英语presentation话题-端午节

Groupmember:Helen、Jenny、Anna、FayThetraditionoftheDragonBoatFestivalstartedover2000yearsago.TherearevariousversionsabouttheorginoftheDouble-fifthFestival,andatleasttendifferentonesaresortedoutbyscholars,amongwhichthemostinfluentialversionistohonorQuYuan.QuYuanaministerintheserviceoftheChuEmperor.Despairingovercorruptionatcourt,Quthrewhimselfintoariver.•Hewroteinexile,acarefortheLisao、Haven、NineSongsandotherimportantpoems,far-reachinginfluence(thus,DragonBoatFestivalalsocalledpoet).Dragonboat•Dragonboatracingisanindispensablepartofthefestival,heldalloverthecountry.Asthegunisfired,peoplewillseeracersindragon-shapedcanoespullingtheoarsharmoniouslyandhurriedly,accompaniedbyrapiddrums,speedingtowardtheirdestination.FolktalessaythegameoriginatesfromtheactivitiesofseekingQuYuan'sbody,butexperts,afterpainstakingandmeticulousresearch,concludethatdragonboatracingisasemi-religious,semi-entertainingprogramfromtheWarringStatesPeriod(475-221BC).Inthefollowingthousandsofyears,thegamespreadtoJapan,VietnamandBritainaswellasChina'sTaiwanandHongKong.NowdragonboatracinghasdevelopedintoanaquaticsportsitemwhichfeaturesbothChinesetraditionandmodernsportingspirit.In1980,itwaslistedintothestatesportscompetitionprogramsandhassincebeenheldeveryyear.TheawardiscalledQuYuanCup.Hangingsachet•OnDragonBoatFestival,parentsalsoneedtodresstheirchildrenupwithasachet.Theyfirstsewlittlebagswithcolorfulsilkcloth,thenfillthebagswithperfumesorherbalmedicines,andfinallystringthemwithsilkthreads.Thesachetwillbehungaroundtheneckortiedtothefrontofagarmentasanornament.TheyaresaidtobeabletowardoffevilHangingcalamus•TotheChinesethefifthlunarmoonismorethanjusttheDragonBoatFestival.Sinceantiquity,theyhavebelievedthatthismonthisapestilentialanddanger-fraughtperiod.Childrenborninthismontharesaidtobedifficulttoraise，andpeopletendtoconcentratetheireffortsduringthistimeattemptingtoprotecttheirfamiliesfromillsandmisfortune.ThedayoftheDragonBoatFestivaliscustomarilythetimewhencleaningandsanitationarestressed.Mostfamilieshangcalamus(菖蒲)andartemisia(艾草)abovetheirdoors,bothasadecorationandasapreventiveagainstpestilenceEatingcustomsintheDragonBoatFestivalEatricedumplings(zongzi)Aglutinousricepudding.Beans,lotusseeds（莲子）,chestnuts（栗子）,porkfatandthegoldenyolkofasaltedduckeggareoftenaddedtotheglutinousrice.Wrappedwithbambooleaves.DrinkrealgarwineEatFiveYellows(wuhuang)Cucunber(huanggua)Eel(huangshan)Yellow-fintuna(huangyu)thegoldenyolkofasaltedduckegg(danhuang)Realgarwine(xionghuangjiu)JapanOrigin:Longlongago...Now:Children'sDayhangcarpflagscalamuszongzi谢谢欣赏