1、,Dragon Boat Festival,The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar.,Theoriginofthissummerfestivalcentersaround ascholarlygovernmentofficialnamedQuYuan.,Hewasagoodandrespectedman,butbecause of

2、themisdeedsofjealousrivalsheeventually fellinto disfavorintheemperorscourt.,朝搴阰之木蘭兮 夕攬洲之宿莽 日月忽其不淹兮 春與秋其代序 唯草木之零落兮 恐美人之遲暮,Unabletoregaintherespectoftheemperor, inhissorrowQuYuanthrewhimselfinto theMiLuoriver.,BecauseoftheiradmirationforQuYuan, thelocalpeoplelivingadjacenttotheMiLuoRiver rushedintothe

3、irboatstosearchforhimwhile throwingriceintothewaterstoappeasetheriver dragons.,AlthoughtheywereunabletofindQu Yuan,theireffortsarestillcommemoratedtoday duringtheDragonBoatFestival.,DragonBoatrace TraditionsAtthecenterofthisfestivalare thedragonboatraces.Competingteams drivetheircolorfuldragonboatsf

4、orward totherhythmofbeatingdrums.,These excitingraceswereinspiredbythe villagersvaliantattemptstorescueQu YuanfromtheMiLuoriver.Thistraditionhas remainedunbrokenforcenturies.,TzungTzu AverypopulardishduringtheDragonBoat festivalistzungtzu.Thistastydishconsists ofricedumplingswithmeat,peanut,egg yolk

5、,orotherfillingswrappedinbamboo leaves.,Thetraditionoftzungtzuismeantto remindusofthevillagefishermenscattering riceacrossthewateroftheMiLuoriverin ordertoappeasetheriverdragonssothat theywouldnotdevourQuYuan.,ThetimeofyearoftheDragonBoatFestival, thefifthlunarmoon,hasmoresignificance thanjustthestoryofQuYuan.,Many Chinese considerthistimeofyear anespecially dangeroustimewhenextra effortsmustbemadetoprotecttheir familyfromillness.,Ai Hao is a kind of special felon herb ,the leaves of which are believed by our Chinese people to have magic power of p