初二:lyn777777TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledtheDuanwuFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChinesecalendar.ThisfestivalistocommemoratethedeathofQUYuan,anuprightandhonestpoetandstatesmanwhoissaidtohavecommittedsuicidebydrowninghimselfinariver.ThemostimportantactivityofthisfestivalistheDragonBoatraces.Itsymbolizespeople‘sattemptstorescueQuYuan.Inthecurrentperiod,theseracesalsodemonstratethevirtuesofcooperationandteamwork.Besides,thefestivalhasalsobeenmarkedbyeatingzongziglutinousrice。