The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, which commemorates the death of Qu Yuan （BC335～BC278）, an honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river.
watch the lion dance
watch the fireworks 焰火
舞狮
Traditional activities
put up paper-cuts 剪纸
put up lanterns 灯笼
Dragon Boat Festival
the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, it has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar.2、Festival 节日
Most important festivals：
Spring Festival Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
Traditional Chinese food
Dumplings 水饺
Nian gao 年糕
Traditional activities
Lesson1 Chinese Custom and Etiquette
第一讲 中国的风俗和礼仪
1、Marriage and Family 婚姻和家庭
2、Festival
3、Diet 4、Taboo and Fondness
节日
饮食 禁忌和爱好
1、Marriage and Family
婚姻和家庭
Neither party may use compulsion on the other party and no third party may interfere. 不许任何一方对他方加以强迫 Marriage Law of the 或任何第三者加以干 People's Republic of 涉。 China
Son: Is it true, Dad? I heard that in ancient China, a man didn’t know his wife until he married. Father: That happens everywhere, son.
Bride
Bridegroom
In the following thousands of years, the game spread to Japan, Korea, 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.
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.
Raise the cover with a stick
bridal sedan chair
humble
polite
Liang Hong and his wife Meng Guang
Mutual respect between husband and wife
Marriage must be based upon the complete willingness of both man and woman. 结婚必须男女双方完全自愿。
Realgar wine雄黄酒
Dragon boat races are the most popular activity during the Dragon Boat festival, especially in Southern China. Dragon boat racing is quite a spectacle, with drums beating, colorful flags waving, and thousands of people cheering on both sides of the river. Races can have any number of boats competing, with the winner being the first team to grab a flag at the end of the course.
People were sad over the patriotic poet's death. They tossed rice and meat into the river to feed the fish, which would protect Qu's body.
Zongzi (Chinese rice dumplings)