TheDragonBoatFestivalinmyhometownhasmanycustoms,suchaseatingZongzi,rowingdragonboats,hangingwormwood,etc.HomeDragonBoatFestivalthisdaycanbelively,homepeoplealsoattachgreatimportancetothisfestival.
EveryyearontheDragonBoatFestival,someelderlypeopleintheirhometownliketogettogetheranddiscusstheoriginoftheDragonBoatFestival.WelistenedwithgreatinteresttotheexamplesofQuYuan,ascholarandofficialoftheStateofChu,mentionedbyourelders.Itwasfromtheoldman'smouthinourhometownthatwelearnedaboutthisDragonBoatFestivalwhenwewereyoung,andalsorememberedQuYuaninourminds.
ZongziisamusttoeatonDragonBoatFestival.TheZongziwrappedwithzongzileavesissteamed,andthemeatofzongziisfilledwiththefragranceofzongzileaves.MyfamilyalllikeeatingZongziverymuch,andwealsoliketositaroundinthesmallyardandeatthisfragrantandsoftZongziundertheshadeoftrees.
PeopleinmyhometownalsohaveaspeciallikingforZongzi,andherewehaveasetofhandeddowntechniquestomakeZongzi.TheZongziwemadeisdelicious,soweusuallydon'tbuyZongzitoeatonDragonBoatFestival,butmakeZongziourselves.BecauseeveryfamilyinmyhometownwillmakeZongzi,sometimesneighborswillgiveZongzitoeachother.Overtime,peopleinmyhometownhaveahabitofvisitingZongzionDragonBoatFestival.Afterall,theZongziwemadeisofdifferenttastes.WegiveZongzitoeachother,whichisequivalenttoachangeoftaste.
OntheDragonBoatFestivalinourhometown,wewillalsorowdragonboats.Thereisalakeinmyhometown,andtheannualdragonboatraceisheldonthislake.Surroundedbycirclesofpeoplearoundthelake,everyonewantedtowatchtheexcitementandshoutedloudlyatthebeginningofthedragonboatrace.
IliketheDragonBoatFestivalinmyhometownverymuch.Itisaverylivelyfestival.Ibelievepeopleinmyhometownwillalsolikethisfestival.
LabaFestivalisamagicalfestival.Let'ssayit'ssmall,it'sreallysmall.ComparedtotheSpringFestival,it'saverysmallholiday;It'srighttosayit'sbig.ItcanbesaidtobethebeginningoftheentireSpringFestival,andtheatmosphereiscertainlyveryh2.Ifthe23rdXiaonianofthetwelfthlunarmonthisarehearsalfortheSpringFestival,thenLabacanbecalledarehearsalforthe23rdXiaonianofthetwelfthlunarmonth.
InLabaFestival,wehavetomentionLabaCongeeandLabagarlic.FirstisLabaCongee.EveryyearduringtheLabaFestival,alargepotofLabaCongeeistraditionallycooked.ThisLabaCongeecontainsalmostallimaginablecombinationsofgrainsandbeans.OneyearwhenIcookedLabaCongee,myfathertoldmethatLabaCongeehasaverylonghistoryandcomesfromBuddhism.InordertocommemoratetheBuddhaTheBuddha,thecustomofdrinkingLabaCongeewasintroducedontheeighthdayoftheLayueofthelunarcalendar.OurLabaCongeeisdelicious.Whendrinkingit,itisverydelicate,withboththesoftnessofbarleyandthesweetnessofreddates.Afterfinishing,itmadepeoplewanttodrinkanotherbowl.Itcanbesaidthatthefourflavorsofsoft,hard,sweet,andfragrantarefullyutilized,andtheynaturallybecomesynonymouswith"delicious"wheneaten.TheLabaCongeesmellsnotonlyofthefragranceofCongeeitself,butalsooffamilylove.
LabagarlicispreparedforeatingdumplingsduringtheSpringFestival.Labagarlicisnotdifficulttomake.Justsoakthegarlicinhighvinegar.Inthisway,thegarlicwillbecomesourandsweet,whilethevinegarwillbecomesomewhatspicy.Inthisway,dippingdumplingsinvinegarduringtheSpringFestivalisevenmoredelicious.IrememberthatLabaFestival,ourfamilysoakedLabagarlic.UsealargepottosoakLabagarlic.Ifirstfillednearlyawholecanofvinegarintoit,andthenaddedsomegarlic.After4or5days,Labagarlicwasverygreenandreadytoeat.Twodayslater,whenIsawLabagarlic,ithadbecomeasgreenasjade.Takeitoutandsee.Thewholegarlicisverygreen,andjustbysmellingit,youcansmellthatdelicatefragrance.
TheLabaFestivalisthecrystallizationofournation'sdevelopmentfromtheAgrariansociety.Weshouldcarryforwardandinheritthisnationalculture.Whenparentstalkaboutthesetraditionalcultures,isitnotaformofinheritance?Now,whenIeatLabagarlicanddrinkLabaCongee,Icannotonlytastethetasteofkinship,butalsobeproudofthistraditionalculture.Weshouldinherititandpayhomagetothetraditionalculture.
Lookingforward,lookingforward,thetemplefairhasfinallyarrived.Beforethesuncouldpokeitsheadoutofthebed,thevillagebecamecheerful.Thechildrenoftheeastfamilyarerunningtoplay,andthechildrenofthewestfamilyarealsotakingmoneytobuyfoodonthestreet.Thevendors'stallsareoneafteranother,squeezedandplacedontheroadside,andpeoplearebusyhangingredlanternsonthestreet.
Assoonasthesunsteppedoutofthehouse,thevillageimmediatelyheardlivelyburstsoffirecrackers.Suddenly,theoriginallypeacefulvillagewokeup,andtheeagerpeoplerushedoutoftheirhomeslikewildhorses.Thechildwasrunningexcitedlyonthestreet,andtheemptystreetwasinstantlycrowdedwithpeople,unabletoevenclimbanant.Thebusinessinthestorewasparticularlylively,withexquisitehanddecorationsandexquisiteclothingbeingsnappedupbypeople,andsoonthegoodswerereducedbymorethanhalf.
Around8o'clock,thetemplefairbecameevenmorelively.Thewispsofmorninglightpiercedthroughthemorningmistlikeasword,withurgencyinanticipationandjoyinexcitement,justlikepeople'semotions.Somechildrenwhocouldn'tseethescenestoodonlargestones,somerodeonadults'shoulders,andsomejumpedandwatched.ThemonksinthetemplerecitedBuddhistscriptures,andthesolemnandsolemnsoundsspreadlikeripplesthroughoutthevillage.Thecadresworetheclothesofancientofficialsandbowedtothealtar.Thefacesofthepeopleunderthestagealsobecamesolemn,thechildrennolongermadenoise,andthewholevillagebecamequietagain.
Atnoon,thewholevillagegatheredtogetherforlunch,withcountlesstablesandchairsarrangedneatly,andtemptingdishesservedonthetable,makingpeopleintoxicated.
Inthefollowingdays,thechildrenboughtvariousfireworkstoplaywith,andeverydaytherewereperformersperformingBeijingOpera.ItcontinueduntilJuly,whenthetemplefairgraduallycametoanendandthelivelyatmospheregraduallyfaded.
Ah!Thetemplefairsinmyhometownaresimpleandglamorous,whilebusyandpleasant.Whataninterestingcustom!
