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DragonBoatFestivalTianMiaomiaoDragonBoatFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalheldonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthoftheChinesecalendar.ItisalsoknownastheDoubleFifth.Ithassincebeencelebratedinvariousways,inotherpartsofEastAsiaaswell,mostnotablyKorea.IntroductionTheexactoriginsofDragonBoatFestivalareunclear.Buttherearesomelegends.Thefirstoneisthat:Sincethesummerisatimewhendiseasesmosteasilyspread,DragonBoatFestivalbeganasanoccasionfordrivingoffevilspiritsandpestilenceandforfindingpeaceinone'slife.Anotheroneisthat:TheDragonBoatFestivalisheldtomemorilizethepoetQuYuanoftheWarringStatesPeriod.HecommitedsuicidebydrowninghimselfintheMiluoRiverbecausehewasdigustedbythecorruptionoftheChugovernment.Thelocalpeople,knowinghimtobeagoodman,decidedtothrowfoodintotherivertofeedthefishestopreventthemfromeatingQu'sbody.Theyalsosatondragonboats,andtriedtoscarethefishesawaybythethunderingsoundofdrumsaboardtheboatandthefiercelookingdragon-headinthefrontoftheboat.TheDragonBoatFestivalisatraditionalfestivalofinChina.Therearemanyessentialactivitiesinthatday.Food:RiceDumplingsGlutinousricefilledwithmeat,nutsorbeanpasteandwrappedinbambooleaves.DragonboatracingDragonboatracingisanindispensablepartofthefestival,heldalloverthecountry.Asthegunisfired,peoplewillseeracersindragon-shapedcanoespullingtheoarsharmoniouslyandhurriedly,accompaniedbyrapiddrums,speedingtowardtheirdestination.SachetOnDragonBoatFestival,parentsalsoneedtodresstheirchildrenupwithaperfumepouch.Theyfirstsewlittlebagswithcolorfulsilkcloth,thenfillthebagswithperfumesorherbalmedicines,andfinallystringthemwithsilkthreads.Theperfumepouchwillbehungaroundtheneckortiedtothefrontofagarmentasanornament.Theyaresaidtobeabletowardoffevil.OtherCustoms·HangthepictureofZhongKui(aghostthatcanexorcise),calamusandmoxaintheirhouses;·Drinkrealgarwine.Theseareforprotectionfromevilanddiseasefortherestoftheyear.TheDragonBoatFestivalisanentertainingandenjoyableevent.ItgivestheobserveranopportunitytoglimpseapartoftherichChineseculturalheritage.Thanksforlistening