端午节英语介绍课件.ppt

端午节 * * The Dragon Boat Festival * 端午节 * Part 1.The Date 2.Origin 3.The Customs 4.Conclusion Whats the date of The Dragon Boat Festival? The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month in the Chinese lunar calendar, with a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Solar calendar. * 端午节 * Part 1 The Date Part 2 Origin The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, which commemorates the death of Qu Yuan, an honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river. * 端午节 * * 端午节 * Part 3 The Customs Hanging Pictures of Zhong Kui 悬挂钟馗像 Hanging Calamus and Moxa 挂艾叶、菖蒲 Dragon Boat Race 赛龙舟 The Culture of Zongzi 粽子 Spice Bag 香囊 Realgar Wine 雄黄酒  * 端午节 * * * Hanging Calamus and Moxa 挂艾叶、菖蒲 Hang calamus and moxa (oriental plants) on the front door This is also to ward off evil. * 端午节 * * * Dragon Boat Race 赛龙舟 The main event of the festivities is the Dragon Boat Race. An necessary part of the festival held all over the country. The Culture of Zongzi * 端午节 * Zongzi is a traditional Chinese food, eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival made of glutinous rice(糯米） stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo, reed, or other large flat leaves. They are cooked by streaming or boiling. * 端午节 * Conclusion Nowadays, the Dragon Boat Festival is still very popular grand festival in China. I hope Chinese people will remember it isn’t just entertainment, have more kind of feelings. * * 端午节 * *