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How Is the Dragon Boat Festival Celebrated Around the World?
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tí dào提到duān wǔ jié端午节hěnduōrénhuìxiǎng dào想到chīzòng zi粽子kànsài lóng zhōu赛龙舟

When people mention the Dragon Boat Festival, many think of eating zongzi and watching dragon boat races.

zàizhōng guó中国guān yú关于duān wǔ jié端午节zuìzhù míng著名degù shì故事shìjì niàn纪念gǔ dài古代shī rén诗人qū yuán屈原

In China, the most famous story about the Dragon Boat Festival is commemorating the ancient poet Qu Yuan.

bù guò不过duān wǔ jié端午节bù jǐn不仅zàizhōng guó中国hěnzhòng yào重要háichuán dào传到leshì jiè gè dì世界各地bìng qiě并且yǒulehěnduōyǒu qù有趣debiàn huà变化

However, the Dragon Boat Festival is not only important in China; it has also spread to many parts of the world and taken on many interesting changes.

zàirì běn日本duān wǔ jié端午节màn màn慢慢biàn chéng变成lenán hái jié男孩节

In Japan, the Dragon Boat Festival gradually became Boys' Day.

rén men人们huìyòngchāng pú菖蒲láiqū gǎn驱赶bù hǎo不好deyùn qì运气

People use sweet flag to drive away bad luck.

yīn wèi因为rì yǔ日语chāng pú菖蒲defā yīn发音shàng wǔ尚武yī yàng一样suǒ yǐ所以zhèyī tiān一天chéng le成了nán hái zi男孩子dejié rì节日

Because the pronunciation of "sweet flag" in Japanese is the same as "martial spirit," this day became a festival for boys.

yǒunán hái男孩dejiā tíng家庭huìguà qǐ挂起lǐ yú qí鲤鱼旗xī wàng希望hái zi孩子jiàn kāng健康yǒng gǎn勇敢

Families with boys hang up carp streamers, hoping their children will be healthy and brave.

zàiqí tā其他yà zhōu亚洲guó jiā国家duān wǔ jié端午节yǒuzì jǐ自己detè sè特色

In other Asian countries, the Dragon Boat Festival also has its own special features.

bǐ rú比如zàihán guó韩国dà jiā大家huìjǔ xíng举行duān wǔ jì端午祭huó dòng活动háihuìyòngchāng pú shuǐ菖蒲水xǐ tóu洗头qí qiú祈求jiàn kāng健康píng ān平安

For example, in South Korea, people hold Dano Festival activities and wash their hair with sweet flag water to pray for health and safety.

zàixīn jiā pō新加坡mǎ lái xī yà马来西亚rén men人们bù jǐn不仅huìkànlóng zhōu龙舟bǐ sài比赛háihuìchīyī zhǒng一种tè bié特别delán sè蓝色zòng zi粽子

In Singapore and Malaysia, people not only watch dragon boat races, but also eat a special kind of blue zongzi.

zhè zhǒng这种zòng zi粽子róng hé融合ledāng dì当地kǒu wèi口味wèi dào味道tián tián甜甜là là辣辣defēi cháng非常yǒu yì si有意思

This kind of zongzi combines local flavors and tastes sweet and spicy, which is very interesting.

zàiōu měi欧美děnggèngyuǎndedì fāng地方duān wǔ jié端午节desài lóng zhōu赛龙舟biàn chéng变成leyī zhǒng一种hěnshòu huān yíng受欢迎detǐ yù huó dòng体育活动

In places farther away, such as Europe and the United States, the dragon boat race has become a very popular sport.

yīn wèi因为sài lóng zhōu赛龙舟xū yào需要hěnhǎodetuán duì团队hé zuò合作suǒ yǐ所以xī yǐn吸引lehěnduōréncān jiā参加

Because dragon boat racing requires strong teamwork, it attracts many people to take part.

zàiměi guó美国dé guó德国měi nián每年dōuhuìjǔ bàn举办dà xíng大型delóng zhōu龙舟sài

In the United States and Germany, large dragon boat races are held every year.

dà jiā大家yī biān一边cān jiā参加bǐ sài比赛yī biān一边liǎo jiě了解duān wǔ jié端午节dewén huà文化

People take part in the races while learning about the culture of the Dragon Boat Festival.

duān wǔ jié端午节suī rán虽然qǐ yuán起源zhōng guó中国dànzàichuán bō传播deguò chéng过程zhōngróng hé融合lebù tóng不同dì fāng地方dexí guàn习惯

Although the Dragon Boat Festival originated in China, it has blended with local customs as it spread.

wú lùn无论shìchuán tǒng传统dejié rì节日qìng zhù庆祝hái shì还是rè nào热闹detǐ yù bǐ sài体育比赛duān wǔ jié端午节dōuyòngbù tóng不同defāng shì方式tuán jié团结kuài lè快乐dài gěi带给leshì jiè gè dì世界各地derén men人们

Whether through traditional festival celebrations or lively sports competitions, the Dragon Boat Festival brings unity and joy to people around the world in different ways.

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