ABriefIntroductionofDragonBoatFestivalTodayisaspecialdaycalledDragonBoatFestival,Iamfreeinthedormitory.Forthesakeofmemorializingthisspecialfestival,Iwriteanarticleaboutit.<May5th,2011>DragonBoatFestivalisalsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,andithasbeenanofficialpublicholidaysincetheyear2008.ThedateisMayfifthinlunar.Theoriginofthefestivalhasalongstory,whichmainlycanbedescribedlikethis.IntheWarringStates,therewasamannamedQuYuan,whowasfrustratedforhistalent.What’smore,thestateofQinconqueredhisdevotedcountry.Atthegrimpoint,hewasdesperateandhewenttotheriverbankoftheYangtseRiverandwailbitterly,thenhejumpedintoit.Whenthelocalpopulaceheardthenews,theyrushedtosavehim,butitwastoolate.TheyhadbeensearchingforhisbodyuntiltheyreachedTheDongtingLake,butonlytofindnothing.Populacewereafraidthathisbodywouldbeeatenbythefish,theyallbackedhometotakethericeandpouredittotherivertofeedthem.Thatisthestory!Inordertomemorizingthegreatpoet,peoplemakedumplingriceandholddragonboatracesatthistimeofyear.Apartfromotheractivities,peopleofteninsertthemugwortintothewalltokeepevilspiritsawayandtokeepthemandtheirrelativeshealthy.ThatisthebriefintroductionofDragonBoatFestival!