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Dragon Boat Festival 2018 falls on June 18 (Monday). The holiday in China starts from June 16 to 18, 2018

The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important Chinese festivals, the other two being the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year.

The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named Chu Yuan. He was a good and respected man, but because of the misdeeds of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperor's court.

Unable to regain the respect of the emperor, in his sorrow Chu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Low river. Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan, the local people living adjacent to the Mi Lo River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to scare the fish away to protect Chu Yuan’s body.

Although they were unable to find Chu Yuan, their efforts are still

commemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival. A notable part of celebrating Duanwu is making and eating zongzi with other family members. People

traditionally wrap zongzi in leaves of bamboo, lotus or banana which give a special flavor to the sticky rice and fillings. Choices of fillings vary depending on regions. Zongzi are considered as a symbol of luck, as the pronunciation of zong is very similar to the pronunciation of zhong (中). This character has a positive connotation, often used in words such as 中奖

(winning a prize), 科举高中

(scoring high on an exam).

Scholarl博学的

respected被人尊敬的

jealous妒忌的

rivals对手

adjacent邻近

的

commemorated庆祝

notable 值得注意的lotus荷花

flavor口味

sticky黏的

fillings填充物

connotation内涵