Dragon Boat Festival （Double Fifth Festival）,Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival held on 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 calendar.,Introduction,It has since been celebrated in various ways, in other parts of East Asia as well, most notably Korea.,The exact origins of Dragon Boat Festival are unclear. But there are some legends.,The first one is that:,Since the summer is a time when diseases most easily spread, Dragon Boat Festival began as an occasion for driving off evil spirits and pestilence and for finding peace in ones life.,Another one is that:,The Dragon Boat Festival is held to memorilize the poet Qu Yuan of the Warring States Period. He commited suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo River because he was digusted by the corruption of the Chu government. The local people, knowing him to be a good man, decided to throw food into the river to feed the fishes to prevent them from eating Qus body. They also sat on dragon boats, and tried to scare the fishes away by the thundering sound of drums aboard the boat and the fierce looking dragon-head in the front of the boat.,The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival in China. There are many essential activities in that day.,Food: Rice Dumplings,Glutinous rice filled with meat, nuts or bean paste and wrapped in bamboo leaves.,2019/7/11,端午节,8,粽包分两髻，艾束著危冠。旧俗方储药，羸躯亦点丹。”端午节不可不吃的美味食物就是（粽子），这种传统源于汨罗江边的渔夫，将米丢入江中平息江中的蛟龙，希望它们不要伤害屈原。,2019/7/11,端午节,10,2019/7/11,端午节,11,Dragon boat racing,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 harmoniously and hurriedly, accompanied by rapid drums, speeding toward their destination.,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 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.,Other Customs,Hang the picture of Zhong Kui (a ghost that can exorcise), calamus and moxa in their houses; Drink realgar wine. These are for protection from evil and disease for the rest of the year.,White Snake and Xu Xian,Once upon a time on E-Mei mountain there lived two snake spirits, White Snake and Green Snake. These snakes, being magical, turned themselves into beautiful maidens and set off on a journey to the West Lake of Hang Zhou. When they arrived at West Lake they met a man named Xu Xian. White Snake fell in love with Xu Xian and they were soon married. A Buddhist monk, named Fa Hai, warned Xu Xian of his wifes deceptive appearance and suggested to him a plan. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival White Snake wished to stay home .Her husband prepared, according to Fa Hais instruction, some realgar wine, as this was a tradition during the Dragon boat festival. White Snake, thinking her magic would protect her from the effects of the realgar wine accepted a cup. After she drank the wine she became very ill and was barely able to get to her bed.,When her husband came to her side, he found not his wife but a huge white snake. So great was Xu Xians shock that he fell to the floor dead. After recovering from the realgar wine and regaining her human form, White Snake was grief-stricken to find her husband dead. She loved her husband so much , so she set off on a journey to obtain a potent medicinal herb, which could revive her husband. At last ,she succeeded.,The Dragon Boat Festival is an entertaining and enjoyable event. It gives the observer an opportunity to glimpse a part of the rich Chinese cultural heritage.,Thanks for listening,