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Dragon Boat Festival（Double Fifth Festival） What do you know？ 1.The Date 2.The Origin 3.The Customs The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th month in the Chinese lunar calendar, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Solar calendar. ? The origin?of?this?summer?festival?centers? around?a?scholarly?government?official?named?Qu?Yuan.The festival commemorates the death of poet Qu Yuan . He?was?a?good?and?respected?man,?but?because of the?misdeeds?of?jealous?rivals?he?eventually fell?into disfavor?in?the?emperors?court.?Unable?to?regain?the?respect?of?the?emperor,in?his?sorrow?Qu?Yuan?threw?himself?into the?Mi?Luo?river. The Customs Hanging Pictures of Zhong Kui Hanging Calamus and Moxa Dragon Boat Race The Culture of Zongzi Spice Bag Realgar Wine Travel sickness 一、Hanging Pictures of Zhong Kui Hang calamus and moxa (oriental plants) on the front door This is also to ward off evil. 二.Hanging Calamus and Moxa 三、Dragon Boat Race The main event of the festivities is the Dragon Boat Race. 四、The Culture of Zong Zi Qu Yuan drowned on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Since ancient times, Chinese people threw into the water dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves on the day. Therefore the fish would eat the rice rather than the hero poet. So we have the custom of eating Zong Zi. 五、Spice Bag The small bags are hand-made by local craftsmen. They‘re made with red, yellow, green and blue silk, fine satinor cotton. Figures of animals, flowers and fruits are often embroidered onto the bags and inside are mixed Chinese herbal medicines. 六、Realgar Wine ①It is a very popular practice to drink this kind of Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar at the Dragon Boat Festival. ②This is for protection from evil and disease for the rest of the year. ③In a word, all of the activities are to protect themselves from evil and honor the poet Qu Yuan。 Conclusion Nowadays, the Dragon Boat Fe