Clay sculpture works of Dragon Boat Festival

The clay sculptures of Dragon Boat Festival are as follows:

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First, make a small steamer for putting zongzi, and make a disk with brown soil. Vertical stripes are pressed out with tools. Make the edge of the small cage with brown clay, so that the small cage is finished.

First, make a zongzi with green clay. This is a triangular zongzi. Then, make a zongzi leaf with green mud and put it in a steamer.

Make triangle dumplings with white mud and a round egg yolk with yellow mud, as shown above. Make another zongzi, wrap a thin brown clay strip around it as a rope to bind the zongzi, and put it in a cage, so that a cage of zongzi is ready!

Extended data

Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival, is one of the important traditional festivals in China. Its origin is related to Qu Yuan, in memory of this great patriotic poet. Below I will introduce the origin, celebration, related allusions and implications of the Dragon Boat Festival for you in detail.

The origin of festivals

The origin of Dragon Boat Festival can be traced back to the Warring States Period. Qu Yuan is a loyal minister of Chu and an outstanding patriotic poet. However, due to the conspiracy of political struggle, he was exiled to Miluo River. Qu Yuan's worries about the country and homesickness made him suffer deeply, and finally he threw himself into the river on the fifth day of May.

After hearing the news of Qu Yuan's death, local fishermen rowed for help, but it was too late. In order to prevent fish and shrimp from eating Qu Yuan's body, fishermen spread rice and rowed boats and beat drums in the river to drive away fish and shrimp. This is the origin of dragon boat racing and eating zongzi.

Related allusions

There are many allusions related to Qu Yuan in the Dragon Boat Festival. One of the most famous stories is about Qu Yuan's throwing himself into the river. In addition, there are some other allusions, such as Caobaozi and Wudu. These allusions are related to Qu Yuan's patriotic spirit and people's memory of him.

meaning

The Dragon Boat Festival is very meaningful. The first is the commemoration and memory of Qu Yuan, which expresses people's reverence for the spirit of patriotism. Secondly, the Dragon Boat Festival also symbolizes people's desire to pursue health and happiness. On this day, people will wear wormwood and calamus to ward off evil spirits and avoid epidemics. In addition, the dragon boat race also symbolizes the spirit of unity, cooperation and courage.

celebrate

There are many traditional ways to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. The most representative ones are dragon boat racing and eating zongzi. Dragon boat race is an ancient and exciting competition. People paddle beautifully decorated dragon boats and compete in rivers, lakes and seas. Eating zongzi is an indispensable traditional food for the Dragon Boat Festival. It is made by wrapping glutinous rice and various fillings with zongzi leaves. In addition, people will wear wormwood and calamus to ward off evil spirits and avoid epidemics.