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Dragon Boat Festival: Ancient Beginning to Modern Sport

Dragon Boat Festival: Ancient Beginning to Modern Sport. The International Studies Institute 2013: Culture Geography of Water By Amy K. Somchanhmavong and Monica Hargraves. What is Dragon Boat Festival? . Duan Wu Jie

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Dragon Boat Festival: Ancient Beginning to Modern Sport

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  1. Dragon Boat Festival: Ancient Beginning to Modern Sport The International Studies Institute 2013: Culture Geography of Water By Amy K. Somchanhmavongand Monica Hargraves

  2. What is Dragon Boat Festival? • Duan Wu Jie • 2,000 or 2,500 years old semi-religious, totem commemoration ceremony • Holiday • Fifth Day of the Fifth Month on the Lunar Calendar.

  3. AGENDA • To introduce you to the ancient origin of the dragon boat festival • Rituals and customs related to the Festival Today’s dragon boat festival Dragon Boat Questions?

  4. Why Festival? • Strengthens the bonds of families • Celebrates our cultural roots • Establishes harmonious relationship between humanity and the nature

  5. Component of the Festival • Folks entertainment – Chinese opera, songs, dances, etc. • Zongzi – Chinese Dumpling (or Chinese Tamales) • People participates in traditional activities, ward off evil spirits and prevent plaque and diseases

  6. Dragon Boat Racing

  7. Historical Context • Xia Dynasty – first to the ruled China, 2100 BC to 1600 BC • Shang Dynasty – ruled for 700 years • Zhou Dynasty – til the end of China’s Bronze Age • Western Zhou – 1045-770 BC • Spring Autumn Period – 770 – 476 BC • Warring State – 476- 221 BC • Qin Dynasty – conquered all the States. It was the shortest period of time, ruled for 15 years.

  8. Historical Context

  9. Now the legends • Qu Yuan "Many a heavy sigh I heaved in my despair, Grieving that I was born in such an unlucky time...I yoked a team of jade dragons to a phoenix-figured car, And waited for the wind to come, to soar up on my journey."(Qu Yuan, ancient Chinese poet)

  10. Wu Zixu or Wu Yun Chinese Scholar Military General Records of him were found in The Art of War by Sun Tzu, and the annals of Lu Buwei.

  11. Today’s Dragon Boat Festival • It is around the world: • Australia • Canada • Europe • Asia • United States

  12. Dragon Boat Racing • Dragon Boat • Team work • One of the fastest growing water sports

  13. Questions? Questions? Questions? Questions? Questions?

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