The Dragon Boat Festival，also called Double Fifth Festival，is one of the most important festivals in China.It is celebrated on May 5 on lunar calendar and has a history of over 2，000 years.In 278 BC，the great poet Qu Yuan jumped into the river and died for his beloved homeland.Later people started to celebrate the festival to memorialize him.Nowadays，there are some celebrating activities around China on that day.
Chinese people like to eat Zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival.Zongzi is made of glutinous rice with meat，nuts or bean paste.People usually wrap it in bamboo leaves.Now eating Zongzi is a custom in many Asian nations，such as North and South Korea，Japan，Vietnam，Singapore and so on.
Dragon boat racing is another important part of the festival all over the country.As the gun is fired，people will see racers in dragon-shaped boats pulling the oars （浆） hurriedly，with rapid drums，speeding towards the end.
On Dragon Boat Festival，parents usually dress their children up with Hsiang Pao （香包）.It will be hung around their necks or tied to the front of the clothes.Children are not the only ones who wear Hsiang Pao.Elder people often give each other Hsiang Pao as a symbol of respect.
Dragon Boat Festival
| Basic information | Date | It is celebrated on（1） May 5th May 5th on lunar calendar. |
| History | It dates back to over 2，000 years ago. | |
| Purpose | It is in memory of（2） Qu Yuan/a Chinese poet Qu Yuan/a Chinese poet . |
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| Celebrating activities | Eating Zongzi | Zongzi is made of glutinous rice with meat，nuts or bean paste and wrapped in bamboo leaves. It has become a custom in（3） many Asian nations many Asian nations now. |
| （4） Dragon boat racing Dragon boat racing |
Racers in dragon-shaped boats hurry towards the end as the gun is fired. | |
| Giving Hsiang Pao | Children hang Hsiang Pao around their necks or on their clothes. Elder people give Hsiang Pao to each other in order to（5） show respect show respect . |
【答案】May 5th；Qu Yuan/a Chinese poet；many Asian nations；Dragon boat racing；show respect
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