dragon boat festival

hello. today is chinese traditional festival called Dragon Boat Festival, so we have a dayoff today.

but i cannot go back home but stay at school because of my homework. i hate it!!

i cannot watch the dragon boat race this year.

Dragon boat festival is on the 5th, May of chinese lunar calendar.

in memory of the death of our great poet called Qu Yuan, who committed suicide in the river,

people would have some special activities today.

eat zongzi

it is said that fish in the river might eat Qu Yuan's remains,

so people would throw some food called zongzi into the river.

now we will no longer throw zongzi into the river, but only eat it.

sweet zongzi is made of sticky rice, redbean, and wrapped with banboo leaves and some grass string.

salty zongzi is made of sticky rice, soybean, pork, mushroom, salty egg yolk, sauce, zongzi leaves and strings.

dragon boat race

dragon boat is a narrow but long wooden boat.

i love it.

strong man from each family will form a team representing their village and race with other villages.

no matter how busy they are, whereever they are, they will come back and join this race.

by the way, though i could not go back this year, here is a video clip i took a few days ago about the dragon boat exercise. if you are interested, just click into it and see the first video.

http://pinsta.me/wingli78

こんにちは。今日は中国伝統的な端午節と呼ぶ祝日だから、私たちは休みの日があるよ。

でも、宿題ので、家に帰られなくて、学校にいるなーー大嫌い

今年龍船の試合を見られなかった(。>0<。)

端午節は毎年旧暦の五月五日で、

古代「屈原」と呼ぶ偉大な詩人は今日に川に飛び込んで死亡した。

彼の記念ために、人々は昔から毎年今日に特別な活動しているよ。

粽を食べる

以前川の中に住んでいる魚介類が「屈原」の肉を食べるの恐れがあると言って、

住民は川に粽と呼ぶ食べ物を川に投げた。

今、粽は川に投げされなくて、食べるだけだよ。

甘い粽は主にもち米、あずきで作って、竹の葉と粽のひもなどで包む。

塩辛い粽はもち米、 豚肉、シイタケ、咸蛋、醤油、粽の叶、粽のひもなどで作る。

龍船の試合

龍船は細くて長い木造の船だよ。

私はこれが大好きだよ。

毎家庭には強い男性がチームを組み合わせて、自分の村を代表して試合を参加する。

忙しいかどうか、どこにいるかかわらず、みんなはぜひ家に帰って

龍船の試合を参加するよ。

你好,今天是中国传统节日端午节喔,我们今天放假。

但是,因为作业,我没办法回家,只能留在学校。好讨厌喔。

今天又不能看龙船了。

端午节是在每年农历五月初五。

这是纪念伟大诗人屈原的投江自尽的日子。

为了纪念他,大家会在今天做一些特别的活动。

吃粽子

以前村民担心河里的鱼会吃掉屈原的尸体,

于是往河里投粽子,

现在我们不会再投粽子到河里了,只会吃掉粽子,

甜粽子是由糯米、红豆沙做的,然后用竹叶和草绳绑好。

咸粽子是由糯米、猪肉、冬菇、咸蛋黄、酱油等做成,用粽子叶和草绳绑好做成的。

赛龙船

龙船是一条细长的木船。

我超级喜欢的。

每家每户的壮丁都会站出来组成一支队伍,代表自己的村,参加龙船比赛。

不管有多忙,不管在哪里,大家都会回家然后参加比赛。

そういえば、このサイト私が撮った龍船の練習のビデオがあるよ。

興味があれば、見てくださいね。

http://pinsta.me/wingli78

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  • hello Stephen. Thank you for your comment. I don't think bacang sounds like zongzi. haha . maybe they taste similar, which is the only thing i care. I am writing on a social blog on a japanese social network. this is what i am doing there. Japanese, English, Chinese, three languages for the same blog.

  • I love those foods!!! In Indonesia we call it "bacang", I don't know if it sounds similar.

    my ghosh, those chinese characters make my dizzy.

  • thank you for your comment, Ohnie and Estanis. I don't know if it is similar with some Philippine food. but do you also celebrate this day? and for Estanis, yeah there is a boating race among several villages. if you are strong enough, just try and have fun with this social event, haha. have a nice day ,guys.  

  • Hmm...those food look similar to the ones we make in the Philippines.  Thanks for sharing!

  • I'm so jealous hahaha...
    I'd like to attend this social event :)
    So, I guess it's like a boat race tradition between several villages, isn't it?

    Thanks for sharing the video and photos Wing.
  • hello Coral. thanks for your comment. And sorry for my unclear and casual English expression. My school are still having class, and the summer holiday will start in late June. I said one day off, because i have another dayoff/ holiday on Monday. Well i can do homework at home but it  can be difficult without the school network and its database.  

  • thank you for your comment, Noaslpls. well i don‘t know that google has did anything this day. but actually not all chinese celebrate it.

  • When I was a student, I preferred to have fun more than doing homework :)

    BTW, you said " We have a day off today ", then How school is open in a vacation ??

    More over, can't you do your homework at home??

  • Even Google celebrates it. :)

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