Dragon Boat Festival 端午节duān wǔ jié is the fifth day of the fifth lunar
month- this year it falls on the 20th of June. For this week, we
learnt about the meaning behind this festival, the food and activities that are
associated with this festival.
We read a book called 《老龙舟的心愿》(lǎo lóng zhōu de xīn yuàn), which we really
enjoyed it!
Next, we learnt a song about this Festival:
五月五 过端午 (wǔ yuè wǔ guò duān wǔ)
Fifth day of
the fifth month, celebrate dragon boat festival
划龙舟 敲锣鼓 (huá lóng zhōu qiāo luó gǔ)
Row the dragon boat and beat the drum
一二三四五 (yī èr sān sì wǔ)
One two three four five
你来划船我打鼓 (nǐ lái huá chuán wǒ dǎ gǔ)
You row the boat and I beat the drum
One of the popular activities is the dragon boat
race. We had a great time decorating our own dragon boat 龙舟 (lóng zhōu).
We also learnt
to write some characters that have to do with this festival. You can hand in
the writing task next Monday.
