1、,請(qǐng)?jiān)谶@里添加您的標(biāo)題,Dragon Boat Festival（Double Fifth Festival）,端午節(jié),2014/11/4,CONTENT,目錄,請(qǐng)?jiān)谶@里添加您的標(biāo)題,Introduction,1,請(qǐng)?jiān)谶@里添加您的標(biāo)題,Introduction,Theorigins,The origin of this festival centers around a government official named Qu Yuan . He was a good and respected man. Unable to regain the respect of the emperor,

2、 in his sorrow Qu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Low river. Because of their admiration for Qu Yuan, the local people living adjacent to the Mi Lo River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river dragons. Although they were unable to find Qu Yu

3、an, their efforts are still commemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival.,2,What do we play?,The customs,3,請(qǐng)?jiān)谶@里添加您的標(biāo)題,Dragon Boat Race,An indispensable part of the festival, held all over the country As the gun is fired, people will see racers in dragon-shaped canoes pulling the oars hurriedly

4、, accompanied by rapid drums, speeding toward their destination. Folk tales say the game originates from the activities of seeking Qu Yuans body.,請(qǐng)?jiān)谶@里添加您的標(biāo)題,Dragon Boat Race,Folk tales say the game originates from the activities of seeking Qu Yuans body. Experts conclude that dragon boat racing is a

5、 semi-religious, semi-entertaining program from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC).,What do we eat ?,請(qǐng)?jiān)谶@里添加您的標(biāo)題,The Culture of Zongzi,An essential food of the Dragon Boat Festival. It is said that people ate them in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). Now the fillings are more diversified

6、, including jujube and bean paste, fresh meat, and ham and egg yolk. people will soak glutinous rice, wash reed leaves and wrap up zongzi themselves. Otherwise, they will go to shops to buy whatever stuff they want. The custom of eating zongzi is now popular in North and South Korea, Japan and South

7、east Asian nations.,The pictures of zongzi,What do we take ?,請(qǐng)?jiān)谶@里添加您的標(biāo)題,People would paste on their front doors pictures of Zhongkui , a legendary Chinese Since children are generally the most vulnerable to disease, they received extra care at this special time.,請(qǐng)?jiān)谶@里添加您的標(biāo)題,Hang calamus and moxa (ori

8、ental plants) on the front door This is also to ward off evil.,Spice Bag,Carry the small spice bag around with you, it not only drives away evil spirits but also brings fortune and happiness to those who wear it. The small bags are hand-made by local craftsmen. Theyre made with red, yellow, green an

9、d blue silk, fine satin or cotton. Figures of animals, flowers and fruits are often embroidered onto the bags and inside are mixed Chinese herbal medicines.,What do we drink?,Realgar Wine,It is a very popular practice to drink this kind of Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar at the Dragon Boat Festival. This is for protection from evil and disease for the rest of the year. In one word, all of the activities are to protect themselves from evil and honor the poet Qu Yuan,CONCLUSION,TheDragonBoatFestival is a part of Chinese traditional cultur