Cake on the first day of the lunar month, rice dumplings on the second lunar month, snails on the third lunar month, peaches on the fourth lunar month, wormwood on the fifth lunar month..." Whenever I think of these childhood songs, I will think of the Dragon Boat Festival in my hometown.

Wuweicao

My hometown is at the foot of Hugong Mountain. The grass and trees on the mountain are green, and the fruits are fragrant. The mountains are surrounded by green water and the fields are fertile. There are neat trees beside a lush loquat tree. It is a quiet and harmonious rural village with red bricks and green tiles. This is my hometown, and it is also the hometown of Ke Qian, the number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty. Every year when the Dragon Boat Festival comes, we will go up to the mountain with our sister to pick mugwort and prepare it with flowers. On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, mugwort will be placed on the door of every house. It is said that mugwort can ward off evil and ward off disasters. Of course, in our opinion, just smell it and it will be fresh. The strange fragrance of mugwort is a happy thing for us, so every year we rush to the mountains to pick large pieces of mugwort, which brings us happiness.

Of course, my mother will cook us a lot of duck eggs with "five-flavored grass". It is said that the children will not cough after eating them. But for us children, we always take the bags made by the ingenious sister with colorful wool and fill them. Duck eggs are showing off everywhere. After lunch, my mother will give us a bath with the water of boiled duck eggs with "Wuweicao". It is really fragrant and comfortable, and we don't get prickly heat all summer...

Zongzi and dragon boat racing

In our memory, the Dragon Boat Festival is about eating and playing. During the Dragon Boat Festival, in addition to the delicious duck eggs, what about the unforgettable rice dumplings? >

Making rice dumplings is also one of the repertoires of the Dragon Boat Festival. My mother and aunts always buy a lot of rice dumpling leaves, soak them in a little water, wash them well and seal them. The filling of the rice dumplings is usually glutinous rice, with mung beans, red dates, etc. Cooked. Then after a period of dexterous work by mother and aunt, we children circled the steamer like greedy cats, waiting for the time when the rice dumplings came out of the cage...

It was only when we grew up that we learned how to make rice dumplings. Is this custom related to the patriotic poet Qu Yuan in our country's history? It is said that after Qu Yuan jumped into the Miluo River, the people made a lot of rice dumplings and threw them into the water to prevent the fish in the water from biting the poet's body. Therefore, in order to protect and commemorate this great patriotic poet, there was a more lively "dragon boat race"

There is no dragon boat race in our village, but in the village. There is such a lively scene in Huangshi every year:

On the banks of Mulan River, people gathered early on the shore, with gongs and drums blasting and firecrackers blasting. On the water, there were several neat dragon boat teams in bright clothes. Blowing in the wind, the young men were full of enthusiasm and eager to try. With the sound of the gong, each team competed, and everyone worked together to strive for the first place. At this moment, the sound of drums, firecrackers and people's shouts... made it a lively atmosphere. Picture.

The Dragon Boat Festival in 2008

When we enter 2008, all of us are full of expectations. We will usher in the Olympic Games, our great event. The motherland will welcome visitors from all directions. However, on May 12, a catastrophic earthquake disaster occurred in Wenchuan County, Sichuan, and tens of thousands of compatriots were killed in the disaster. However, soon all the Chinese people stood up: the People's Liberation Army entered the disaster area to rescue, volunteers came to help, and people from all directions extended a helping hand and showed their love... We are united and united, we will definitely be able to Get the final victory!

On the Dragon Boat Festival in 2008, we will no longer just commemorate the great patriotic poet, we will remember all the compatriots who died in the disaster; we will collect more "Five-flavored Grass" and distribute it to the people in the disaster area Friends, we will make more rice dumplings and dedicate them to those uncles and aunts who bravely saved people; we will make the dragon boat race more vivid and exciting - we Chinese are brave, fearless, hospitable and selfless! We will welcome the Olympics as a brave man and let people all over the world say: Well done, Chinese!

The Dragon Boat Festival is a beautiful and simple festival. For people who love life, it is not only a commemoration but also an attitude towards life.

We have had many beautiful and moving Dragon Boat Festivals, but the 2008 Dragon Boat Festival is destined to be different! Let us look forward to it together, look forward to our Dragon Boat Festival, look forward to our Olympic Games, and look forward to our hard-working and brave Chinese people creating beautiful and brilliant days one after another!