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The entire document discusses the Dragon Boat Festival and its various activities and traditions. The festival has been celebrated for over 2000 years and takes place on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It includes activities such as dragon boat racing, where teams decorate their boats to look like dragons and race against each other. Traditional foods like zongzi, made of sticky rice and different fillings, are also eaten during the festival. Other customs include “eye-dotting” on dragon boats, and wearing five-color string bracelets or fragrant sachets for good luck and health. These traditions and activities have been passed down through generations and continue to be celebrated today.

Contents

• Pages 1—26: Dragon Boat Festival: history, activities, zongzi.
• Pages 27—40: Dragon Boat Festival activities

This section of the document introduces the Dragon Boat Festival and discusses its history, the activities done during the festival, and the traditional foods eaten. The Dragon Boat Festival has been celebrated for over 2000 years and is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. One of the stories associated with the festival is about Qu Yuan, a poet in the Chu state who died for his country and was thrown into the Miluo River. People threw rice dumplings into the river to feed the fish and keep them away from Qu Yuan’s body. The section also mentions that zongzi is a traditional food eaten during the festival, which is made of sticky rice and different fillings, and wrapped in bamboo or other leaves. Dragon boat racing is one of the most popular activities during the Dragon Boat Festival, where teams decorate their boats to look like dragons and race against each other. Each rowing team has a drummer, and dragon boats can accommodate up to 80 people.

This section of the document is discussing the Dragon Boat Festival and activities related to it. It mentions that dragon boat racing is a popular activity during the festival and that one team can have up to 80 people on the boat. The section also mentions the tradition of “eye-dotting” or painting the dragon’s eyes on a dragon boat. Other activities during the festival include eating Zongzi, a traditional food, and wearing five-color string bracelets or fragrant sachets for good luck and health. The festival has been celebrated for over 2000 years and takes place on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.