Dragon Boat FestivalDragon Boat Festival

origin origin

To commemorate QTo commemorate Qu Yuanu Yuan

• Mi Luo river ( 汨罗江）• on fifth day of the fifth

month • rice dumpling （粽子）• racing dragon-boat

To commemorate To commemorate Wu ZixuWu Zixu

• Spring and Autumn Period ( 春秋时期 )

• died aggrieved( 含冤而死 )

• Tao immortal( 涛神 )• fifth day of the fifth

month

To commemorateTo commemorate ddutiful daughterutiful daughter （孝（孝女） 女） Cao'eCao'e （曹娥）（曹娥）

• Han Dynasty • jumped into

the river • found her

father

Dragon FestivalDragon Festival（龙的节日）（龙的节日）

• eating rice dumplings

• racing dragon-boat

• Dragon Festival

Bad dayBad day （恶（恶日）日）

• pre-Qin period( 先秦时期 )

• May was a bad month

• calamus( 菖蒲 ) • Chinese mugwort le

af （艾草） • expel the evil

To commemorate thTo commemorate the poet Qiu Jine poet Qiu Jin （秋（秋

瑾）瑾）• a famous poet • joined the revolut

ion • She died a heroic

death.( 英勇牺牲 )

How do Chinese people celebrate Dragon Boat

Festival ?

Dragon Boat Dragon Boat FestivalFestival

• The fifth day of fifth lunar month

Dragon Dragon Boat raceBoat race

• inspired by the villager's valiant( 勇敢的 ) attempts to rescue Qu Yuan from the Mi Luo river

• the most exciting part of the festival

• brightly painted and decorated canoes

• forward to the rhythm of beating drums( 鼓 )

• take place all over China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan…

rice dumplingrice dumpling （粽子）（粽子）• meat, peanut, egg

yolk ( 蛋黄）• throw the rice du

mpling into the river in order to appease( 使满足 ) the river dragons so that they would not devour( 吞噬 ) Qu Yuan

Chinese mugwort leafChinese mugwort leaf （艾草） （艾草）

• an especially dangerous time

• hang various herbs( 药草 ), called Chinese mugwort leaf, on their door for protection

• realgar wine （雄黄酒） is thought to remove poisons from the body

• Hsiang Bao （香包） contains various fragrant( 芳香的 ) medicinal herbs

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comparison comparison

• Korean Danoje ( 韩国端午祭 ) VS

• Dragon Boat Festival

Korean Danoje (Korean Danoje ( 韩国端午祭韩国端午祭 ))

• rituals( 祭礼 ) • official slave mas

k drama,( 官奴假面戏 )

• Chinese poetry writing competitions

• Wrestling( 摔跤 )• Swinging( 荡秋

千 )• Archery( 射箭 ) • casting pot( 投壶

)• fireworks games • dragon-boat raci

ng

Dragon Boat FestivalDragon Boat Festival• Inserted Mugw

ort, calamus( 插艾蒿、菖蒲 )

• eating rice dumplings

• drinking realgar wine( 饮雄黄酒 )

• tying colorful tales( 拴五彩缕 )

• dragon boat racing

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• Eat “Ai Zi cake“( 艾子糕） • use the water of calamus to w

ash their hair • Dragon Boat Festival fan• Chinese mugwort leaf （艾

草）

significancesignificance

Dragon is the totem of Dragon is the totem of ChinaChina

• Chinese people worship it

Qu YuanQu Yuan‘s‘s famous article famous article

• 《离骚》、《九章》、《九歌》、《天问》

• a heritage of Chinese culture

• a spirit of our nation

patriotism(patriotism( 爱国主义爱国主义 ))

Thank you !Thank you !