2. The Dragon Boat Festival —Group 218, Class 6, 09 Politics Speaker ： 莫慧娟 Data Collection ：王春婷、潘金红 刘小云、陈冬丽 PPT making : 张春玲 Discussion: 全体成员

3. Three parts: Part1: Origin Part2: Celebration Part3: Important meaning

4. What is the festival? The Dragon Boat Festival,one of the most important Chinese festivals, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. 端午节，三个重要的中国节庆之一，又称为五五节，发生在 农历的五月五日。

5. 这个节日的由来是古代中国有一位博学多闻的官吏屈 原，他是一位爱民而且又受到尊崇的官吏，但是由於 一位充满嫉妒的官吏陷害，从此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷 落。由於无法获得皇帝的重视，屈原在忧郁的情况下 投汨罗江自尽。 The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named Chu Yuan. He was a good and respected man, but because of the misdeeds of jealous rivals, he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperor's court. Unable to regain the respect of the emperor, Chu Yuan threw himself into the Milow River in his sorrow.

6. Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan, the local people living adjacent to the Milo River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river dragons. Although they were unable to find Chu Yuan, their efforts are still commemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival. 由於对屈原的爱戴，汨罗江畔的居民匆忙的划船在江内寻找屈原，并且将 米丢入汨罗江中，以平息汨罗江中的蛟龙。即使他们当时并没有找到屈原 ，但是他们的行为，直到今天在端午节的时候，仍然被人们传颂纪念著。

7. What people do during this festival ? （ celebration ）  jjj

10. Making zongzi Zongzi is an essential food of the Dragon Boat Festival. It is said that people ate them in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). In early times, it was only glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in reed or other plant leaves and tied with colored thread. But now, the fillings are more diversified, including jujube and bean paste, fresh meat, and ham and egg yolk. If time permits, people will soak glutinous rice, wash reed leaves and wrap up zongzi themselves. Otherwise, they will go to shops to buy whatever stuff they want. And the custom of eating zongzi is now popular in North and South Korea, Japan and Southeast.

11. Dragon boat racing Dragon boat racing is an indispensable part of the festival, held all over the country. Folk tales say the game originates from the activities of seeking Chu Yuan's body, but experts, after painstaking and meticulous research, conclude that dragon boat racing is a semi-religious, semi-entertaining program from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). In the following thousands of years, the game was spread to Japan, Vietnam and Britain as well as China's Taiwan and Hong Kong. Now dragon boat racing has developed into an aquatic sports item which features both Chinese tradition and modern sporting spirit. In 1980, it was listed into the state sports competition programs and has since been held every year. The award is called “Chu Yuan Cup."

15. Cleaning the house The dragon boat festival is also a cleaning festival. It is traditional for people to clean their houses on this day. These things are thought to prevent rot and kill bacteria to stop the spread of diseases.

17. 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 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.

19. The important meaning:  (1)Commemorate the history of the great national poet Chu Yuan.  (2)Transfer our patriotic emotion and enhance our national cohesion.  (3)Celebrate traditional holiday and promote our traditional culture.

20. Thank you!