English Dragon Boat Festival handwritten newspaper content

The Dragon Boat Festival, also called double fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important Chinese festivals, The other two being the autumn moon festival and Chinese new year.

The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the May 5th Festival, is one of the three important festivals in China, and the other two are the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Lunar New Year.

The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named Chu Yuan. He was a good and respected man, But because of the myths of Jealous Rivals He Eventually Into Disavor in the Imperial's Court.

The origin of this festival is that there was a well-read official in ancient China, Qu Yuan, who loved the people and was respected. However, he was framed by a jealous official and was left out in the imperial court. Unable to gain the attention of the emperor, Qu Yuan cast himself into the Miluo River in a melancholy situation. 　　

Unable to regain the respect of the emperor, in his sorrow Chu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Low river. Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan, the local people living adjacent to the Mi Lo River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river Dragons.

Because of their love for Qu Yuan, the residents along the Miluo River rowed in a hurry to find Qu Yuan, and threw rice into the Miluo River to calm the dragons in the Miluo River.

Although they were unable to find Chu yuan, their efforts are still commented today during the dragon boat festival.

Even though they didn't find Qu Yuan at that time, their behavior is still remembered by people today during the Dragon Boat Festival.