英語(yǔ)presentation話題-端午節(jié)DragonBoatFestivalQuYuanaministerintheserviceoftheChuEmperor.Despairingovercorruptionatcourt,Quthrewhimselfintoariver.Hewroteinexile,acarefortheLisao、Haven、NineSongsandotherimportantpoems,far-reachinginfluence(thus,DragonBoatFestivalalsocalledpoet).

DragonboatDragonboatracingisanindispensablepartofthefestival,heldalloverthecountry.Asthegunisfired,peoplewillseeracersindragon-shapedcanoespullingtheoarsharmoniouslyandhurriedly,accompaniedbyrapiddrums,speedingtowardtheirdestination.FolktalessaythegameoriginatesfromtheactivitiesofseekingQuYuan'sbody,butexperts,afterpainstakingandmeticulousresearch,concludethatdragonboatracingisasemi-religious,semi-entertainingprogramfromtheWarringStatesPeriod(475-221BC).Inthefollowingthousandsofyears,thegamespreadtoJapan,VietnamandBritainaswellasChina'sTaiwanandHongKong.NowdragonboatracinghasdevelopedintoanaquaticsportsitemwhichfeaturesbothChinesetraditionandmodernsportingspirit.In1980,itwaslistedintothestatesportscompetitionprogramsandhassincebeenheldeveryyear.Theawardiscalled"QuYuanCup."HangingsachetOnDragonBoatFestival,parentsalsoneedtodresstheirchildrenupwithasachet.Theyfirstsewlittlebagswithcolorfulsilkcloth,thenfillthebagswithperfumesorherbalmedicines,andfinallystringthemwithsilkthreads.Thesachetwillbehungaroundtheneckortiedtothefrontofagarmentasanornament.TheyaresaidtobeabletowardoffevilHangingcalamusTotheChinesethefifthlunarmoonismorethanjusttheDragonBoatFestival.Sinceantiquity,theyhavebelievedthatthismonthisapestilentialanddanger-fraughtperiod.Childrenborninthismontharesaidtobedifficulttoraise，andpeopletendtoconcentratetheireffortsduringthistimeattemptingtoprotecttheirfamiliesfromillsandmisfortune.ThedayoftheDragonBoatFestivaliscustomarilythetimewhencleaningandsanitationarestressed.Mostfamilieshangcalamus(菖蒲)andartemisia(艾草)abovetheirdoors,bothasadecorationandasapreventiveagainstpestilenceEatingcustomsintheDragonBoatFestival

Eatricedumplings(zongzi)Aglutinousricepudding.Beans,lotusseeds（蓮子）,chestnuts（栗子）,porkfatandthegoldenyolkofasaltedduckeggareoftenaddedtotheglutinousrice.Wrappedwithbambooleaves.

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