2. Today, Dragon Boat Festival is still a very popular grand festival. In 2006,
the State Council approved Dragon Boat Festival of the inclusion into the
folk first batch of national intangible cultural heritage
时至今日，端午节在中国人民中仍是一个十分盛行的隆重
节日。 2006 年，国务院批准该民俗经列入第一批国家级非物
质文化遗产名录。
The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th month in the
Chinese lunar calendar, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is
usually in June in the Solar calendar.
端午节（农历五月初五）是中国古老的传统节日，始于春秋战国时期，至
今已有2000多年历史。通常在阳历的六月份。
4. The customs vary a lot in different areas of the
country, but most of the families would do like that.
1.Hanging Pictures of Zhong Kui
2. Hanging Calamus and Moxa
3. Dragon Boat Race
4. Eating Zongzi
春
秋
战
国
时
期
，
至
今
已
有
2000
多
年
历
史
,
从
2008
年
起
为
国
家
法
定
节
假
日
People were sad over this poet's death. They tossed rice and meat into the river to feed the fish, which would protect Qu's body.
At the dragon boat Festival, People would paste pictures of Zhongkui on their front doors. Since children are generally vulnerable to disease at this time of the year, people believe the picture will give children extra care at this special time.
Folk tales say the game originates from the activities of seeking Qu Yuan's body.
Experts conclude that dragon boat racing is a semi-religious, semi-entertaining program from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC).
An essential food of the Dragon Boat Festival. It is said that people started to ate them in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). In the old time the fillings are simple,but
Now the fillings are more diversified, including fresh meat, ham and eggs. The custom of eating zongzi is now not only popular in china, but also in North and South Korea, Japan and other Southeast Asian nations.
To summary, I just want to remind everybody not only fuscous on the western festivals, we have our own cultures as well
