A:daughter
B:mother
A:Mum,I like to eat zongzi very much.Do you know how it comes about?
B:Hmm,well.Let me tell you the origin of zongzi.People eat zongzi in memory of the poet Wut Yuan’s death.
A:Mummy,who is Wut Yuan.
B:Wut Yuan is a high official of the ancient state of Chu.He committed suicide by drowning himself in a river.
A:Huh?Why would people memorizes someone who commit suicide?
B:Wut Yuan is a patriotic person who drowned himself in a river because Chu had lost a vital battle.The people sat on the dragon boats to scare the fish away so that Wut Yuan’s body would not be eaten.
A:Oh,I see.
B:My dear,that is how the Dragon Boat and the zongzi originate.
There is also another legend regarding the origin of Dragon Boat Festival.
A:Tell me!Tell me!
B:The festival is a traditional Chinese celebration for the harvest of winter wheat.People sat on the dragon boats to visit their friends and family after a bumper harvest.
A:Mummy,you are great!You know so much about the Dragon Boat Festival.Who told you all these stuff?
B:My father told me.Well,today,many people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar.It is also known as the Double Fifth.
A:How popular is this festival?
B:Many countries also celebrate this Festival.
A:What countries?
B:Japan,Macau,Hong Kong and Singapore.Japan has even set it as a national holiday.
A:Thank you mummy for your detailed explanation.Now I finally understand the story behind the Dragon Boat Festival.