[Summary]
This activity is a themed class meeting held on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. Before the class meeting begins, students are asked to collect information related to the Dragon Boat Festival, learn how to make rice dumplings, and make relevant preparations. The main process of the class meeting includes: students exchange the information they have collected about the Dragon Boat Festival with the class to understand the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival customs; students tell about Qu Yuan’s life and main achievements, and discuss which qualities and spirit of Qu Yuan we should learn from , inspire students' patriotic emotions; discuss whether we should replace traditional Chinese festivals with foreign festivals, and make it clear that we should inherit and carry forward the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation.
[Purpose of the class meeting]
Combined with the cultural connotation of the Dragon Boat Festival, educate students on promoting the excellent traditional Chinese culture, loving the motherland and loving labor.
[Class meeting background]
The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the traditional Dragon Boat Festival in our country. According to legend, Qu Yuan, an outstanding example of patriotism during the Warring States period more than 2,000 years ago and a great ancient Chinese poet, drowned himself in the river on this day. In order to commemorate him, later generations designated this day as the Dragon Boat Festival. There are customs in various places such as eating rice dumplings and racing dragon boats. Due to various reasons, many students do not know much about the cultural connotation of this traditional festival. Therefore, holding this class meeting on the Dragon Boat Festival will help students understand relevant historical knowledge, clarify the cultural connotation of the Dragon Boat Festival, allow students to receive a moral sentiment education of patriotism, and at the same time educate students to love labor.
[Class meeting process]
1. Preparation work
(1) Students use their spare time to collect information about the Dragon Boat Festival and Qu Yuan, and learn about the Dragon Boat Festival and its Understand the origin of customs and Qu Yuan's life and main achievements; collect relevant information on Chinese and foreign traditional festivals, compare Chinese and foreign traditional festivals, and explore whether we should promote the culture of our country's traditional festivals.
(2) The whole class learned to sing songs such as "Singing the Motherland" and "We Are the Hope of the Motherland" and recited Qu Yuan's "National Memorial".
(3) Ask family members or other people for advice and learn how to make rice dumplings.
2. The main process of the class meeting:
Moderator: The annual Dragon Boat Festival has arrived. On this day every year, folk customs include eating rice dumplings, racing dragon boats, hanging mugwort leaves, and drinking realgar. Now, please tell the students about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival and its customs.
Student: (omitted)
Moderator: A few days ago, the head teacher asked us to ask others for advice on how to make rice dumplings. Ask the students to talk about their experiences and gains from learning to make rice dumplings.
Student: Omitted.
Host: Speaking of the Dragon Boat Festival, people will naturally think of Qu Yuan. Which classmate will introduce to you Qu Yuan's life and major achievements?
Student: Omit.
Moderator: We once studied "National Memorial" by the great patriotic poet. Now let's recite this poem.
(The whole class recited Qu Yuan's "National Memorial")
Moderator: Today we commemorate Qu Yuan, what qualities and spirit should we learn from Qu Yuan?
Students : Qu Yuan has left us for more than 2,340 years. Today we commemorate him mainly to learn from his spirit of loving the motherland and the people, adhering to the truth, and preferring to die unyielding, as well as his personality that can compete with the sun and the moon.
Moderator: For our middle school students, what are the main aspects of loving the motherland?
Students: Love the socialist motherland, support the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and support the motherland Unify, strengthen ideological and moral cultivation, work hard to learn scientific and cultural knowledge, integrate personal ideals and careers into the great cause of the motherland's socialist modernization, and work hard to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Host: Let us sing our great motherland together!
(The whole class sang "Singing the Motherland" and "We Are the Hope of the Motherland" together)
Moderator: In addition to the Dragon Boat Festival, what other traditional festivals are there in our country?
Students: New Year’s Eve, Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Chinese Valentine’s Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, etc.
Moderator: Next, students are invited to discuss the following two issues in groups: (1) In recent years, some people have suggested that traditional festivals such as New Year’s Eve, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Double Ninth Festival designated as a legal holiday. Do you agree or disagree with this? Briefly state your reasons. (2) Some people think that many foreign festivals, such as Christmas and Valentine's Day, are highly entertaining, while Chinese festivals lack entertainment. Therefore, China should introduce foreign festivals that are more entertaining to replace traditional festivals. Do you agree with this view? Briefly state the reasons.
(Student Discussion)
Moderator: Now, please ask the representatives of each group to give a brief introduction to the whole class about the discussion of this group.
Student: Omitted.
Moderator: I support making traditional festivals such as New Year's Eve, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Double Ninth Festival statutory holidays, because doing so will give people time to experience China from various festival rituals own historical traditions and enjoy the spiritual joy brought by the festival. But I don’t agree with using foreign traditional festivals to replace our country’s traditional festivals, because doing so is not conducive to promoting the traditional culture of the Chinese nation. Finally, please ask the head teacher to give us a summary.
Class teacher: The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival in our country. China's traditional festivals are an important part of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation. Traditional festivals are the carrier of Chinese national culture. They are not only popular in various forms, but also a festival that every household and even the entire nation likes to participate in. The various rituals of traditional festivals have been loved by the Chinese nation for thousands of years. They themselves are a manifestation of the inner emotions of the Chinese nation and contain rich aesthetic ideals and ethical and moral pursuits. Cherishing our traditional festivals can play a role in nourishing the roots of the Chinese nation and promoting the soul of the nation. Therefore, we must love our motherland and cherish our traditional festivals.