Expressing the Origin and Customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in English

The Dragon Boat Festival (May 5 on the lunar calendar) is an ancient traditional Chinese festival that began in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods and has a history of more than 2,000 years.

The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Gregorian It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar.

What to eat at Dragon Boat Festival? "The dumplings are wrapped in two buns, and the moxa buns are tied around the crown. The old custom is to store medicine, and a weak body is also dotted with pills." The most delicious food you can't skip on the Dragon Boat Festival is the tsung-tse (rice dumplings).

Tsung-tse: Glutinous rice filled with meat, nuts or bean paste and wrapped in bamboo leaves. It is associated with Dragon Boat Festival with historical meaning. The custom of eating zongzi is now popular in North and South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian nations.

What to drink on Dragon Boat Festival? "Cherry mulberries and calamus, and even buy a pot of xionghuang wine." Adults drink Xiong Huang Wine, which can fend off evil spirits.

What to play at Dragon Boat Festival? "The drums beat three times and the red flag opens, two dragons leap out of the floating water. Anchorage shadows and waves fly ten thousand swords, and the sound of drums splits the waves and resounds a thousand thunderbolts." Dragon boat racing is an indispensable part of the Dragon Boat Festival. "Dragon boat racing is an indispensable part of the festival, held all over the country. As the gun is fired, people will see racers in dragon-shaped canoes pulling the oars. shaped canoes pulling the oars harmoniously and hurriedly, accompanied by rapid drums, speeding toward their destination.

What to wear on Dragon Boat Festival? The most distinctive ornament of the Dragon Boat Festival is the sachet. On Dragon Boat Festival, parents also need to dress their children up with a perfume pouch. They first sew little bags with colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags with colorful silk cloth. They first sew little bags with colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags with perfumes or herbal medicines, and finally string them with silk threads. The perfume pouch will be hung around the neck or tied to the front of a garment as an ornament. They are said to be able to ward off evil.

What to hang on the Dragon Boat Festival? "I do not follow the custom of the moxa symbols, but pray for the bushels of wine to speak of ascension and peace." Hang branches of moxa and calamus around the doors of their homes and hang Zhong Kui statue display portraits of evil's nemesis, Chung Kuei are to ward off evil and seek good fortune.