Dragon-Boat-Festival-端午节节日介绍.ppt

ABriefIntroductiontoDragonBoatFestival,AppliedMathematicsMainSpeaker:郭宏宇GroupAssists:蔡耀元陈冬冬金昊哲,Canyourecognizethiskindofplant?,ChineseMugwort艾草,WhichfestivalwillcrossyourmindatthesightofthepictureofQuYuan?,DragonBoatFestival,Aboutitsname,TheDragonBoatFestivalisalsocalledtheDuanwuFestival.SinceitiscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChineseLunarcalendar,itearnsanothernameDoubleFifthFestival.Actually,ithasavarietyofnamesinChinese.,List,端阳节龙舟节午日节五月节浴兰节,Popularity,ItisapopularandtraditionalfestivalcelebratedbytheHans,Koreans,Mongolians,Huis,Yis,Bais,Miaos,Zhuangsandothers,altogether27ofthe56nationalitiesinChina.AndnowtheAsianpeople,includingJapanese,Vietnamese,etc.,TheoriginsofDragonBoatFestival,ThereareagreatmanyoflegendsabouttheoriginofDragonBoatFestival.Themostpopulartheoryoftheoriginofthefestivalisthatitwasderivedfromtheactivitiescommemoratingkmemreiti（纪念）QuYuan.ThestoryaboutQuYuanhasbeendeeplyrootedinChinesecultureandthisfestival,soitisdefinitelyaveryimportantfactorfortheoriginofthefestival.,QuYuansdrowningintotheMiluoRiver,QuYuanwasaministeroftheStateofChusituatedinpresent-dayHunanandHubeiprovinces,duringtheWarringStatesPeriod(475-221BC)（战国时期）.Hewasupright,loyalandhighlyesteemed（德高望重）forhiswisecounselkaunsl（进谏）thatbroughtpeaceandprosperitytothestate.,However,whenadishonestandcorruptprincevilifiedvilifaid（中伤）QuYuan,hewasdisgraced,dismissedfromoffice,andeventuallyexiled.Duringhisexile,QuYuandidnotgiveup.Hetraveledextensively,taughtandwroteabouthisideas.Hisworks,theLamentlment(LiSao),theNineChapters(JiuZhang),aremasterpiecesandinvaluableforstudyingancientChineseculture.,Hesawthegradualdeclineofhismotherland,theChuState.AndwhenheheardthattheChuStatewasdefeatedbythestrongQinState,hewassodespairedthatheendedhislifebyflinginghimselfintotheMiluoRiver.,Itwassaidthatafterpeopleheardhedrowned,theyweregreatlydismayed.Fishermenracedtothespotintheirboatstosearchforhisbody.Unabletofindhisbody,peoplethrewricedumplings,eggsandotherfoodintotherivertofeedfish,hopingtosecurehiscorpse.Sincethen,peoplestartedtocommemorateQuYuanthroughdragonboatraces,eatingricedumplingsandotheractivities,ontheanniversaryofhisdeath,the5thofthefifthmonth.,Thisissaidtobetheoriginofthepresentnation-widecustom,whichisthecommonpeoplesexpressionofgriefoverQusdeath.,Butsincesomeofthewell-knowntraditionsofthefestivalalreadyexistedevenbeforeQuYuan,otheroriginsofthefestivalwerealsosuggested.WenYiduosuggestedthatthefestivalmaybeassociatedwithdragoncloselybecausetwoofthemostimportantactivitiesofthefestival,dragonboatracingandeatingricedumplings,arerelatedtodragon.,Anotherviewisthatthefestivalisoriginatedfromthetaboo禁忌ofevildays.ThefifthmonthoftheChineselunarcalendaristraditionallyconsideredanevilmonthandthe5thofthemonthisparticularlyabadday,soalotoftaboohadbeendeveloped.,Customs,HowdoyoucelebratetheDragonBoatFestivalinyourhometown?,RiceDumplings,RiceDumplingisapyramiddumplingmadeofglutinouslu:tinsrice（糯米）wrappedinbambooorreed（芦苇）