TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmoonofthelunarcalendar.ItisoneofthemostimportantChinesefestivals,theothertwobeingtheAutumnMoonFestivalandChineseNewYear.
TheoriginofthissummerfestivalcentersaroundascholarlygovernmentofficialnamedChuYuan.Hewasagoodandrespectedman,butbecauseofthemisdeedsofjealousrivalsheeventuallyfellintodisfavorintheemperor'scourt.
Unabletoregaintherespectoftheemperor,inhissorrowChuYuanthrewhimselfintotheMiLowriver.BecauseoftheiradmirationforChuYuan,thelocalpeoplelivingadjacenttotheMiLoRiverrushedintotheirboatstosearchforhimwhilethrowingriceintothewaterstoappeasetheriverdragons.
AlthoughtheywereunabletofindChuYuan,theireffortsarestillcommemoratedtodayduringtheDragonBoatFestival.
DragonBoatFestivalismyfavouritefestival.DuringtheholidayofDragonBoatFestival,Igottogetherwithmyfamilytohaveabigmeal.Weofenatethezongzi.Ittastedverynice.AndwesawtheDragonBoatRaces.Ifeltexcitedbecausetheracewasbustlingwithnoiseandexcitement.AtDragonBoatFestival,wealsodrankrealgarwine.Somepeoplethoughtdrankrealgarwinecanprotectthemselvesfromillness.DragonBoatFestivalwasinterestingandIlikeitverymuch.
端午节是我最喜欢的节日。假日期间的端午节,我和我的家人聚在一起会有一顿大餐。我们常常吃粽子。味道很好。而且我们看到的龙舟比赛。我感到很激动,因为这场比赛是熙熙攘攘的噪声和刺激。在端午节,我们也喝雄黄酒。有些人认为可以喝雄黄酒保护自己免于生病。端午节是有趣的,我很喜欢它。