Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations 课外拓展中华传统节日端午节课件-高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

SafeandHealthyTheDragonboatfestivalfallsonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.Itisalsocalled端阳节、午日节、艾节、重午、重五、午日、夏节、蒲节.Itisafestivaltoexpeltheplagueinsummer.Andit’sanimportanttraditionalfestivalnotonlyinChina,butalsoinJapan,KoreaandVietnam.OriginAtfirst,it

wasafestivalfortribesworshipingdragontoteminancientBaiyuearea(themiddleandlowerreachesoftheYangtzeRiverandtheSouth).BeforetheSpringandAutumnperiod,therewasacustomofholdingtribaltotemsacrificeintheformofdragonboatrace.Later,inthestateofChuintheWarringStatesperiod,duetothepoetQuYuancommittedsuicideonthatdaybyjumpingintotheMiluoRiverwithastoneinhisarms.Inordertoestablishthelabelofloyaltyandpatriotism,therulerstooktheDragonBoatFestivalasafestivaltocommemorateQuYuan.DevelopmentTheDragonBoatFestival,theSpringFestival,theQingmingFestivalandtheMidAutumnFestivalareknownasthefourtraditionalfestivalsoftheHannationalityinChina.Since2008,theDragonBoatFestivalhasbeenlistedasanationallegalholiday.InMay2006,theStateCouncillisteditinthefirstbatchofnationalintangibleculturalheritagelist.InSeptember2009,UNESCOofficiallyconsideredandapprovedChina'sDragonBoatFestivalasaworldintangibleculturalheritage,becomingChina'sfirstfestivalselectedasaworldintangibleculturalheritage.TraditionsBoatRacingDragonboatracingcommemoratesthepatrioticpoetQuYuan.Itisnotonlyakindofsportsandentertainment,butalsoreflectsthespiritofpatriotismandcollectivisminpeople'shearts.DragonboatrowingisthelargestmassgatheringinQuYuan'shometown.Withthesoundofgongsandthesingingof"soulsummoningsong",peoplefromalloverthecountrygatheredonbothsidesofXilingGorgetocommemorateQuYuanintheoldestandmostsolemnwayofdragonboatrowing.HangingWormwoodPeoplecommomlyhangwormwoodleavesinthedoorwayandinthehalltodriveawaymiasma(瘴气)andevilspirits.TyingsilkthreadInChinesetraditionalculture,thefivecolorsofgreen,red,white,blackandyellowareregardedasauspiciouscolors.OntheDragonBoatFestival,childrenshouldtiefive-colorsilkthreadontheirwristsandanklestoensuretheirhealth.TyingsilkthreadItissaidthatchildrenwearingfivecoloredthreadscanavoidtheharmofpoisonousinsectssuchassnakesandscorpions;Throwingitintotherivermeanslettingtheriverwashawaytheplagueanddisease,sothatchildrencankeephealthy.DrawingonforeheadThecustomofdaubingRealgaronchildren'sforeheadduringtheDragonBoatFestivalcandriveawaypoisonousinsects.Thetypicalmethodistouserealgarwinetodrawtheword"King"onchildren'sforehead.Firstly,realgarisusedtoexpelpoison,andsecondly,thetiger("theking"lookslikeatiger,andthetigeristhekingofanimals)isusedtosuppressevil.WearingSachetsIncensebags

arealsocalledsachets,purse,etc.Theyarewrappedwithfive-colorsilkthreadandsewnwithrags.Theycontainspicesandarewornonthechest.Theysmellfragrant.Thecontentsofthesecarry-onbagshavechangedseveraltimes,fromsweatsuckingclampowder,coppercoinsandinsectrepellentrealgarpowdertoperfumesachets.WearingSachetsTheproductionisbecomingmoreandmoreexquisite;andithasbecomeauniquefolkartoftheDragonBoatFestival.WearinglonglifewispIt’salsoknownaslifeextensionthread,

longevitythread,colorfulthread,etc.Theyhavedifferentnamesbutroughlythesameshapeandfunction.Theropeismadeoffive-colorsilk,orhungattheheadofthedoor,orwearingaroundchildren'sneck,ortyingonchildren'sarms,orhangingoncradles.Itiscommonlysaidthatitcanavoiddisastersanddiseases,blesshealthandprolonglife.FoodRicedumplingsTomakezongzi,youmustpreparezongzileavesandglutinousrice.将两张粽叶折叠成漏斗放入少量的糯米放入辅料再加盖一层糯米将糯米裹紧用绳子将粽叶裹紧Realgarwine

Thiswineismadeofpowderofrealgar,whichisatraditionforChineseDragonBoatFestival.AsatraditionalChinesemedicine,realgarcanbeusedasanantidoteandinsecticide.Soancientpeoplethoughtrealgarcouldrestrainsnakes,scorpionsandotherinsects.Five-yellowThistraditiongotpopularfromtheHan

inHangzhou.Itisnamedafterfivekindsoffoodwith"yellow"soundonthemarket.OnthedayoftheDragonBoatFestival,peoplemusteatrealgarwine,yellowcroaker,cucumber,saltedduckeggyolk,andzongziwrappedinsoybeanrice,whichiscalled"eatingfiveyellow".字