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Dragon Boat Festival Chinese Traditional Festival The fifth of May Wu Li The spring Festival Dragon Boat Festival Qingming Festival Dragon Boat Festival Chinese Valentines Day Lantern Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Double Ninth Festival Winter Solstice Festival The Dragon Boat Festival is also called Double Fifth Festival .It is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The Spring Festival Dragon Boat Festival * 1 The Country also attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage. The State Council approved the inclusion of the folk first batch 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. * 2 CONTENTS Origin Custom * 3 1 2 3 The story of Patriotic poet Qu Yuan The story of Cao E The story of Wu Zixu The origin of Dragon Boat Festival * 4 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. Qu Yuan jumped off river Qu Yuan , an honest ,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 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. * 5 In addition, QuYuan is considered to be the first poet in chinese literature. Li 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 China * 6 Cao E, dutiful girl of the eastern Han dynasty, whose father drowned 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 May 5st. Cao E looked for her fathers corpse * 7 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 Wu Zixu commit suicide. And jumped his body into river on May 5, since then people commemorated him on Dragon Boat Festival. Wu Zixu's death anniversary * 8 The 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 got married. * 9 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. The custom of Dragon Boat Festival Eating Rice Dumplings Drinking Realgar Wine Wearing Perfume Bag Dragon Boat Racing Hanging Mugwort and Calamus * 10 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. 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. * 11 Different kind of rice dumplings beef and Chinese chestnut grain candied date bean paste * 12 The main ingredient of glutinous rice dumplings are red jujube and bean paste or meat * 13 Different kind of rice dumplings Realgar Wine nIt 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 area. nThis is for protection from evil and disease for the rest of the year. * 14 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 races which are the most exciting part of the festival, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. * 15 dragon 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 other overseas chinese communities. * 16 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