dragon boat festival

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• Not only is it popular in China but also it is celebrated in many other Asian countries. • It is on the special day that • As one of the traditional activities, it has been enjoying great popularity.
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• what to drink
Xiong Huang Wine （雄黄酒) • It is on the special day that adults drink this kind of Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar . This is for protection from evil and disease for the rest of the year.
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• what to play
Dragon Boat Racing • As the gun is fired, with the beating of drums,racers in dragon-shaped canoes pulls the oars harmoniously and hurriedly, speeding toward their destination. • As one of the traditional activities, it has been enjoying great popularity.
• 1.端午节是五月初五，是中国传统节日之一。 • 2.就是在这一特殊的日子，家人们相聚一堂，共 进晚餐，尤其是粽子。 • 3.龙舟比赛不仅是有趣的而且是有竞争性的。 • 4.当提到端午节，我首先想到的是饮雄黄酒。
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• 1.The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, which falls on 5th,May. • 2.It is on this special day that people get together to share a meal, zongzi in particular. • 3.Not only is it interesting but also dragon boat racing is competitive. • 4.When it comes to Dragon Boat Festival, drinking Xiong Huang Wine comes into my mind.
• Best wishes！ • Yours， Li Hua
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• what to wear
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sachet （香包) • Parents also dress their children up with a sachet. 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. It is said to be able to ward off evil.
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• Date of the festival ________ • Name of the poet __________ • Name of the river __________ • By _________ they searched the body • They threw _________ into the river. • Beating ___________ keeps the fish away.
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• rice dumpling/sticky rice ball • bamboo or reed leaves • realgar • evil • racer • dragon-shaped canoes • oars • sachet • herbal medicines • threads • ward off
• 假定你是李华。你的英国朋友Stephen给你来信，想了解关于中国 的龙舟节的情况，请你依据下列要点，给Stephen写封英文回信。 • 要点：1.节日时间（每年农历5月5日） • 2.节日历史（两千多年，纪念屈原）
• 3.节日活动（吃粽子，龙舟比赛等等）
• 注意：1.词数100左右； • 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； • 3.开头语和结语已为你写好。 • Dear Stephen， • I’ m so glad to receive your letter， in which you wanted to know about the Dragon Boat Festival in China.
• what to eat
zongzi • It is also called rice dumpling or sticky rice ball,filled with meat, nuts or bean paste and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves to form a shape of pyramid. Not only is it popular in China but also it is celebrated in many other Asian countries.