端午节英语解说Team10 Talking about The Dragon Boat Festival.ppt

Origin of the Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival: A Chinese holiday is gaining worldwide popularity,It is also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. People rowed their boats in search of his body because they loved him. The Chinese commemorated this day in the memory of Chu Yuan as Dragon Boat festival. people put rice inside bamboo leaves and threw it into the river as an offering and also wanted to keep his body safe from fish. Since then a new food came into existence named Dumpling. The customs of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat race The most famous traditions at the festival are the dragon boat races. Competing teams drive their colorful dragon boats forward to the rhythm of beating drums. These exciting races were inspired by the villagers valiant attempts to rescue Chu Yuan from the Mi Lo river. This tradition has remained unbroken for centuries. Tzung Tzu A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat festival is tzung tzu. This tasty dish consists of rice dumplings with meat, peanut, egg yolk, or other fillings wrapped in bamboo leaves. The tradition of tzung tzu is meant to remind us of the village fishermen scattering rice across the water of the Mi Low river in order to appease the river dragons so that they would not devour Chu Yuan. The customs of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat festival Debate: China or South Korea? Matter : In 2005, reported by South Korea “江陵端午祭(Gangneung?Danoje?Festival)” , UNESCO has been formally identified as a “Oral and Intangible Heritage .（人类口头和非物质遗产代表作 ） Left to the Chinese people is a series of reflection. South Korea Gangneung Dano Festival （韩国江陵端午祭） However, we should deeply think about what we should protect our cultural heritage（文化遗产 ） ！ Face to our cultural heritage, what should we do? First of all, we should improve our knowledge of our cultural heritage Second, we need to do a good job in the pro