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1、1.TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledtheDuanwuFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChinesecalendar.Forthousandsofyears,thefestivalhasbeenmarkedbyeatingTzungTzuandracingdragonboats.Themostimportantactivitiesofthisfestivalarethedragonboatraces.Competingteam
2、sdrivetheircolorfuldragonboatsforwardtotherhythm（节奏,韵律）ofbeatingdrums.Theseexcitingraceswereinspiredbythevillager'sattemptstorescueChuYuanfromtheMiLoRiver.Thistraditionhasremainedunbrokenforcenturies.AverypopulardishduringtheDragonBoatfestivalistzungtzu.Thistastydishconsistsofr
3、icedumplingswithmeat,peanut,eggyolk（蛋黄）,orotherfillingswrappedinbambooleaves.ThetraditionoftzungtzuismeanttoremindusofthevillagefishermenscatteringriceacrossthewateroftheMiLowRiverinordertoappeasetheriverdragonssothattheywouldnotdevourChuYuan.一，端午节龙舟节也叫做端午节，它位于每年农历的五月初五，经过几千年的时
4、间，划龙舟和吃粽子已经成为这个节日的标志。端午节最重要的活动是龙舟竞赛，比赛的队伍在热烈的鼓声中划著他们多彩的龙舟前进。这项活动的灵感是来自於当时汨罗江畔的居民，在江中划船救屈原，而这个传统也一直保持了数个世纪。在端午节时受欢迎的食物就是粽子，粽子是以米包著肉、花生、蛋黄及其他材料，再以竹叶包裹。而粽子的传统则来由於汨罗江边的渔夫，将米丢入江中平息江中的蛟龙，希望他们不要将屈原吃掉。2.DoubleNinthFestivalThe9thdayofthe9thlunarmonthisthetraditionalChongyangFestival,orD
5、oubleNinthFestival.ItusuallyfallsinOctoberintheGregoriancalendar.InanancientandmysteriousbookYiJing,orTheBookofChanges,number6wasthoughttobeofYincharacter,meaningfeminineornegative,whilenumber9wasthoughttobeYang,meaningmasculineorpositive.Sothenumbernineinbothmonthanddaycreatet
6、heDoubleNinthFestival,orChongyangFestival.ChonginChinesemeansdouble.Also,asdoubleninthwaspronouncedthesameasthewordtosignifyforever,bothareJiuJiu,theChineseancestorsconsidereditanauspiciousdayworthcelebration.That‘swhyancientChinesebegantocelebratethisfestivallongtimeago.TheDou
7、bleNinthFestivalisalsoatimewhenchrysanthemumblooms.Chinaboastsdiversifiedspeciesofchrysanthemumandpeoplehavelovedthemsinceancienttimes.Soenjoyingtheflourishingchrysanthemumalsobecomesakeyactivityonthisfestival.Also,peoplewilldrinkchrysanthemumwine.Womenusedtosticksuchaflowerint
8、otheirhairorhangitsbranchesonwindowsordoorstoavoidevil
