20xx牛津上海版一起六下unit3dragonboatfestivalppt课件1

20xx牛津上海版一起六下unit3dragonboatfestivalppt课件1内容摘要：

nated from the taboo 禁忌 of evil days. The fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar is traditionally considered an evil month and the 5th of the month is particularly a bad day, so a lot of taboo had been developed. Customs How do you celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in your hometown? Rice Dumplings Rice Dumpling is a pyramid dumpling made of glutinous [„ɡlu:tinəs] rice（糯米） wrapped in bamboo or reed （芦苇） leaves. Rice Dumplings  The people of Chu who mourned the death of Qu Yuan threw rice balls into the river to feed fishes ,so the fishes wouldn‟t eat his body,every year on the fifth day of the fifth month. But one year, the spirit of Qu Yuan appeared and told the mourners that a huge reptile [„reptail]（爬行动物） in the river had stolen the rice. The spirit then advised them to wrap the rice in silk and bind （绑） it with five differentcolored threads before tossing （投） it into the river. Ingredients of rice dumplings  Ingredients such as beans, lotus seeds（莲子） , chestnuts（栗子） , pork and the yolk [jəuk] （蛋黄） of a salted duck egg are often added to the glutinous rice. Dragon boat races  The dragonboat races symbolize the many attempts to rescue and recover Qu‘s body. A typical dragon boat ranges from 50100 feet in length, with a beam （梁） of about feet, acmodating two paddlers seated side by side. Today, people hold the race differently from place to place. Here are some instances. Hubei Province 1. Along the Miluo River in Hubei Province, the festival celebrators hold a grand opening ceremony before the race starts. 2. At the ceremony dozonds of men in。