The annual Dragon Boat Festival, as a traditional Chinese festival, has many customs, such as eating rice dumplings, bringing sachets, and dragon boat racing... These festival elements must be reflected in environmental creation.
1. Dragon
The dragon is the most important element of the Dragon Boat Festival. Mr. Wen Yiduo once said that the Dragon Boat Festival is the "dragon festival". In addition, we Chinese are the "descendants of the dragon". In environmental innovation, we can have more The shape of the dragon is used.
Use colored paper or non-woven fabric to make a faucet, which can be used as wall decoration or theme wall element.
Add a body to the faucet and it becomes a very beautiful hanging ornament.
Egg cartons are the best material for making dragons. Just paint them green and add colored paper.
2. Dragon Boat
Dragon Boat FestivalHandmade Dragon boats are definitely indispensable. A dragon boat is a boat with a dragon shape painted on it or made into a dragon shape. Dragon boat racing is a traditional Chinese folk water sport, mostly held during festive festivals. It is a multi-person group paddling competition. Dragon boat racing first emerged in the Han Dynasty. Dragon boat racing is not only a sports and entertainment activity, but also reflects the long historical and cultural inheritance of our countrys traditions and peoples collectivistic spirit.
You can decorate the entire theme wall to look like a dragon boat,
There is a custom of dragon boat racing on the Dragon Boat Festival. According to legend, the people of Chu couldn't bear Qu Yuans death by throwing himself into the river. Many people rowed boats to chase him until they reached Dongting Lake but could not find any trace of Qu Yuan. After that, dragon boats were rowed on May 5 every year to commemorate Qu Yuan, and they were used to drive away fish and shrimps in the river to prevent them from eating Qu Yuans body.
You can also decorate the corridor with dragon boats.
It would also be great to make a display wall of children’s Dragon Boat Festival works!
Dragon boat making steps:
3. Zongzi
It is said that after Qu Yuan threw himself into the river, in order to prevent the fish, shrimps, turtles and crabs from eating Qu Yuans body, everyone threw rice balls, eggs and other food into the river. Later, it gradually evolved into the custom of eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival. During the Dragon Boat Festival, rice dumplings must be included.
You can use good-looking cotton cloth to make it into the shape of a rice dumpling and hang it up,
Using green cloth and cotton to make rice dumplings also works very well.
4. Easter eggs
The Easter eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival are also very unique and can be painted by children.
Teachers can also draw more artistic Easter eggs, which is guaranteed to make the children love it!
5. Sachet
Dragon Boat Festival falls in the summer, the weather is very hot, and mosquitoes are everywhere. People are worried that Qu Yuan’s body may be bitten, so they light mugwort to fumigate away the mosquitoes.
Later, someone suggested making a sachet of sandalwood wrapped in cloth, which could be carried around to repel mosquitoes. After that, people sewed the sachets with needles and threads and hung them around their necks so that mosquitoes would not dare to come near them. Slowly, making sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival has become a traditional Chinese custom.
Sachets can also be used directly as materials for Dragon Boat Festival environmental creations, which are both beautiful and festive.
