Dragon Boat Festival 端午节duān wǔ jié is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month- this year it falls on the 20th of June. For this week, we learnt about the meaning behind this festival, the food and activities that are associated with this festival.
We learnt a song about this festival:
五月五 过端午 (wǔ yuè wǔ guò duān wǔ)
Fifth day of
the fifth month, celebrate dragon boat festival
划龙舟 敲锣鼓 (huá lóng zhōu qiāo luó gǔ)
Row the
dragon boat and beat the drum
一二三四五 (yī èr sān sì wǔ)
One two
three four five
你来划船我打鼓 (nǐ lái huá chuán wǒ dǎ gǔ)
You row the
boat and I beat the drum
粽子 (zòng zi) is a special food
eaten during this festival, hence we did a rice dumpling craft. Another popular activity is the dragon boat race. We certainly had a great time decorating our
own dragon boat 龙舟 (lóng zhōu).