leaves.,RiceDumplings,ThepeopleofChuwhomournedthedeathofQuYuanthrewriceballsintotherivertofeedfishes,sothefisheswouldnteathisbody,everyyearonthefifthdayofthefifthmonth.Butoneyear,thespiritofQuYuanappearedandtoldthemournersthatahugereptilereptail（爬行动物）intheriverhadstolentherice.Thespiritthenadvisedthemtowrapthericeinsilkandbind（绑）itwithfivedifferent-coloredthreadsbeforetossing（投）itintotheriver.,Ingredientsofricedumplings,Ingredientssuchasbeans,lotusseeds（莲子）,chestnuts（栗子）,porkandtheyolkjuk（蛋黄）ofasaltedduckeggareoftenaddedtotheglutinousrice.,Dragonboatraces,Thedragon-boatracessymbolizethemanyattemptstorescueandrecoverQusbody.Atypicaldragonboatrangesfrom50-100feetinlength,withabeam（梁）ofabout5.5feet,accommodatingtwopaddlersseatedsidebyside.,Today,peopleholdtheracedifferentlyfromplacetoplace.,Herearesomeinstances.,HubeiProvince,1.AlongtheMiluoRiverinHubeiProvince,thefestivalcelebratorsholdagrandopeningceremonybeforetheracestarts.2.Attheceremonydozondsofmeninnewclothes,withburningcandlesinhands,walkaroundboatsthreetimestoshowworshipofLuBan.,3.Thentheycarry,ontheirshoulders,animageofadragonsheadtotheTempleofQuYuan.4.Finally,theytieredribbonstotheboatsandpullthemintotheriverfortherace.5.Atthecrackofasignalgun,theboatsraceaheadlikedischargedarrowsfittedtobowstrings弓弦.,XiamenandZhangzhou,IntheareasofXiamenandZhangzhouofFujianProvince,abigwoodenboatisarrangedlyingatthefinishingline.Whenraceboatsreachtheline,anumberofducksarereleasedfromthebigwoodenboatintotheriverforalltheracerstocatchamidmid（在之中）thunderouscheersofspectatorsonthebanks.,ChineseDragonBoatRace,Recently,CCTVheldtheChineseDragonBoatRacearoundtheorientalworld,manyteamsgetinvolvedthelong-termraceduringthewholeyear.AndWujinDistrictgotaracedivision.WecanseethepowerfulathletesandgorgeousteamsinAprileveryyear.,Hangingmugwortplants,Itissaidthathangingmugwortplantscanprotectpeoplefromillfortune.,Thiscustomhangsaninterestingfolktale.TowardstheendoftheTangDynasty(618-907)anation-widepeasantuprisingtookplace.ItissaidthatonedaytheleaderHuangChao,commandinghisarmy,cametopresentDengxianCountyofHenanProvincetosurveytheterrainterein（地形）forabattle.,Huangcameacrossapanic-strickenwomanwhoheldachildaboutsixyearsoldinonearmandtookachildaboutthreeyearsoldbythehand.Puzzled,Huangdismountedfromhishorseandaskedwhyshebehavedso.Thewomanrepliedinaplaintivevoice,“Theolderisanorphanandtheyoungerismyownson.IncasewerunintoHuangChaossoldiers,Iwouldfleewiththeolderaloneatthesacrificeofmyownson.”,Huangwasmovedbythereply,pullinguptwomugwortplantsattheroadsideimmediatelyandgavethemtoher.Huangadded:“TellthepoorresidentsinDengzhoucitytohangthiskindofmugwortplantsontheirdoors.Seeingthissign,mysoldierswillnotkillthem.”thenextday,HuangChaosarmycapturedDengzhoucity,killedthemagistratemdistrit(地方官员）,anddistributedgrainfromtheofficialgranariesrnri（谷仓）tothepoor.ThatdayhappenedtobetheDragonBoatFestival;hencethecustomofhangingmugwortplantsondoors.,Drinkingrealgarril（雄黄）wine,Itissaidthat,onthedayofQuYuansdeath,anoldpractitionero