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1、1 Dragon Boat FestivalChinese Traditional FestivalThe fifth of MayWu Li2The spring Festival Dragon Boat FestivalQingming FestivalDragon Boat FestivalChinese Valentines DayLantern FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalDouble Ninth FestivalWinter Solstice FestivalThe Dragon Boat Festival is also called Double Fi

2、fth Festival .It is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month in the Chinese lunar calendar.The Spring Festival Dragon Boat Festival2022-1-2513 The Country also attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage. The State Council approved the inclusion of the folk first ba

3、tch of national intangible cultural heritage on May 20, 2006, Today, Dragon Boat Festival in the Chinese people is still a very popular grand festival and has been officially included in the national holidays.2022-1-2524CONTENTSOriginCustom2022-1-2535123The story of Patriotic poet Qu Yuan The story

4、of Cao E The story of Wu ZixuThe origin of Dragon Boat Festival2022-1-254 There are many legends about the evolution of the festival ,such as Qu Yuan,Cao E and WuZixu. Scholars has provided many explanations about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival. 6 Qu Yuan jumped off river Qu Yuan , an honest

5、 ,upright ,loyal minister of the Kingdom of Chu who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo river. In order to avoid his body to be eaten by fish and shrimp, people cast many of bamboo rice into the river, and compete to row (acetate ship) hoping to rescue and recover the

6、body of Qu Yuan. Starting from that time to this day, people commemorate patriotic poet Qu Yuan through dragon boat races, eating rice dumplings, and several other activities on the anniversary of his death.2022-1-2557 In addition, QuYuan is considered to be the first poet in chinese literature. Li

7、Sao is a Chinese poem dating from the Warring States Period, largely written by Qu Yuan. Although the road is endless and faraway,I still want to pursue the truth in the world. one of the most famous poems of pre-Qin China2022-1-2568 Cao E, dutiful girl of the eastern Han dynasty, whose father drown

8、ed in the river when she was 14-year old. She cried along the river, still didnt see his fathers corpse after 17 days, and she jumped into the river on May 1st as well, after five days the two corpses folded together and float. That was a moving story, so people in the township worship her on the Ma

9、y 5st. Cao E looked for her fathers corpse2022-1-2579 Its a legend that after He Lu ,the king of Wu died , the prince Fuchai ascended the throne, send armed forces to suppress Yue and won. Goujian ,the king of Yue please reconciliation , Fuchai didnt listen but agreed treacherous official and judged

10、 Wu Zixu commit suicide. And jumped his body into river on May 5, since then people commemorated him on Dragon Boat Festival.Wu Zixus death anniversary2022-1-25810The legend of Dragon Boat Festival The legend of white snake Bai Suzhen, in order to repay Xu Xian , fell in love with him and finally go

11、t married.2022-1-259 On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival white snake drink realgar wine, almost reveal herself snakelike, and among the white snake, Fa Hai and water logging Jinshan temple , are popular folk opera repertoire.11 The custom of Dragon Boat FestivalEating Rice DumplingsDrinking Realg

12、ar WineWearing Perfume BagDragon Boat RacingHanging Mugwort and Calamus2022-1-251012 Eating rice dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival is a Chinese traditional custom. People will prepare rice dumplings on the early Dragon Boat Festival every year.It is an essential food of the Dragon Boat Festival.

13、 The rice dumpling is a glutinous rice ball with a filling wrapped in reed or other plant leaves and tied with colored thread. Now the fillings are more diversified,including eggs, beans, dates, meat or a combination of them.2022-1-251113 Different kind of rice dumplings2022-1-251214 The main ingred

14、ient of glutinous rice dumplings are red jujube and bean paste or meat2022-1-2513 Different kind of rice dumplings15 Realgar WinenIt is a very popular practice to drink this kind of Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar at the Dragon Boat Festival.nThis custom is very popular in the Yangtze river are

15、a. nThis is for protection from evil and disease for the rest of the year.2022-1-251416 dragon boat race As the gun is fired, people will see competing teams drive their colorful dragon boats forward to a drumbeat racing to reach the finish end first. The festival is best known for its dragon boat r

16、aces which are the most exciting part of the festival, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. 2022-1-251517dragon boat race Dragon boat racing has surfaced in modern times as an international sport.Annual races take place all over china, hong kong, macao, and oth

17、er overseas chinese communities.2022-1-251618 perfume bag nCarry the small perfume bag around with you, it not only drives away evil spirits but also brings fortune and happiness to those who wear it. nThe small bags are usually hand-made by local craftsmen. nTheyre made with red, yellow, green and 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. 2022-1-251719 perfume bag 2022-1-251820 mugwort and calamushang mugwort and calamus