,The Dragon Boat Festival,Background Information,The Dragon Boat Festival or Duan Wu or Duan Yang (meaning the Upright Sun or Double Fifth in Chinese) is one of the major Chinese festivals officially celebrated in China on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.,Origins,To commemorate the death of WU Zixu To commemorate Cao E , a filial daughter in Eastern Han, who saved her father by jumping into the river To commemorate Qiu Jin, a poetess of modern revolution time,Customs,Eat Zongzi,a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves,first prepared as sacrificial offerings for Qu Yuans departed soul and dropped into the river to protect him from being eaten by fish,Customs,Race dragon boats,the most popular activity during the festival quite a spectacle, with drums beating, colorful flags waving, and thousands of people cheering on both sides of the river it has become a popular sporting activity in Southern China nowadays,Customs,Hang cattail（香蒲） and mugwort leaves （艾叶）,Customs,Wear colorful pouches containing fragrant herbal medicines,Wear necklaces or bracelets, made of red, yellow, blue, white and black threads,Customs,Drink some realgar wine（雄黄酒）,Customs,Paste on the front doors pictures of Zhongkui, a legendary Chinese ghost-catcher,The Present Situation,Most people are not clearly aware the origin, significance and the names change of the Dragon Boat Festival . So many folk customs of the Dragon Boat Festival have disappeared . Korea successfully applies the Dragon Boat Festival as its Non-material Cultural Heritage.,Future,Open mind Supporting role/leading actor Patriotic or leisured? (the origin) Auld Lang syne,Thank you,