheirrespectstohim.Thefishermensailedtheirboatsupanddowntherivertolookforhisbody.Peoplethrewintothewaterzongziandeggstodivertpossiblefishorshrimpfromattackinghi

5、sbody.Anolddoctorpouredajugofrealgarwineintothewater,hopingtoturnallaquaticbeastsdrunk.BACKCustomsofDragonBoatFestival(端午节习俗)Eating“zongzi”(吃粽子)Dragonboatracing（划龙舟）TalismanandCharms（避邪物、护身符）Eating“zongzi”(吃粽子)ZongziisanessentialfoodoftheDragonBoatFestival.Inearlytimes,itwasonlyglutinousrice

6、dumplingswrappedinreedorotherplantleavesandtiedwithcoloredthread,butnowthefillingsaremorediversified,includingjujubeandbeanpaste,freshmeat,andhamandeggyolk.Dragonboatracing(赛龙舟)DragonBoatsaregenerallybrightlypaintedanddecoratedcanoes.Ranginganywherefrom40to100feetinlength,theirheadsareshaped

7、likeopen-moutheddragons,whilethesternsendwithascalytail.Dependingonthelength,upto80rowerscanpowertheboat.Dragonboatracing(赛龙舟)TalismanandCharms(辟邪物、护身符)PutupthepictureofZhongKui(钟馗)onthedoor.Adultsmaydrinkrealgarwine.（雄黄酒）Hangthewormwood(艾蒿)andpape