Say something about Dragon Boat Festival
Today is Dragon Boat Festival, one of Chinese traditional festivals, it's very popular among youngsters and olds, unlike some other traditional festivals which have lost attraction of some young people, Dragon Boat Festival is still appealing, maybe because of that special food which has a historical story behind it.(Although it's available throughout the year in the supermarket, it's more meaningful to eat it on this specific day!) It's called zongzi or sticky rice, my grandma is really good at making such dessert, she wraps the glutinous rice in the bamboo leaves and always puts three red dates inside. In my memory, there was always a basket of zongzi on the table on that day when I was a kid, I felt being loved everytime I ate it. All in all, this home made dessert is the sweetest memory of this festival.
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The festival dates back more than two thousand years ago, It commemorates the death of a national hero, Qu Yuan from the ancient state of Chu at that time. He committed suicide in a river because of the downfall of his nation. To keep his body from being eaten by fish, locals wrapped rice in bamboo leaves and threw them into the river to feed the fish.
The festival is vibrantly alive today， but has developed to a joyous festival.
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But what are the origins of this festival?
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Say something about the Dragon Boat Festival
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. One of the Chinese traditional festivals, it's very popular among youngsters and olds elders. Unlike some other traditional festivals, which have the lost attraction of some young people, the Dragon Boat Festival is still appealing, maybe perhaps because of that the special food which has with a historical story behind it. (Although it's available throughout the year in the supermarket, it's more meaningful to eat it on this specific day!) It's called zongzi or sticky rice. My grandma is really very good at making such desserts. She wraps the glutinous rice in the bamboo leaves and always puts three red dates inside. In my memory, there was always a basket of zongzi on the table on that day and when I was a kid, I felt being loved everytime I ate it. All in all, this homemade dessert is the sweetest memory of this festival.
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Great, this festival sounds fun! :)
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Say something about Dragon Boat Festival
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, one of the many Chinese traditional festivals, it's very popular among youngsters and the elderly olds, unlike some other traditional festivals which have lost attraction of some young people, the Dragon Boat Festival is still appealing, maybe because of the that special food they offor which has a historical story behind it.(Although it's available throughout the year in the supermarket, it's more meaningful to eat it on this specific day!) It's called zongzi or sticky rice, my grandma is really good at making it such dessert, she wraps the glutinous rice in the bamboo leaves and always puts three red dates inside. In my memory (From what I remember, or When I was a child I remember how...), there was always a basket of zongzi on the table on that day when I was a kid, I felt being loved everytime I ate it. All in all, this homemade dessert is the (my) sweetest memory of this festival.
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