How do you want to spend the Dragon Boat Festival?

How do you want to spend the Dragon Boat Festival?

1. Draw an arc. Draw the outline of a leaf.

2. Draw the outline of a zongzi on the leaf. Then draw the mouth of your eyes.

Draw two arms and a long diagonal, that is, a long bamboo pole for rowing.

Draw a little man with a bamboo pole behind this little man in the same way.

5. Continue to paint the texture on the leaves, and finally paint them with beautiful green.

Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival and Double Ninth Festival, is one of the traditional festivals in China. It is usually celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is related to Qu Yuan. According to legend, Qu Yuan was a great poet and politician in ancient China. He was exiled for opposing national corruption.

Hearing that his country was invaded, he threw himself into the river on May 5th. To commemorate his loyalty and patriotism, people began to hold dragon boat races and eat zongzi on this day. Dragon boat race is one of the most distinctive activities of the Dragon Boat Festival. People form teams to row dragon boats and compete on the water. Dragon boat is a long and narrow boat, and the bow is usually decorated with a dragon head. Dragon boat athlete Qi Xin paddled together to win the race.

This activity originated from the legend that people rowed boats to save Qu Yuan, and it is also a memory and commemoration of Qu Yuan. On the Dragon Boat Festival, people will make dumplings to eat. Zongzi is a triangular or rectangular food wrapped with glutinous rice and other raw materials. Common fillings are meat, bean paste and red dates.

It is said that zongzi was thrown into the river to prevent fish and shrimp from eating Qu Yuan's body. Others think that eating zongzi can ward off evil spirits and prevent diseases. There is also the custom of hanging wormwood and calamus on the Dragon Boat Festival. People believe that wormwood and calamus have the effect of exorcising evil spirits and avoiding disasters. During the Dragon Boat Festival, they are hung on doors or placed at home, hoping to pray for peace and health.