Wuweicao
My hometown is at the foot of Gong Hu Mountain. The vegetation on the mountain is green and the fruit is fragrant; Surrounded by green water below the mountain, the fields are fertile. There are neat red bricks and green tiles beside a lush loquat tree. A quiet and harmonious rural village, this is my hometown, and it is also the hometown of Ke Qian, the top scholar in Ming Dynasty. Every year when the Dragon Boat Festival comes, we will go up the mountain with my sister to pick wormwood and combine it with pomegranate leaves and gardenia to form a "five-flavored grass". On the fifth day, wormwood will be inserted on the door of every household. It is said that wormwood can cure evil and prevent disasters. Of course, in our opinion, as long as we smell the fresh and strange fragrance of wormwood, it is a happy thing for us, so every year we rush to the mountains to pick a large area of wormwood and a large area of happiness.
Of course, my mother will cook a lot of duck eggs for us with "five spices". It is said that children don't cough after eating. For us children, we always show off with bags full of duck eggs made of colorful wool by our clever sister. After lunch, my mother will give us a bath with the water from boiling duck eggs with "Wuweicao". It's really fragrant and comfortable, and there will be no prickly heat all summer. ...
Zongzi and Dragon Boat Race
In our memory, the Dragon Boat Festival gives people the impression of not only playing, but also eating. During the Dragon Boat Festival, we can not only eat delicious duck eggs, but also eat unforgettable zongzi.
Making zongzi is also one of the reserved programs of Dragon Boat Festival. Mom and aunt always buy a lot of zongzi leaves, wash them with less blisters and code them well. The stuffing of zongzi is usually glutinous rice, including mung beans and red dates. , and cooked. Then, after mom and aunt are dexterously busy, our children will circle the steamer like greedy cats, waiting for the zongzi to come out. ...
When I grew up, I learned that the custom of making zongzi was related to Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet in China history. It is said that after Qu Yuan jumped into the Miluo River, the masses made many zongzi and threw them into the water to prevent the fish in the water from biting the poet's body. In this way, the fish will not hurt the poet. So, in order to protect and commemorate this great patriotic poet, there was a more lively "dragon boat race" later.
There is no dragon boat race in our village, but Huangshi has such a lively and extraordinary scene every year:
By the Mulan River, people gathered around the shore early, gongs and drums were loud and firecrackers were ringing. On the water, several neat dragon boat teams and bright clothes fluttered in the wind, and the boys were eager to try. With the sound of a gong, teams competed with each other, and Qi Xin joined forces to win the first prize. At this moment, drums, firecrackers and people's shouts ... constitute a lively and extraordinary picture.
Dragon Boat Festival in 2008
When we step into 2008, all of us are full of expectations. We will welcome the Olympic Games, and our great motherland will welcome tourists from all directions. However, on May 12, a devastating earthquake occurred in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, killing tens of thousands of compatriots. However, all the people in China quickly stood up: the People's Liberation Army entered the disaster area to help, volunteers also came to help, and people from all directions extended their helping hands and gave their love ... We are United as one and will definitely win the final victory!
On the Dragon Boat Festival in 2008, we will no longer just remember this great patriotic poet, but will remember all our compatriots who died in the disaster. We will collect more "five herbs" and distribute them to friends in the disaster area; We will pack more zongzi and dedicate them to those uncles and aunts who bravely save lives; We will make the dragon boat race more vivid and exciting-we China people are brave, fearless, hospitable and selfless! We will greet the Olympic Games with a brave attitude, and let people all over the world say: Well done, people of China!
Dragon Boat Festival is a beautiful and simple festival. For those who love life, it is not only a commemoration, but also an attitude towards life. We have had many beautiful and moving Dragon Boat Festival, but the Dragon Boat Festival in 2008 is doomed to be different! Let's look forward to our Dragon Boat Festival, our Olympic Games and our hardworking and brave people in China to create another beautiful and splendid day!